Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

Posted on 15 November 2018 by Debbi Michiko Florence

Grace Kendall at Farrar, Straus and Giroux has preempted a chapter book series by Debbi Michiko Florence, about headstrong eight year old Jasmine Toguchi and her Japanese American family The first book, Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen, is about yearning to be part of a fun family tradition, even if it s not something girls typically do Publication begins in spring 2017. Best Download [ Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen ] By [ Debbi Michiko Florence ] – kino-fada.fr Cute series about a determined Japanese American girl who won t let anyone stand in the way of her doing mochi tsuki It has the standard beg chapter book plot lines of a pesky cousin an annoying older sister but what shines about this book is that it s ownvoices fills a much needed multicultural void in beg chapter books There aren t many beginning chapter series about Japanese American kids Nice illustrations too I love the addition of a mochi recipe at the end of the book kids Cute series about a determined Japanese American girl who won t let anyone stand in the way of her doing mochi tsuki It has the standard beg chapter book plot lines of a pesky cousin an annoying older sister but what shines about this book is that it s ownvoices fills a much needed multicultural void in beg chapter books There aren t many beginning chapter series about Japanese American kids Nice...Move over Ramona Quimby, there s a new feisty little sister on the pages Jasmine Toguchi is dying to be a part of her family s traditional mochi making event, but everyone tells her she s just not old enough yet She ll show THEM It was an absolute delight to read this early chapter book and see Jasmine s fierce determination to prove she IS old enough and IS strong enough and she CAN pound mochi even though she s a girl There are beautiful black and white illustrations interspersed with the Move over Ramona Quimby, there s a new feisty little sister on the pages Jasmine Toguchi is dying to be a part of her family s traditional mochi making event, but everyone tells her she s just not old enough yet She ll show THEM It was an absolute delight to read this early ch...E ARC from Edelweiss Above the TreelineJasmine is looking forward to her family s New Year celebration Her grandmother is coming from Japan to spend a month, and her cousins and aunts and uncles will be spending two days making mochi, a Japanese treat made by pounding sticky rice and molding it into shapes They will then have their New Year s celebration Jasmine is ...Jasmine Toguchi Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko Florence is a wonderful story about a strong third grader named Jasmine I fell in love with Jasmine on page one when she said, I, Jasmine Toguchi, do not like to clean But I do like to climb trees, eat dessert, and make messes Shes spunky, brave, and determined to break tradition This eight year old girl can do anything she sets her mind to In the end, she learns that strength isthan the muscles on your skinny arms As her sister Sophie Jasmine Toguchi Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko Florence is a wonderful story about a strong third grader named Jasmine I fell in love with Jasmine on page one when she said, I, Jasmine Toguchi, do not like to c...So fantastic I loved Jasmine s determination, and the details about mochi and the family s traditions were so well described and explained.Jasmine has such a fun personality She is so determined to make a mark in her family s mochi making traditions, you can t help but root for herJasmine Toguchi, a young Japanese American girl, wants to help her family make mochi for the new year, a family tradition that brings family members in from near and far, including her grandmother and aunts and uncles and several cousins But, according to family tradition, she is too young to be part of the mochi making and is expected to stay on the sidelines and do younger kid stuff Meanwhile, her bossy and not so pleasant older sister and her mean cous...a really cute story about a Japanese American girl wanting to join the family tradition of making mochi but bumping up against rules of age and gender that say she can t help of course, the rules are nothing to a girl with a willWhat a wonderful book I love Jasmine, and I cannot wait foradventures in future books107 pages This is another in the series of Jasmine Toguchi when her family is expecting relatives to visit for New Years Day They celebrate by making mochi Jasmine wants to be the first to do something special and finds it difficult to convince other family members she is up to the task of pounding the mochi There are lots of realistic situations that kids might relate to I think this series would mostly appeal to girls At the end there is a detailed explanation of the Japanese...

15 November 2018

Debbi Michiko Florence