Book description
A 2019 Batchelder Honor Book
Yu'er and her grandpa live in a small neighborhood in Beijingāand it's full of big personalities. There's a story around every corner, and each day has a hint of magic.
In one tale, Yu'er wants to swim in the Special Olympics, a sports competition forā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked My Beijing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This utterly charming collection of short stories by acclaimed cartoonist Nie Jun offers an insiderās glimpse into the alleys (hutong) of a Beijing neighborhood. Originally written for a Chinese audience, the book portrays a community that is quintessentially āold Beijingā and will be sweetly recognizable to anyone fortunate enough to have lived there in decades past: we see not only famous landmarks peeping out from behind the curved tile roofs of the classic courtyard-house (siheyuan) architecture, but also the green pillar mailboxes, low wooden courtyard chairs, bicycle repair stands, outdoor water spigots and washbasins, colorfully dressedā¦
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