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To help combat so many Asian children being made fun of at school for having 'Chinese' eyes or looking 'Chinese,' Eyes That Kiss in the Corners works to establish its own narrative of the beauty of difference.

It encourages pride in your heritage and the ways that make you different.Īuthor Joanna Ho packs this charming book with positivity, self-love, empowerment, and pride in your family heritage and culture. This beautifully illustrated book features lots of Chinese imagery and mythology, including references to Guanyin, the Monkey King, the Jade Rabbit, dragons, phoenixes, and flowers like peonies and lotuses. Each page subsequently details various ways the girl's family members have the same eyes. A young Asian girl notices that her eyes do not look the same as many of her peers' eyes, which look like 'sapphire lagoons.' Instead, her eyes glow like warm tea and have more of a crescent shape like her mother's eyes. Parents need to know that Joanna Ho's Eyes That Kiss in the Corners is a picture book featuring stunning artwork by Dung Ho ( Mindy Kim series).

There are gorgeous and positive representations of cultural pride that resonate throughout the beautifully illustrated pages. The little girl optimistically and proudly recounts different ways her eyes and her family's eyes look the same. The unnamed main character notices that her eyes are not like 'sapphire lagoons' but instead more like 'eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea.' She praises her mother, grandmother, and sister for all sharing similar eyes.

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