Pei's Pineapple Cakes

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>While visiting her grandmother in central Taiwan Pei finds herself in the middle of a mystery. The pineapple cakes from her grandmother's bakery have disappeared! Soon Pei is collecting clues as she embarks on a quest to find the missing pineapple cakes.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>From the traditional Taiwanese artisans' craftsmanship to the picturesque villages of central Taiwan Pei discovers the beauty of her grandmother's home. This is a story of courage adventure and the love between grandchildren and grandparents.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Pei's Pineapple Cakes</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is an elaborately illustrated picture book that makes an ideal gift:</span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Real locations from central Taiwan make for an inspiring geographical historical and cultural reading experience</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Storyline sparks dialogue around kindness empathy courage and resilience</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Exquisite illustrations of Taiwanese artisans' craftsmanship foster appreciation for heritage and traditions</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bilingual text in English and Mandarin encourages learning in both languages</span></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Crystal Z. Lee</strong> is a bilingual writer who divides her time between the U.S. and Asia. Crystal grew up in Taipei and later returned to live there in her adult years. Some of Crystal's fondest memories in Taiwan include boating at Sun Moon Lake chasing butterflies in Maolin making pineapple cakes and eating her way through night markets with her family. Besides children's books Crystal's other published works include poetry and a novel. Her other book about Taiwan is titled <em>Kai the Dancing Butterfly</em>. She is also the author of <em>Mei's Mermaid Mission</em> <em>A Unicorn Named Rin</em> and <em>Love and Other Moods. </em></p><p></p><p><strong>Allie Su</strong> grew up in Yunlin county Taiwan. She often finds her illustration inspiration from the great outdoors. One of her favorite places to hike in Taiwan is Sun-Link-Sea Forest in Nantou. She adores Taiwanese cuisine and night market foods such as stinky tofu vegetarian noodles and taro pastries from Taichung. Allie also illustrated <em>Mei's Mermaid Mission</em> and <em>Kai the Dancing Butterfly. </em></p><p></p>