Pie in the Sky is a delightful, heartwarming tale. The accompanying drawings add to the humor and emotion of the story. As a former ESOL teacher, I feel Remy Lai has perfectly captured the struggles of students immersed in a new language environment. This is an engaging, beautifully written tale of family, overcoming obstacles, and most importantly... cake!

Pie in the Sky wasn't quite what I expected, but it's a nice read nonetheless. It tells a very clearly authentic story of a child's experience immigrating to another country very far away from, and very different from, the country he has grown up in. The artwork was cute, but the sense of humor - which is usually something I find endearing and cute in books for this age range - didn't do anything for me and the narrative text felt a bit dry.