Böcker av Angela Pham Krans

Han is happy to spend his days with his tea, his newspaper, and his plants. Everything is nice and quiet, just the way he likes it.That is, until Kate and Olly move in next door.From the APALA honor-winning author of Finding Papa, Angela Pham Krans, and artist Thai Phuong comes a heartfelt tale of friendship that reminds us that the best surprises in life come from letting people in.

A "picture book that ... portrays the intergenerational bond between a boy named Felix and his grandma that's cemented over food--and flash cards--when Grandma comes to live with Felix's family from Vietnam"--

This poignant and lyrical debut picture book based on the author's own experience and illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Thi Bui follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa?who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family. No one can make Mai laugh like her Papa! She loves playing their favorite game?the crocodile chomp chomp! But then Papa leaves Vietnam in search of a new home for their family in America and Mai misses him very much.Until one day, Mama and Mai pack a small bag and say goodbye to the only home Mai has ever known. And so begins Mai and Mama's long, perilous journey by foot and by boat, through dangers and darkness, to find Papa.Finding Papa reminds us that love and courage can stretch an ocean and that nothing can keep us apart from those we care about.