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Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic

Review
By Michelle Edwards, Author & Illustrator of <em>Chicken Man</em>

‘The first time I read the Lo sisters’ Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic, I was so taken by Ginnie Lo’s storytelling, I didn’t even notice that her sister Beth’s full page illustrations were ceramic plates. I missed obvious clues; the oval shaped images against a light grey background and the plate’s shadow creating a darker grey beneath it. I did catch her subtle and unusual color choices and the vintage feel of her images. There’s a heart beat in every picture, including the spot illustrations that appear on the text pages.



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