[1][2][3] A young girl is in the car with her brother and parents when they come across wild watercress growing on the side of the road.

Her mother brings out a picture from her childhood and, for the first time, talks about the famine that her family suffered.

"[5] Writing for School Library Journal, Elissa Cooper called Watercress "[a] powerful story sure to awaken empathy and curiosity.

"[7] Publishers Weekly said it was "[a]n adept gem of a picture book, encompassing both universal intergenerational embarrassment and a specific diasporic shift in cultural perception.

[20] In 2022, Weston Woods Studios released an animated film based on the book, narrated by Sunny Lu.