Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sun tells the story of Luna and her siblings, who are out to eat at a dim sum restaurant for Luna's birthday. When one of the buns falls on the ground, the three argue about how to divide up the remaining buns. The story teaches children about dim sum, the Chinese zodiac, and math and fractions. There is representation in the story with Asian and Black characters. The story also teaches sharing, as Luna gives the bun to a boy sitting near her in the end.

I love the illustrations and the idea behind the story. It tries to educate kids about a chinese food item called dim sum and incorporate the idea of the Chinese Zodiac as well.

However, I feel it will be a bit much for the kids to actually take in the concept when it's a bit rushed and not explained well through the pictures and their description.

A fun, family read still.

Thank you, author and the publisher, for the copy.

Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum is so cute and fun! I absolutely adore the illustrations, and it made me hungry for some pork buns! Yim finds a way to get ids involved in the math that is involved in sharing food, and I loved the probing questions around who should get more (and why) that are at the heart of distinguishing between equity and equality. There's an excellent short discussion guide at the end, and I know that my niece (age 5) would love to read this with me and talk about it!

The illustration style and premise here were perfect! I really liked how the author mixed in culture with math education. The messaging throughout about not sharing food was a little confusing, but the ending helped to rectify that.

Review to come on December 18th on blog/Goodreads.

I received this book from the publisher/Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

When I saw this book I was at first a bit hesitant. I am not a fan of maths. Not ever. I hated it. And I also honestly forgot most of my high school (we don't have middle school here) maths and such. Basic stuff is still in my head easily, but don't ask me anything like Pythagoras or how those things with x and ys work. :P But the rest sounded very cute and I loved the cover. Plus, hello, food? Sign me up!

Happy birthday to Luna, it is her big day and she is going to a dim sum restaurant with her family. Food, more food, and family, what more could one wish on a birthday (presents... all the presents).

The food arrives but an accident happens! One of the 6 buns (which are apparently for the kids why aren't the parents getting anything) one falls! Oh no! Now there are two buns left! I did find it weird that they just went in a discussion on who gets what and why, when here in my country it is just OK to ask the waitress/waiter/someone else in charge, to ask for a new item if you drop it. No problem. You just get a new one. But I guess that is either different where Luna lives or they just needed to have a set-up for the fractions/maths part. I also found it weird that neither dad nor mom came between. Plus again, they didn't seem to eat anything??? What is this?
But I did like the arguments each kid has and that they were working out on how to share evenly.

Though then there is the ending and whut? Also, Luna is the birthday girl, why aren't her brothers a bit more kinder and just giving it to her? Also why are the parents not eating? All in all, a book that could have been better. The set-up could have been worked out better. Now it just felt silly because as I said, it is Luna's birthday and also why is no one asking the waiter/waitress for help on getting a new bun?
Cute idea, fun art, but yeah.. I am sadly not rating this one very highly because of everything.

This was a fun story about a little girl celebrating her birthday and eating dim sum with her family. What happens when she drops one and now they have to decide how to divide five buns up between three people. A fun story with a little touch of math! The artwork is really cute and I definitely think this will make a great read for kids!

*Thank you Netgalley and Charlesbridge for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*