My Mei Mei

My Mei Mei, by Ed Young. This is a great story for kids that talks about the excitement that comes when a family decides to bring a new child to be part of their family. In the book, little Antonia desperately wants a baby sister, or a Mei Mei. But when the family goes over to China to adopt a baby girl, the situation is not quite how Antonia pictured it. The illustrations in this book are really amazing; the artist uses wallpaper to clothe the figures. This is such a sweet story, eventually Antonia settles into her new role as a big sister, and the two sisters grow close. I tried this story as a reading miscue analysis for my reading case study student, and it proved to be a great success.