Basically, this is a story that every kid can relate to. Everyone has a unique talent for or ability to do something. In this case Ling Sung improvises a pair of chopsticks from the handles of two paintbrushes and impresses his classmates, who then try to imitate him. What gave me the heebie jeebies a little was the thought of using unsanitized paintbrush handles that everyone's grubby hands have touched to put food into your mouth. And the teacher was doing it too! If only there had been a More...

Great read for students of all elementary school grade levels. This can lead into some great discussion about how everyone has their own special talents as well as weaknesses. This is also good for having students encourage and point out strengths of other students.

This is the story of a little Asian boy who thinks that everyone at his school has some better talent than he does. When Ling realizes that people admire his use of chopsticks, he becomes confident in himself. I would recommend this book for k through 2nd.

A cute story about what makes everyone special, and how we need to use our unique talents to help others.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The theme is "everyone is good at something." A little boy just started Kindergarten and he is feeling left out because everyone knows how to do certain things and the teacher is complimenting them on what they can do. He finally does something that the other kids can't do and the teacher compliments him on it and he teaches the rest of the class how to do it. Good book, you should read it.

Great story about a child that feels like he doesn't have any special talents, until he realizes otherwise. I would use this story to discuss culture in the classroom.