“My name is Tomi Wong. I’m from Ningbo in China. I’m your new pen-pal!”How can Shelley Watters answer such an exciting letter? Her new life in the city seems so dull! If only she still lived on the farm with her Dad! Then there would be so much more to write about. Maybe a few white lies might help ...But life is full of surprises, and there’s a big one in store for Shelley!Chosen as of the top 50 Irish books for children in Ireland, and a finalist for the much coveted Bisto Book of the Year Award finalist, All the Way from China is a charming story about coping with change, and about learning to see the world in a new light. It is also “an excellent introduction to writing a letter” .
“My name is Tomi Wong. I’m from Ningbo in China. I’m your new pen-pal!”How can Shelley Watters answer such an exciting letter? Her new life in the city seems so dull! If only she still lived on the farm with her Dad! Then there would be so much more to write about. Maybe a few white lies might help ...But life is full of surprises, and there’s a big one in store for Shelley!Chosen as of the top 50 Irish books for children in Ireland, and a finalist for the much coveted Bisto Book of the Year Award finalist, All the Way from China is a charming story about coping with change, and about learning to see the world in a new light. It is also “an excellent introduction to writing a letter” .