Medium: Book
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Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods
Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written full-color book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food. From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods.Do you know the stories behind delectable dishes—like the fun connection between scallion pancakes and pizza? Or…
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Lunar New Year Love Story
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love. She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her love. Val is ready to give up on love. It’s led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she’s pretty sure she’s cursed—no one…
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Nian the Chinese New Year Dragon
Mei hates springtime. Why? Because it’s only in the spring that Nian, a fierce dragon, is able to leave his mountain prison under the sea to terrorize the local village. When the villagers hear the rumblings of Nian’s hungry stomach, they know that winter has ended and spring is coming. But this year on the…
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The Lucky Red Envelope
Winner of the Society of Illustrators’ 66th Annual Gold Medal Get ready for Lunar New Year, following a little girl and her family as they get ready for and celebrate the Lunar New Year festival. With non-fiction information about the significance of certain rituals, but told through the excited eyes of a child, this is…
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Alex’s Good Fortune
Celebrate Chinese New Year with this sweet story of friendship and family! In this story designed to engage early readers, charming characters combine with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids’ confidence and create lifelong readers! Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for Alex and her family, so it’s…
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Year of the Cat
Every year is the Year of the Cat!A legendary race determined the order of the animals in the Chinese zodiac calendar . . . but what happened to Cat, the one animal who never received a year? Rat, Cat, and their eleven friends star in this funny animal adventure that introduces young readers to both…
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Chloe’s Lunar New Year
Lily LaMotte, brilliant author of the graphic novel Measuring Up, an ALA Top Ten, has written her debut picture book about a special Lunar New Year feast. Perfect for fans of Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin and I Am Golden by Eva Chen. “Themes of love and family underlie the snappy text.”…
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TAP Little Readers Book Club ft. Benson Shum
Children’s Book World and TeachAAPI present a very special book talk with author & illustrator, Benson Shum celebrating his newest picture book , Cindy and Panda.
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TeachAAPI Author Talks ft. Susan Goldman Rubin
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TAP Middle School Readers Book Club ft. Lisa Yee
Children’s Book World and TeachAAPI present a very special book talk with author Lisa Yee about her award-winning novel, Maizy Chen’s Last Chance.
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FOODIE DETECTIVES
Use the clues to guess which food is steaming in the steamer! A high-quality, engaging, and culturally relevant Chinese bilingual book for all families. All Bitty Bao books include all of the necessary language elements to support each family member wherever they may be in their language learning journey – **Foodie Detectives is available in…
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Counting With Dim Sum
Counting in two languages is so fun with our dim sum friends. A high-quality, engaging, and culturally relevant Chinese bilingual book for all families. All Bitty Bao books include all of the necessary language elements to support each family member wherever they may be in their language learning journey – **Counting with Dim Sum is…