Little Nana Cooks

Happy international children's books day! 🌏📚🎉
Here are some of Nana's favorite books!

We feel really grateful for how far children's books have come with increasing representation for more and more communities.

Years ago, it was a lot harder to find Asian representation in children's books and while we still have more work to do and many more communities' stories that need to be heard, thank you to all of the Asian authors that took the leap and published books that share our stories. Stories that children all over the country can enjoy!

✨9 more days until the holidays and we only have 17 books left in stock! Our next restock won’t be until February, so this will be your last chance to grab Nana Makes Spring Rolls for a while!

Each copy purchased will be signed by yours truly 😇🥰 Grab yours today! Link in bio 💕📚✨

We only have a handful of copies left of “Nana Makes Spring Rolls!” And we have a couple markets left this season! If you live in Rhode Island, come visit us! 📚💕

We will be at Providence flea, 10 Sims Ave Providence, RI TODAY Friday, December 13

We will be at Anti-Robot Club Marketplace, 10 Sims Ave Providence, RI Saturday, December 14

🎊TODAY’S THE DAY! 🎊 Nana Makes Spring Rolls is OFFICIALLY LIVE and available for purchase! This is a HUGE milestone and accomplishment for me (Tina, author and founder of dekdekgoose!) I never thought I would be a WHOLE children’s book author, but here I am!!

I am so so excited for this journey and I hope you all join me on this adventure. Pick up your copy of Nana Makes Spring Rolls TODAY ONLINE at Target.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and Amazon.com ! 💕💕

Don’t forget to come visit Tina next week at the ! 🎊 She will be selling her book “Nana Makes Spring Rolls” as well as other fun goodies 🤗 . You’ll be able to meet the author, ask her questions and get your book signed by her!

⭐️BONUS ⭐️ You’ll also get to check out other local small businesses ! It’s the perfect holiday one stop shop!🎄🎅🏽

WHY write a children's book? WHY "Nana Makes Spring Rolls?" 🤔​​​​​​​​
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Despite being a long time artist, Tina Meetran () (founder of dekdekgoose) never really saw herself in the children's book world. BUT she saw a need that had to be filled for her community - and she was committed to do it! 😄💪 Here's what Tina had to say about her WHY: ​​​​​​​​
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"Growing up as a Laotian-American kid, I struggled a lot with feeling like I belonged or I was accepted - in school, in friend groups, and in books or tv shows. I often felt like people didn't understand me or my culture, and they didn't care to. I didn't grow up with stories that starred kids like me or celebrated my culture for all to see. And to this day - I still don't see many stories that highlight the Southeast Asian narrative. ​​​​​​​​
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As more of my family members and friends are having kids, I notice how the generational gap of culture, tradition, and language continues to grow wider and wider. And honestly, it saddens me. Southeast Asian culture are BEAUTIFUL, BOLD, ELEGANT. Kids of today and tomorrow deserve to know how special their cultural roots are and Kids of yesterday deserve to see that they ARE celebrated. That they ARE stars of the story. ​​​​​​​​
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'Nana Makes Spring Rolls' is my mission to show Southeast Asian kids that they belong, they are seen, they are heard, and they are so so important - and they always have been. My hope is that this book shares the love and beauty of the Southeast Asian community and continues to spread acceptance and belonging amongst all kids.💞" ​​​​​​​​
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Nana loves to cook and eat, so what should she be for Halloween? 🤔 Swipe ➡️ for options!​​​​​​​​
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1.) A soy sauce bottle​​​​​​​​
2.) A piece of sushi​​​​​​​​
3.) A cup of instant noodles​​​​​​​​
4.) A chili pepper​​​​​​​​
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Let us know which costume you like best! Are you dressing up for Halloween this year? ​​​​​​​​
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dek dek goose is a small business with big goals, much like our author, . From humble beginnings in a low-income environment the smallest state, to recognizing her own potential by investing in herself to follow her dreams. Nana Makes Springs Rolls is just the beginning. 🙌 ​​​​​​​​
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Nana Makes Spring Rolls is a great way to treat your SHELF and your kids 🤓 ​​​​​​​​
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