On My Way to Buy Eggs
Kane/Miller, 2001
The simple walk to the neighborhood store to buy eggs turns into an exploration of the senses and imagination for Shau-yu (小魚,
in pinyin, Xiaoyu, meaning little fish). Through shadow play, she walks on the roof; with a glass marble, she sees the world in blue; in the crunch of leaves, she hears cookies being munched; and with a pair of glasses, she becomes her mother. She returns with childhood treasures to share and, of course, eggs. Chen's prose and accompanying pictures do not shout for attention, rather, they reward readers with a childlike focus.
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