A Chinese girl considers her eyes that “kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea.” They are just like Mama’s eyes, which “crinkle into crescent moons” when she tickles her daughter. Mama’s eyes are just like Amah’s. Amah’s eyes see into the girl’s heart and are filled with stories, like Guanyin and the Monkey King. Amah’s eyes are just like Mei-Mei’s, the narrator’s little sister. Mei-Mei’s eyes “disappear beneath her two-tooth smile” when her older sister returns home from school. And, coming full circle, Mei-Mei’s eyes are just like the narrator’s, in which “stories whirl into their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future.” Her “lashes curve like the swords of warriors” on eyes that “are a revolution. They are Mama and Amah and Mei-Mei. They are me. And they are beautiful.” Themes of affirmation and family celebrate a deep pride in culture and shared appearance. (Ages 4-8)