Reading: AMY WU AND THE PERFECT BAO - Kat Zhang (writer), Charlene Chua (illustrator)

Amy Wu, in this colorful and lively picture book, is determined to finally learn how to make the perfect bao (the filled bun/dumpling-type sweet popular in Chinese cuisine). Her parents and grandma make them perfectly round and full every time, but with Amy they always come out either too small, bursting with filling, carrying too little filling, or in some other way not perfect. But she loves bao, loves eating them, and seeks to perfect how to make them even when help from her parents and grandmother doesn't seem to do the trick. When she accidentally stumbles on an idea that might work, Amy is determined to try - but can she, at least, make the perfect bao? Kids should love this upbeat story of try, try again until you succeed, Charlene Chua's adorable, bursting-with-color illustrations perfectly suited to a delightful story by Kat Zhang. Highly recommended!  4.5/5 stars