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Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu by Ying Chang Compestine, Crystal Kung (illus)

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Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu by Ying Chang Compestine, Crystal Kung (illus)
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A breathtakingly illustrated reimagining of a well-loved fairytale. The story of Ra Pu Zel is of a stubborn girl and her love of food, and of the cuisine that encourages her to leave her tower. Guaranteed to make you laugh and leave you hungrier than when you started.

Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu by Ying Chang Compestine, Crystal Kung (illus), (List Price: $18.99, Rocky Pond Books, 9780593533055, January 2024)

Reviewed by Jordan April, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson

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The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson
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A May 2023 Read This Next! Title

Ziggy is just a regular kid. Well, a regular kid who encounters talking coyotes, singing frogs, prophesying snakes, truth-telling horses, a very interesting Grandma, and Nunnehi- spirits who protect those of Cherokee descent. Funny, sad, wise, and jam-packed with adventure, Ziggy’s story, The Storyteller, may be the very best book you’ll read in 2023.

The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson, (List Price: 17.99, Scholastic Press, 9781338797268, May 2023)

Reviewed by Angie Tally, The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, North Carolina

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