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We Always Had Wings

by Jess X. Snow Publisher: MAKE ME A WORLD

A Lunar New Year journey to family roots

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Hardcover New English

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A Lunar New Year journey to family roots

Little Snow’s first trip to her mother’s hometown in China links a child’s unease about air travel with a family story reaching back to a time before borders and countries. Mama’s account of ancestors flying as cranes gives the journey a mythic dimension, while the visit centers on reconnecting with relatives during Lunar New Year. Across its 32 pages, this picture book brings together travel, family history, and a child’s sense of identity.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering themes of family visits, travel, and new experiences.
  • Families looking for a picture book connected to Lunar New Year and Chinese family roots.
  • Readers interested in stories that weave mythology into a child’s family history.

Themes

Family and ancestryTravel and new experiencesLunar New YearIdentity and belongingMythology

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Book overview

A stunning, mythology-inspired ode to the places and people who came before us as a girl embarks on her first visit to her mother's hometown in China for Lunar New Year.

Little Snow can't remember the last time she was on an airplane, and is afraid of the long journey from her big city to the vast Chinese countryside Mama comes from. To soothe her nerves, Mama tells Little Snow the story of how their ancestors travelled before borders and countries existed--flying through the skies as cranes. What follows is a tender story of reconnecting with family during the holidays and remembering the magic of who you are in this gorgeous picture book debut from author-illustrator Jess X. Snow.
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