{"product_id":"ah-mas-home-gillian-sze-9781773069593","title":"Ah Ma's Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA child worries that the home she now shares with her grandma can't compare to the wondrous stories of Ah Ma's childhood in China.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack in Ah Ma's village, they didn't have snow. The river behind her home flowed from the sky and through the mountains. You'd never tasted anything so clear and so cold.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack in Ah Ma's village, they didn't have geese. They had birds washed in rainbows. And if you fed them tofu from your hand, they would talk!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack in Ah Ma's village sparrows would lay eggs in the cracks of mud homes. Once Ah Ma tried to take an egg and was bitten by a teeny tiny dragon!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow Ah Ma lives in North America, a place that must seem dull by comparison. But her granddaughter is reassured that geese or no geese, snow or no snow, home is always a magical place when it's shared with the people you love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGillian Sze's tender story bridges countries, cultures and generations, serving as a mirror to the children of immigrants as well as a window into childhood in rural China. Illustrator Leah Hong illuminates the characters' conversation, alternating between a vibrant autumnal palette and nostalgic washes of gray, blue and green inspired by traditional Chinese paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gillian Sze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773069594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773069593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Gillian Sze","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623570944255,"sku":"9781773069593","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ah-mas-home-gillian-sze-9781773069593","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}