The Ugly Vegetables

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E LIN	4-week checkout	Due 05-14-2024
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A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.

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The ugly veggies submitted by avrogers1 on July 5, 2019, 1:31pm This is such a cute kids book. The pictures are nice. Ugly vegetables are at still yummy vegetables!

The Ugly Vegetables submitted by Varshini on July 16, 2019, 9:56am A nice picture book for children. The recipe is also nice to make with kids.

Great book submitted by purplelily on August 12, 2019, 8:20pm Loved this book! Can't wait to try the recipe at the end too with some "ugly" vegetables from my own yard :)

Gardening & Culture submitted by Meginator on July 11, 2021, 12:22pm This book effectively uses gardening as a conduit for a moral lesson about tradition and the importance of intercultural understanding. The story is fairly straightforward but clearly heartfelt, and while the character design doesn’t resonate with me I do love how Grace Lin incorporates a diverse cast, which underscores the book’s core message. This is an especially good book for readers whose family traditions come from and/or blend elements of different cultures, and I would love to try the included recipe sometime.

The Ugly Vegetables submitted by SBNB on June 20, 2022, 1:33pm Great story for kids! My daughter and I enjoyed it.