The first book in a new chapter book series featuring a spunky Japanese-American heroine Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is a flamingo fan, tree climber, and top-notch mess-maker She\'s also tired of her big sister, Sophie, always getting to do things first.
Can Jasmine build her case and her mochi-making muscles in time for New Year\'s Day?.
And the Mochi hammer is heavier than it looks.
But pounding Mochi is traditionally reserved for boys.
Surely her sister has never done THAT before.
Her mom says that Jasmine is still too young to join in, so she hatches a plan to help the men pound the Mochi rice instead.
The New Year approaches, and as the Toguchi family gathers in Los Angeles to celebrate, Jasmine is jealous that her sister gets to help roll Mochi balls by hand with the women.
For once, Jasmine wishes SHE could do something before Sophie--something special, something different.
The first book in a new chapter book series featuring a spunky Japanese-American heroine Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is a flamingo fan, tree climber, and top-notch mess-maker She\'s also tired of her big sister, Sophie, always getting to do things first
