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Celebrate Asian American Heritage Month with these recommended titles by, for and about Asian Americans.
All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Babies Can't Eat Kimchee!
Nancy Patz and S.L. Roth (Bloomsbury Children's Books, c2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/PAT
When a baby sister comes along, it seems she is just too little for anything! Will she ever be big enough to play? To whisper secrets? To eat kimchee? Will she always lie there? Scream for no reason? Be so helpless and little? When a baby sister is just TOO LITTLE to do anything, what's her big sister to do but wait and wait and WAIT . . . and dream about what's to come. |
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The Best Eid Ever
Asma Mobin-Uddin (Boyds Mills Press, c2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/MOB
Eid is the Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. In this story, young Aneesa meets two girls at the prayer hall dressed in ill-fitting clothes and discovers they are refugees. Aneesa comes up with a plan to make this the best Eid ever. |
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Bringing in the New Year
Grace Lin (Knopf, c2008)
Shelf Number: EASY/LIN
This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it's time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family and friends. There will be fireworks and lion dancers, shining lanterns, and a great, long dragon parade to help bring in the Lunar New Year. |
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Every Year on Your Birthday
Rose A. Lewis (Little, Brown, c2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/LEW
In this delightful companion to the "New York Times" bestseller "I Love you Like Crazy Cakes," Lewis and Dyer capture the richness of both Chinese and American cultures in a poignant tribute to the growing bond of love only a parent and child can know. |
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Gai See: What You Can See in Chinatown
Roseanne Thong (Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/THO
In illustrations and rhyming text, depicts the vivid sights, sounds, and smells of a Saturday morning outdoor market in Chinatown. |
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Mama's Saris
Pooja Makhijani (Little, Brown, 2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/MAK
Capturing an elegant snapshot of every girl's wish to play dress up, this picture book delivers a precious mother-daughter tale that honors Indian tradition and culture. |
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