Module 2: Dim Sum for Everyone!

Lin, Grace. 2001. Dim Sum for Everyone! Illus. by author. Alfred A. Knopf: New York. ISBN: 0-375-91082-4.

This tale is a colorful dinner trip with an Asian family to a Dim Sum restaurant. The reader learns about the food as the family enjoys their meal. Showing the individual food preferences of each family member allows the reader to be exposed to many different dim sum meal options. As the family shares a comfortable and relaxing meal together, the reader enjoys a comfortable stroll through a restaurant with which s/he may not be familiar. The vibrant red background color found on every page warms the reader and captures the attention. The contrasting and straightforward yellow text bounces off the page. Its placement on each page flows into and compliments the illustrations. The dynamic illustrations of the characters and food show simple detail. In one of the final illustrations, Lin focuses on the sea of visitors at the restaurant. Many colors, genders, and ages are united at the Dim Sum restaurant. Readers will revel this wonderfully inviting visit into a dim sum restaurant.