Mai's Áo Dài

By Monique Truong and Thai Nguyen

Celebrity fashion designer Thai Nguyen from Netflix's Say I Do joins 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 together--centered around Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.

It's the morning of Tet, and Mai can't wait to celebrate at her beloved grandmother's home. With the perfect dress: a poofy, sparkly Cinderella dress that makes Mai look like the movie star she dreams of being But when Mai's father suggests that she wears an o d i, a traditional Vietnamese outfit, to her Ba Noi's party, Mai is disappointed. Stars don't wear o d i, she thinks. Then Ba tells her the story of a true star, her very own Ba Noi, who sewed beautiful, highly sought-after o d i in Vietnam and brought her magic with her when she immigrated to the United States.

So maybe stars wear o d i after all But how can Ba Noi know what Mai's wearing when Ba Noi is losing her eyesight? Ba tells her every o d i is sewn with love, and the beauty of love is that you don't need to see it to know it's here.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665917342
• ISBN13: 9781665917346
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.1" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2