Wang, Jin. Born Naughty: My Childhood in China. New York: Anne Schwartz Books, 2024.
Young Jin lives in a tiny village in Inner Mongolia. She climbs trees, goes skating, plants potatoes, hunts for mushrooms, and gets up to all sorts of adventures in this 99-page autobiography written with Tony Johnston, acclaimed author of over 100 books. Well-designed with a relatively large font, well-spaced lines of print, and endearing illustrations, this cheerful story – with an afterword by the authors and illustrator – is highly recommended for readers 7 to 10 years old.
P.S. This book would be wonderful as a read-aloud. The sentences flow smoothly and each chapter ends with a sentence or paragraph that invites a reader’s response, making it useful for teaching students how to connect to stories… “I was going on an adventure.” “I moved over the ground, but in my heart I flew.” “I already had good fortune.”
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