Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
Author Debbi Michiko Florence and I will be making some noise with our February offering in our Asian Culture series. This month we explore Asian drumming through books, crafts, and recipes. We will be learning about Japanese Taiko and Chinese Lion Dance which also has drummers. This is part two of our 6 Part Asian…
Need a craft to celebrate Chinese New Year 2018, The Year of the Dog? I made a cute puppy paper bag puppet that is also a game. Feed the puppy candies using chopsticks! Here’s how to make the puppy paper bag puppet. You will need: Lunch sized paper bag 1 piece each of brown, white,…
A huge thank you to Amanda of Miss Panda Chinese for interviewing me on her channel. We talk about Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Chinese versus Japanese New Year Books for Kids, and more! Her post is here. Her interview is here: Miss Panda Chinese and I Talk Multicultural Children’s Book Day and More! And here…
Chinese New Year is Friday, February 16, 2018, and it’s The Year of the Dog! You are born in the Year of the Dog if your birthday falls in these periods: Jan.28, 1922 – Feb.15, 1923 Feb.14, 1934 – Feb.3,1 935 Feb.2, 1946 – Jan.21, 1947 Feb.18, 1958 – Feb.7, 1959 Feb.6, 1970 – Jan.26,…
I’m thrilled today to do a very special cover reveal for Saadia Faruqi’s debut children’s book series, Yasmin. Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly Yasmin Ahmad is a spirited second-grader who’s always on the lookout for those “aha” moments to help her solve life’s little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she…
Encourage empathy among kids by reading these children’s books about names! Inspirational stories to share the meaning and importance of names. Each of my three children has a middle name that reflects part of their Korean/Japanese/Chinese ethnicity. My daughters have Japanese names — Keiko and Miyako; my son’s middle name, Gyung-Won, is the name of…
What does it mean to children to discover the world around them? I’m taking the view that it’s a full-body experience from bathing to world religion to the natural world. The commonality: discovering children from around the world and finding similarities. If your kids want to take this path of discovery, I’m jump-starting this by…