American Born Chinese Children's Book Alley

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

hiatus

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As you've probably noticed, I haven't posted to ABCCBA in a few weeks. I have reached the limits of my local public libraries, and I...
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Delicious

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Margaret and Raymond Chang (retelling) David Johnson (illustrations) The Beggar's Magic: A Chinese Tale Simon and Schuster, 1997 When a...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Daoist immortal intervenes

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Molly Bang The Paper Crane Greenwillow, 1987 When a new highway redirects local traffic patterns, a local restaurant suffers. Spending m...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Images of the mind

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Ed Young Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem about China Chronicle Books, 2005 Beyond the Great Mountains  is a meditative, absor...
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Write Chinese

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Peggy Goldstein Hu Is a Tiger:  An Introduction to Chinese Writing Scholastic, 1996 Peggy Goldstein is author of the similar book, Lóng Is ...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Pint-sized underdog exceeds all expectations, and gets the girl

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Helen Smith (adaptation) Junko Morimoto (illustrations) The Inch Boy Puffin, 1984 After an old couple ask the Buddha for a child, they ...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Why roosters crow at sunrise and chase after worms

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Ed Young with Hilary Beckett The Rooster's Horns:  A Chinese puppet play to make and perform Collins, 1978 This charming fable stars Dr...
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