第一次去小贩中心打包 First Visit to the Hawker Centre for Takeaway children book Up and Down

Up and Down

to the sound of the mother's footsteps as she nears the house

Pearl's uncle

or a couple of handfuls of chips

第一次去小贩中心打包 First Visit to the Hawker Centre for Takeaway children book Up and Down! Encouraging children to take part in family duties raises questions: Should they learn chores? When should they start, and how much should they do? Mei Mei, a second grader, faces this challenge one day after school when her mother is resting due to illness. Feeling hungry and with her father and sister absent, Mei Mei makes an excited yet nervous decision to go to the hawker center to get food for her mother. What obstacles will she encounter along