{"product_id":"grandpa-yehs-journey-south","title":"Grandpa Yeh's Journey South","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter weeks tossed at sea like vegetables in a smoking\nwok, Grandpa Yeh finally arrived in a land hot and humid.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOctober 2024 – Grandpa Yeh was only seventeen when he left\nhis home in Swatow, China, with only the clothes on his back and a precious\nfamily heirloom — his grandmother’s rice cake mould. A junk carries him and\nhundreds of others to a new country where he works hard carrying heavy sacks\nall day beside a muddy smelly river. Grandpa is terribly homesick. One day, he\ndecides to make his Ah Ma’s png kueh, the Teochew sticky rice cake that reminds\nhim so much of home…and everything changes!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrandpa Yeh’s Journey South\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the\ncourage and tenacity of the early Chinese immigrants who left their homeland in\nsearch of a better life. From Swatow to Singapore, from hardship to happiness,\nthis is a story that is repeated among the Chinese diaspora across the world.\nIt also spotlights the family bonds that survive across generations, and a most\ndelectable Teochew tradition, the rice cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis latest release by Pepper Dog Press is the second in\nits \u003ci\u003eHawker Culture\u003c\/i\u003e series of picture books for children,\nafter \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOyster Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Joyce Chng. This time the\nspotlight falls on the Teochews, and includes a special png kueh recipe by\ncelebrity chef Eric Low, a well-known and much respected champion of Teochew\nculture in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis 40-page picture book is filled with the whimsical\nillustrations of Singaporean artist John Lim. Like Pepper Dog Press’s other\npicture books \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOyster Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Little Singapore\nBook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiger Tales: Almost True Animal Stories from\nOld Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, this too is filled with rich illustrated details that\nencourage young readers to explore Singapore’s heritage and engage in\nconversations with the grown-ups reading with them. \u003ci\u003eGrandpa Yeh’s\nJourney South\u003c\/i\u003e is suitable for anyone from four years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author, Illustrator \u0026amp; Chef\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Wong Nava\u003c\/b\u003e is a multiple-award winning\nauthor. She writes for children because she believes that all children need to\nsee themselves in stories. Born in Singapore and based in London, she writes\nstories that help East and Southeast Asian children see themselves on the page\nand in the world. Her lyrical stories are inspired by her childhood growing up\nin Southeast Asia and her travels around the world. \u003ci\u003eGrandpa Yeh’s\nJourney South\u003c\/i\u003e is rooted in Eva’s maternal Teochew heritage and her\ndesire to tell one of the many immigration stories of Singapore and to put the\nnation's food heritage on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSingaporean artist \u003cb\u003eJohn Lim\u003c\/b\u003e (a.k.a. SeeSaw)\nhas illustrated over eight children’s books. A self-declared dreamer and free\nspirit, he expresses himself most eloquently through illustration, and explores\nmyriad mediums to create art. John teaches part time at the Nanyang Academy of\nFine Arts in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA chef for over 30 years, \u003cb\u003eEric Low\u003c\/b\u003e is a\nwell-known authority and champion of Singapore and Teochew heritage cuisines.\nHe runs his own culinary consultancy Lush Epicurean, and is highly sought after\nas an international judge in professional culinary competitions around the\nworld. 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