Candy Shop
By (Author) Jan Wahl
Illustrated by Nicole Wong
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
1st January 2014
United States
Children
Fiction
Paperback
32
Width 203mm, Height 203mm, Spine 4mm
125g
Daniel can't wait to get to the candy shop. But Angry words are scrawled on the sidewalk in front of the store and Miz Chu, the owner, is scared. Daniel wants to help--but how
"An act of intolerance jolts a child's world in this affecting collaboration between Wahl and Wong. ... The team doesn't offer any easy, uplifting answers to bigotry, but the modest acts of kindness (Miz Chu refuses payment for Daniel's candy, Aunt Thelma invites the storekeeper home for sweet potato pie) feel both authentic and heartening."
Jan Wahl is the author of nearly one hundred books for young readers, including PLEASANT FIELDMOUSE and THE ART COLLECTOR. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.