When you do a good deed, it will come back to you. Mai loves feeding the caged birds near the temple but dreams that one day she'll see them fly free. Then she meets Thu and shares the joy of feeding the birds with her. This sets a chain of good deeds in motion that radiates throughout her village and beyond. Set in Vietnam, Roseanne Thong's inspiring story, an Asian-Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book, is elegantly illustrated with watercolor on wood by Eujin Kim Neilan.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It also was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Charlotte Award. It was recognised in the Grades 2-3 category by the Alabama Camellia Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Boyds Mills Press .

Eujin Kim Neilan is the illustrator of The Best Winds , by Laura E. Williams. She lives in Natick, Massachusetts. Roseanne Thong is an English teacher who divides her time between Southern California and Hong Kong. Grace Lin graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design.