Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!, by Grace Lin -- Day 20

Ling and Ting are used to being considered just the same by people they meet; after all, they are identical twins. But they are not the same, as readers discover in six delightful short chapters. One twin is quite…well, meticulous. The other…well, a bit forgetful. They like different things; even the dumplings they make are different. “Our dumplings do not look the same,” Ling says. “My dumplings are smooth. Your dumplings are fat.” “Yours are dump-Lings,” Ting says. “Mine are dump-Tings!” Nonetheless, the siblings’ affection for each shines through. Many of author and illustrator Grace Lin's wonderful books reflect her Chinese American heritage. In Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!, she captures, with her customary humor and perspicacity, the essence of alikeness and individuality in the first of several Ling and Ting adventures for new readers. Ages 4-8.


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