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40 pp.
| Putnam
| September, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-0-399-17115-4$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Andrea Offerman.
Two sisters illustrate the Chinese concept of opposites forming a powerful whole. Strong, energetic Wei and thoughtful, creative Mei together fight the dragon that prevents their family and neighbors from using the local bridge, forcing all the villagers to travel long and far to get to market. With folkloric rhythms and beautifully detailed pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, this original story will satisfy readers.
48 pp.
| Chronicle
| August, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-1-4521-2918-1$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Alina Chau.
A sweet picture book in verse (with poem titles in Chinese and English) explores the feelings of Chinese American siblings who move from San Francisco to a colder, rural home. Nai Nai (grandmother) gives them each a present for "double happiness": special boxes to be filled with memories connecting their old house to their new. Chau's vibrant watercolors combine Chinese themes and American scenes.
32 pp.
| Lee
| October, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-1-62014-160-1$17.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jessica Lanan.
A narrating mother "might" tell her adopted son one of several fantastical adoption stories (e.g., he "came from a land far away in a hot-air balloon"). Readers who want real answers about adoption may be frustrated until a two-page spread finally explains that an airplane brought the boy home. The watercolor and colored-pencil art strains for lyricism and sometimes succeeds.