Liddy is so excited about going to the Dim Sum Palace tomorrow with herfamily that she can’t sleep. So when a delicious smell wafts into her room, shehops out of bed, opens her door and steps into . . . an actual palace of dimsum! There are dumplings, baos, buns and more delicious treats than one girlcan possibly eat. Liddy just has to take a bite, but she slips and falls . . . into abowl of dumpling filling. The chefs are so busy rolling, folding and pinchingdough that they don’t notice they’ve prepared a most unusual dumpling for theEmpress – a Liddy dumpling! Worst of all, she looks good enough to eat . . .
This deliciously humorous debut picture book, inspired by X. Fang’s memoriesas a child of epic dim sum feasts, is a dreamworld adventure that is at oncea glorious celebration of the sensory world of childhood and a loving helpingof food, family and culture.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 48
Imprint: Pushkin Children’s Books
Publication date: 01/02/2024
The Dim Sum Palace
By X Fang
Review by Renata
Inspired by author/illustrator X Fang's memories of childhood dim sum feasts, this story is as satisfying as the good-enough-to-eat food she lovingly draws. At the center of the story is Liddy, a plucky and unshakeable heroine whose facial expressions alone make every turn of the page rewarding. Shortlisted for the 2025 Waterstones Children's Book prize, the whimsical, dreamlike story has overtones of Maurice Sendak's classic In the Night Kitchen. Make this a tasty new favourite in your family.
