Making Dumplings with Alden is a children’s picture book featuring a real family as they cook a meal together. The story is written in anapestic tetrameter to engage little readers and help develop their literacy skills and phonemic awareness. The book features real photos in order to captivate the attention of babies and toddlers and help them understand how to adapt and relate to the natural environment around them. Making dumplings together is a time-honored Chinese tradition among many Asian families. This book will walk you through the process step by step as Alden and his mommy go through them. There's even a recipe at the end so you can try it at home yourself!