  | Jade bracelet Author: Dinh, Ha | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
When Tien, a Vietnamese immigrant, feels embarrassed by her jade bracelet at school, she initially hides it to fit in but ultimately embraces her heritage and wears it proudly.
| Illustrator: | Kang, Yong Ling |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (05/01/25)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/04/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Other - 03/17/2025 A girl slowly internalizes the meaning behind a special gift in this quietly moving picture book that’s inspired, per an endnote, by a bracelet the author was given as a child. On her birthday, young Ti?n receives a jade bracelet from M?, who explains that when she herself was little, she obtained one from Ti?n’s late grandmother, B? Ngoa.i. Ti?n recalls B? Ngoa.i’s coming from Vietnam to live with the family ("She would sing sweet lullabies," Dinh writes), but despite the memory, Ti?n’s bracelet, so different from those worn by other girls at school, embarrasses her. After a picture-day incident draws attention to the item, being given the option to choose another bracelet helps the child consider the legacy of the object dangling from her wrist. Using washes of watercolor and crisp colored pencil, Kang neatly depicts the translucent bracelet’s beauty amid the family’s lived-in home and recollected history. Background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4-8. (Apr.) - Copyright 2025
