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Poor Maggie struggles to master her chopsticks — it seems nearly everyone around the dinner table has something to say about the "right" way to hold them! But when Father reminds her not to worry about everyone else, Maggie finally gets a grip on an important lesson.
Poor Maggie struggles to master her chopsticks — it seems nearly everyone around the dinner table has something to say about the "right" way to hold them! But when Father reminds her not to worry about everyone else, Maggie finally gets a grip on an important lesson.
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About the Author-
Alan Woo's writing and poetry have appeared in Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine and Ricepaper magazine. Maggie's Chopsticks is his first children's book. Born in the Year of the Dragon, Alan lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and sometimes likes to use a fork.
Reviews-
July 15, 2012 Learning to use something new is never easy. Young Maggie has a new set of chopsticks, but everyone says she is using them incorrectly. Evocative and appealing digitally enhanced watercolors show how Grandmother, Mother, Brother and Sister eat with their chopsticks (shoveling, popping, plucking and dancing, respectively), but Maggie can't seem to follow any of their examples. The Kitchen God has nothing helpful to say, and Maggie's private practicing doesn't help her either; it's not until Father offers praise and comforting words about individuality that Maggie finds her own style, "like a butterfly emerging / from a long winter's sleep." Though something seems lost here--it is difficult to see whether the setting is China or elsewhere, whether using chopsticks with style is a cultural phenomenon or based on Maggie's own observations, and whether Maggie improves through practice, simply accepts herself or both--the story is well-intentioned, the character plucky and hardworking, and the illustrations warm and striking. Youngsters learning to cope with eating utensils of any sort will appreciate Maggie's efforts and urge her on to success. (Picture book.3-5)
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September 1, 2012
PreS-Gr 2-Maggie comes from a family of unique individuals, all with their own opinions and style, each one of them willing to give advice on how the child should hold her new chopsticks. Maggie listens to all of them in turn, weighing her options. Grandmother suggests using chopsticks in a rather forthright way, while Sister suggests a more graceful approach. As Maggie begins to worry that she may never find her own style, her father suggests that she be herself. Because of his encouragement, she is able to find just what works for her. Maggie comes from a traditional Chinese family, and she clearly wants to make them proud. Woo writes in a way that transforms a story about holding utensils into a poetic journey. Not only is Maggie learning the mechanics of chopsticks, but she is also learning to be herself. Language such as "click-clack-clicketing" and, as she circles her chopsticks above her fish tank, "the fish flee/from the wooden fingers/reaching through their sky of blue" makes children want to turn the page and find out what else Maggie will experience. In Malenfant's vibrant illustrations, deep reds and shimmering oranges leap from the pages. All children are fascinated with holding utensils, whether a fork, a spoon, or chopsticks, and are anxious to please adults while staking out their own individuality, making this a great choice for kids of all ethnic backgrounds.-Cass Mabbot, Seattle Public Library, WA
Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
January 1, 2013 As Maggie grapples awkwardly with her chopsticks, her family members urge her to copy their techniques. Sister, for example, holds hers gracefully: "Crossing her chopsticks back and forth, / Back and forth, / Like legs, / Dancing." Woo's lyrical writing celebrates both tradition and individuality, and Malenfant's illustrations, in deep red and gold hues, make good use of perspective.
(Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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