With You in Spirit: A Qing Ming Story

By Jenny Liao

A little girl and her family come together to honor her late grandfather on Qing Ming or Tomb-Sweeping Day in this heartwarming story about celebrating ancestors.

Join a young girl and her family as they prepare for Qing Ming: cooking favorite dishes and gathering everything they need to visit Yeh Yeh's grave. The girl is worried because her memories of Yeh Yeh are fading and wonders if he is forgetting her too.
As the family sweeps and clears debris from Yeh Yeh's grave, burn incense and joss paper, the little girl has an offering of her own. She shares about her adventures and accomplishments from the past year, burning a drawing of a bicycle, so that Yeh Yeh can ride like they used to at the park. With every story and offering, she feels closer to her grandfather. When the family gathers for a picnic at the grave, indulging in Yeh Yeh's favorite foods--it is a tender moment of togetherness.
A heartwarming story about honoring and celebrating those who are gone.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593806972
• ISBN13: 9780593806975
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.6" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2