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,…
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Year of the Dog: Chinese New Year Children’s Books!
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,…
30 Lao and Hmong Children’s Books
It’s clear to me when trying to create this list that there are not enough Lao and Hmong children’s books out there! They were hard to come by even through my public library system so I purchased Lao Folktales and The Hemp and the Beeswax: A Hmong Cinderella. If you need either for your home…
New Storytelling Podcast: #circleround
Circle Round is that rare unicorn in kids’ entertainment in that it’s actually entertaining for parents too! Episodes are narrated by theatre, film, and TV actors that parents will no doubt identify with. I’m proud to partner with WBUR. For my friends in Boston, WBUR is hosting a free, interactive launch party for Circle Round at…
10 Picture Books Celebrating Korean Culture
Please welcome my guest blogger today, author and illustrator Aram Kim! Her newest book, No Kimchi for Me! is something that I can relate to as this is exactly how my oldest daughter, now 17, learned to love kimchi! No Kimchi for Me! by Aram Kim Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi―the pickled cabbage condiment served…
9 Asian Cinderella Picture Books including the Original
I’ve always wondered why Cinderella is such a popular fairy tale the world over. According to Cinderella: A Cross Culture Story, the original Cinderella dates back to China as early as 850 A.D with Yeh-Shen. The oldest European version was from Italy in 1634, traveling from China. The elements of all the Cinderella fairy tales make for…
12 Exciting Medieval Times Books for Kids
Inside: Relive history with these Medieval Times books for kids! Read about historical fiction during these times, from picture books to chapter books. Kids who like knights, princesses, and castles will like books set in Medieval Times. Adam Gidwitz writes in the back notes of The Inquisitor’s Tale: I hope, if nothing else, this book…