Snails-Chinese

By: 保冬妮 Originally Published in: ChinaFormat: HardcoverLanguage: Simplified ChinesePages per book: 32Lines per page: 1-3Luka® can read this book! By celebrated Chinese children's book author, 保冬妮 Bao Dongni, this beautifully-illustrated book Snails 水牛儿 (shuǐ niú ér ) (also translated as The Way Home from School)tells a heartwarming story about family, resilience, mindfulness and gratitude, in the setting of a Hutong, a troditional courtyard residence in Beijing, China.   Settign in the background of the late 80s, 保冬妮 tells a story about a hard-working mother who creatively responds to her daughter's inquiry about why they have to walk home in the rain while her classmates ride in cars. The mother-daughter's walking-home-journey turns into an eye-opening exploration of the sounds, animals and plants in the rain, as well as simple yet inspiration-filled conversations between a mother and a child.  If your child loves realistic stories such as the Caldecoot Honor book 市场街最后一站 Last Stop on