Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles Activism where her fearsome uncle Asriel

where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world

If I Had a Gryphon is a raucous rhyming read-aloud about fantastical beasts in everyday situations--and the increasingly beleaguered heroine who has to deal with them

from their home and their queen to their allegiance in the war

PRAISE FOR EVERY DAY:

Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles Activism where her fearsome uncle AsrielA loving story of adoption, Chinese culture and a special birthday treat Mei Mei is Chinesebut not Mom and Dad! When she was a baby, Mom and Dad flew all the way to the other side of the world to adopt her and bring her home. Lucky for Mei Mei, her parents want her to know all about her roots in China's wonderful culture. That's why, on her birthday, her mom always makes her a traditional Chinese treatlong noodles, for a long and happy life. And this