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  • Published: 29 August 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593112670
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $35.00

One More Jar of Jam





A sparkling and deeply felt story of love, loss, renewal—and jam!—offering  a gentle reminder of the cyclical nature of the world around us.

A sparkling and deeply felt story of love, loss, renewal—and jam!—offering  a gentle reminder of the cyclical nature of the world around us.

If you ever have a mulberry tree, you’ll climb branches and shake with all your might. You’ll gather berries and smush fruits, while your dad boils jars in a tall, silver pot sweating and happy as the kitchen fills with steam. Because if you’ve ever had a mulberry tree, you know that the sweetest things are worth waiting for.

Sumptuous text and deliciously expressive illustrations come together to form a gentle ode to nature’s bounty, to patience, and to one girl’s lifelong connection to the tree in her yard.

  • Published: 29 August 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593112670
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $35.00

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Praise for One More Jar of Jam

Praise for One More Jar of Jam

“Knowledge that comes with the caretaking and harvesting of trees, a seasonal scale, and affectionate images of an interracial family who share joy and loss together all flavor this personal-feeling tale.” –Publishers Weekly

“A quiet, heartfelt picture book.” –Booklist

“Zhang captures the affection family members have for one another and the love they have for the outdoors; her opening depictions of the mulberry tree as it blooms are particularly vivid. This story of loss ends on an optimistic note when ‘silent, shiny leaves’ burst forth from the trunk that remains after the storm.” –The Horn Book

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