Mai’s o Di

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Celebrity fashion designerThai Nguyenfrom NetflixsSay I Dojoins forces with bestselling author Monique Truong and illustrator Dung Ho in this irresistibly charming picture book about embracing your heritage and the traditions that tie generations togethercentered aroundTet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.

Its the morning of Tet, and Mai cant wait to celebrate at her beloved grandmothers home. With the perfect dress: a poofy, sparkly Cinderella dress that makes Mai look like the movie star she dreams of being! But when Mais father suggests that she wears an o di, a traditional Vietnamese outfit, to her Ba Nois party, Mai is disappointed. Stars dont wear o di, she thinks. Then Ba tells her the story of a true star, her very own Ba Noi, who sewed beautiful, highly sought-after o di in Vietnam and brought her magic with her when she immigrated to the United States.

So maybe stars wear o di after all! But how can Ba Noi know what Mais wearing when Ba Noi is losing her eyesight? Ba tells her every o di is sewn with love, and the beauty of love is that you dont need to see it to know its here.