Mai's Áo ̉diMai's Áo ̉di

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 aǹ o ̉di, a traditional Vietnamese outfit, to her Ba Noi's party, Mai is disappointed. Stars don't wear̀ o ̉di, she thinks. Then Ba tells her the story of a true star, her very own Ba Noi, who sewed beautiful, highly sought-after̀ o ̉di in Vietnam and brought her magic with her when she immigrated to the United States. / So maybe stars wear̀ o ̉di after all! But how can Ba Noi know what Mai's wearing when Ba Noi is losing her eyesight? Ba tells her everỳ o ̉di is sewn with love, and the beauty of love is that you don't need to see it to know it's here