The Runaway Wok A Chinese New Year Tale

The Runaway Wok A Chinese New Year Tale

The Runaway Wok A Chinese New Year Tale

Ying Chang Compestine,
Illustrated by Sebastià Serra

Follow along on this magical story as the Zhang family prepares for Chinese New Year. When Ming goes to the market to buy food and comes home with an old wok instead, his parents wonder what they'll eat for dinner. But then the wok rolls out of the poor family's house with a skippity-hoppity-ho! and returns from the rich man's home with a feast in tow!

Genre
Cultural Exploration,
For the Love of Food
Age
5 - 6,
7 - 8

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