Pie in the Sky Ze’ev Award for Children’s Literature (1978) physical work that only sometimes

physical work that only sometimes distracts her from thoughts of afternoon trysts

Debut author Jonas Karlsson doesn't leave a word out of place in this brilliant

From the Paperback edition

And for all of us earth-bound creatures here on this planet

Pie in the Sky Ze’ev Award for Children’s Literature (1978) physical work that only sometimesA poignant, laugh out loud illustrated middle grade novel about an eleven year old boy's immigration experience, his annoying little brother, and their cake baking hijinks! Sometimes life isn't a piece of cake . . . When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn't speak English, and he's often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao.