Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding is quite a cute story depicting child who is sad that her best bud is getting married and she won't be the only Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding is quite a cute story depicting child who is sad that her best bud is getting married and she won't be the only girl in his life anymore. This story shows how a traditional Chinese wedding is set up in modern times. All the different types of traditional ceremonial events are portrayed very well in this story with nice illustrations to go along with the text. The addition of different ceremonial events in this book can be quite interesting for readers with a curious mind. It allows for children to raise questions about what goes on in a wedding and how this Chinese traditional wedding may differ from other weddings. It allows for children to relate and see the difference between what they know and what they don't know. One can use the opportunity while reading this book to show the cultural differences among cultural groups that allows for children to be exposed to other cultures as well. This particular informational fiction has a pretty good plot to it with language that is pretty suitable for readers of all age to learn new information....more
Hiss! Pop! Boom!: Celebrating Chinese New Year really does have some wonderful brushed artwork to go along with the text that it portrays. There is quHiss! Pop! Boom!: Celebrating Chinese New Year really does have some wonderful brushed artwork to go along with the text that it portrays. There is quite a bit of onomatopoeia used in the text and is definitely an attention grabber. It helps give more of an accurate perspective of a more traditional Chinese new years! This informational fiction truly can be interesting to children as there are quite vibrant illustrations and appropriate text that helps explain the plot of the story. The illustration really enhances the story. There is just this added affected when more onomatopoeias is used with such drawings. This story can be more appropriate for any aged reader, but more so younger readers as the text can be more intriguing to them. This book allows for readers to see what New Years in other countries can be like and the lifestyles of a family in China celebrating Chinese New Years. Although it seems to me that the author of this particular group is not apart of the group represented, she does a wonderful job of presenting the information accurately to others....more
Maggie's Chopsticks is a good book geared towards a younger reader. The illustrations and text that goes along with the illustrations may seem quite sMaggie's Chopsticks is a good book geared towards a younger reader. The illustrations and text that goes along with the illustrations may seem quite simple, which seems more suitable for a younger age group. This fictional story for a younger reader can be quite captivating. The illustrations and simple wording may just be what the reader needs. This book shows how one may feel and what may happen when first learning how to use chopsticks. It helps children of other cultures to better understand how a child in Asia might feel when learning how to use these utensils. This book might also help children raise questions about why different cultures use different utensils and more! Although it may not seem pretty realistic in one sense, the process that this book shows really does a good job representing how one may feel and act when learning to use chopsticks. ...more
Mei-Mei loves the Mornings is one of the most relatable books that I have read thus far about how a grandchild may spend the morning with her grandfatMei-Mei loves the Mornings is one of the most relatable books that I have read thus far about how a grandchild may spend the morning with her grandfather. This book can be sorted into the realistic fiction category. This morning routine can very much so happen in China to a lot of grandparents and their grandchildren. The illustrations that go along with the text are also pretty realistic and gives an added touch to the plot of the story overall. This morning routine shows a lot of cultural difference between different cultures and may be an interest to other children as it is something that they may have never experienced before themselves. This may help trigger their thinking caps to ask more questions about what is going on in the plot. The story does not overcomplicate things and make the routine seem non-realistic and is something that children may have an easy time understanding. The author did a great job depicting this very realistic morning routine! ...more
When I first read this book, I knew I had to get it for my nephew so that my parents could read it to him! My parents grew up during this time and I kWhen I first read this book, I knew I had to get it for my nephew so that my parents could read it to him! My parents grew up during this time and I knew that they could see many similarities between what they experience in real life and this book! Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing, truly shows what life was like growing up during this time where the some parts of the government affected the lifestyles that people lived. This book by Guo Yue is very realistic and an eye opener as it talks about food rationing and other things that occurred under Mao Ze Dong. This may not be the most appropriate for a younger reader as they might not understand the topics talked about, but it certainly is wonderful story for a little bit older ages. The illustration given in this are really realistic, which helps grab the attention of readers as the readers can relate to them and elude to other stories related to the topics and corresponds fairly well with what the text has to say. I believe this is an interesting book not only for children, but also adults who can remember the times. This book was written in English and so it allows for other cultures to comprehend how times were like during the cultural revolution as this is a realistic fiction. One can definitely bring up several different questions, topics, and facts to talk about with the realistic characters and pictures....more
This historical fiction book is an interesting one for older children to read as some of the content may be a little hard for younger children to undeThis historical fiction book is an interesting one for older children to read as some of the content may be a little hard for younger children to understand. The topics revolve around the death of Maozedong and a change in political leadership. The text that is provided seems more appropriate for a child who is getting ready to read hard books. The story definitely has an interesting plot to it that allows for children to come up with different questions to ask. This book really allows for children whether a younger Chinese reader or an culturally diverse reader to ask questions and get to know what life was like during the 70s. This truly does allow for a diverse perspective to form in a Childs mind as they learning about this particular setting and plot. What the story is trying to convey and show readers may be a little hard to comprehend contentwise but the illustrations really help enhance the story and bring out the meaning of the plot. ...more
This was my first time reading a story about mooncakes through a lyrical lense. This story depicts a girls who is celebrating the Moon Festival with hThis was my first time reading a story about mooncakes through a lyrical lense. This story depicts a girls who is celebrating the Moon Festival with her parents and as the time moves along her parents tell her the historical fiction that of an magical true, a jade rabbit who lived on the moon, and how a women got to eternal life. This cute yet informational story is quite an realistic plot. The scenes portrayed in this story is what happens quite often in Chinese culture on this particular day. A family will get together to eat mooncakes and enjoy the stories that the adults tell children. The plot is pretty interesting in the sense that the stories the parents told may grab the interest of children and help children bring up diverse questions to ask. There are wonderful pictures that go along with the text that really helps show the diversity of cultural traditions while not overcomplicating what life may be like on this day. Even though it is a lyrical story, the characters are pretty realistic and is quite appropriate for children to read. ...more
This particular book grabbed the attention of my eye right from the start. I See the Sun in China shows the experience of a little girl in China spendThis particular book grabbed the attention of my eye right from the start. I See the Sun in China shows the experience of a little girl in China spending the day with her mother as she travels from a small town to the big city that of Shanghai. She follows her mother from rural areas all the way to the urban city! This book is quite relatable as most of the content revolves around what can be seen in modern days. This aspects helps the grab the readers attention. It gives the opportunity for those reading to children the ability to ask questions and get the children to think about how it can be related to their everyday life! Although this is a realistic fiction, it truly is a realistic story of how a little girl might travel from the countryside to the big city! The pictures that are drawn are also quite unique. They are drawn in such a way that there are realistic pictures as well as drawn aspects. I found this aspect quite interesting as it adds to the plot of the story and allows for the children to get more from the story itself. This book comes with Chinese characters as well as English text. This is quite helpful as other cultures can experience and get to know one style of life choice in the Chinese culture. ...more
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