Joy Takes Root-Autographed Children's Asian & Asian American Books Let's make this birthday the

Let's make this birthday the best day ever

The central focus on the special bond between mother and child makes a fitting finale to a beloved series

powerful magic

" —The Bulletin

Chocolate is the perfect treat

Joy Takes Root-Autographed Children's Asian & Asian American Books Let's make this birthday theAutographed by author Gwendolyn Wallace. In her grandmother's garden, a young Black girl learns about mindfulness and herbal medicine in this soothing intergenerational story about our connection to nature. It's Joy's first summer in her grandmother's South Carolina garden a rite of passage. In the midst of okra, spinach, and strawberries, Grammy teaches Joy that plants are friends with many uses. Herbs, for example, can be turned into medicine. There