{"product_id":"watercress","title":"Watercress","description":"Caldecott Medal Winner\nNewbery Honor Book\nAPALA Award Winner\n\nA story about the power of sharing memories—including the painful ones—and the way our heritage stays with and shapes us, even when we don’t see it.\n\nWhile driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's Chinese immigrant parents spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. They stop the car, grabbing rusty scissors and an old paper bag, and the whole family wades into the mud to gather as much as they can.\n\nAt first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family just get food from the grocery store, like everyone else? But when her mother shares a bittersweet story of her family history in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged—and the memories left behind in pursuit of a new life.\n\nTogether, they make a new memory of watercress.\n\nAuthor Andrea Wang calls this moving, autobiographical story “both an apology and a love letter to my parents.” It’s a bittersweet, delicate look at how sharing the difficult parts of our histories can create powerful new moments of family history, and help connect us to our roots.\n\nJason Chin’s illustrations move between China and the American Midwest and were created with a mixture of traditional Chinese brushes and western media. The dreamy, nostalgic color palette brings this beautiful story to life.\n\nAn endnote from the author describes her personal connection to the story, and an illustrator’s note touches on both the process of the painting, and the emotional meaning brought to the work.\n\nNew England Book Award Winner\nA New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year\nA Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year\nA Boston Globe Best Children's Book of the Year\nA Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year\nA Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book\nOne of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)\nWinner of the Cybils Award\nAn SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner\nA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year\nA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year\nAn ALSC Notable Children's Book\nNamed a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly, BookPage, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Lunch, Shelf Awareness , and more!\nA CBC\/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book\nAn NPR 'Book We Love!'\nA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0823446247\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0823446247.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wang, Andrea|Chin, Jason\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43280533618749,"sku":"BVV.0823446247.A","price":11.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0823446247-0.jpg?v=1781730963","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/watercress","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}