Quickly, I learned that pleating baos is not as easy as people make it look! As I persevered in my slow bao-pleating journey, a story idea began forming along with each imperfectly-formed bao. Up, I was responsible for shaping my own bao, rather than simply regulated to making bao. It is no less fun (and delicious) than I remembered it to be. We made bao less and less as a family as I got older, but in the last few years, I began making Would emerge swollen and misshapen-which wouldn't matter much as I gleefully ate him one limb at a time. My parents would put him in the steamer along with the other bao if there was room, and he I loved getting my own piece to play with, which I inevitably shaped into a rough Kneading the dough on the kitchen counter, flour poofing into the air every time he slapped theĭough down. Mess of the flour and water before it properly combined. We are also doing a giveaway of both her books! We are giving away 1 signed copy of her Middle Grade book, The Emperor’s Riddle and one signed F&G of Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao! Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter.Īs a child, bao-making was one of my favorite things to do with my parents. Today, I am thrilled to reveal the cover for Kat Zhang’s debut picture book, Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao. Time is running out as her Aunt’s nemesis, Ying, is on the trail too. Treasure Map Meets Ancient Chinese Hidden Treasure” epic quest that Mia Chen and her older brother must solve in order to find their missing Aunt Ling. I really liked this clue-solving adventure set in modern-day China.

Please welcome Kat Zhang today! You might remember her from her middle grade mystery, The Emperor’s Riddle!

Amy wu and the perfect