About this item
"A whimsical story about being different, and the power of love." - Wendy Orr, author of Nim's Island and The Princess and Her PantherIt's not easy being the ugliest dumpling in a dim sum restaurant. Uneaten and ignored, the ugly dumpling is down in the dumps. But when an encouraging cockroach sees the dumpling's inner beauty, this unlikely duo embarks on an eye-opening adventure, leading the ugly dumpling to discover its true identity and realize that being different is beautiful after all.A modern fairytale retelling with a timeless moral: There's a little ugly dumpling in all of us.
About the Author
Stephanie Campisi is an Australian children's book author living in the US. She has slept in a cemetery, has a friend who was bullied by a prince, and has lived in a haunted house in a haunted town. Two of the three statements in the previous sentence are true. Or maybe they all are.Stephanie is the author of books including Luis and Tabitha, Very Lulu and Five Sisters. Her next picture book, Quacks Like a Duck, will be released in 2022, along with a board book, Stacks of Axolotls. She is represented by Haley Casey of CMA.
