Book cover for review: images shows a young Chinese girl in red holding a steaming bowl of liquid, in which there is the image of a landscape with a river, bridge, and traditional Chinese building. On either side of the girl is a blue Chinese dragon, wreathed in clouds. Down the edges on the sides are different dishes. At the top of the image, the title 'Chinese Menu' is written in gold.
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Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favourite Foods | Book Review

By Grace Lin (pub. Little, Brown and Company, 2023)

Almost all dishes on a Chinese menu have a story behind them. In a way, the menu at your Chinese restaurant is the table of contents for a feast of stories.

And this book is that feast.

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Book cover for review: image shows a young girl dressed in furs and wearing a deer skull on her head, carrying a bow. She has one hand on a large white reindeer walking beside her. It has packed bags strapped to it. They're walking through the snow in a dark forest. The title "Fia and the Last Snow Deer" is inscribed in gold above them.
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Fia and the Last Snow Deer | Book Review

Written by Eilish Fisher, illustrated by Dermot Flynn (pub. Puffin Books, 2024)

Suddenly I know what I have to do
to keep Solas safe.
The prophecy says the sacrifice must be given
freely,
              gladly,
                             with hope.
Nothing about
blood                  sadness              despair.

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The Mab | Welsh Folklore Book Review

Edited by Matt Brown & Eloise Williams, illustrated by Max Low (published by Unbound, 2022)

But as well as being really, really old, the stories in The Mab are thrilling and funny and MAGIC. They speak of a time when the gates between the Real World and the Otherworld were occasionally left open. And sometimes, just sometimes, it was possible to step through. Trust me, you’re going to love them.

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