Grace Lin
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 1
Language
English
Description
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Pinmei, a storyteller's granddaughter, must find the Luminous Stone that Lights the Night to rescue her grandmother, who has been kidnapped by the Tiger Emperor"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown Books and Company
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
1st ed.
Fountas & Pinnell
K
Physical Desc
43 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2009, c1999
Edition
Special anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
288 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.
Author
Series
Pacy Lin books volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
134 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
Author
Series
Pacy Lin books volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Physical Desc
182 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.
Author
Series
Pacy Lin books volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Pacy, her two sisters, and their parents go to Taiwan to celebrate Grandma's sixtieth birthday, the girls learn a great deal about their heritage.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Each member of a Chinese family contributes to the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Includes author's note explaining this festival's customs and traditions.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When winter comes, Mommy makes a soft bed for Little Snow to sleep on, but each night he cannot resist jumping on the bed, causing tiny feathers to fly down.
15) Kite flying
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
[30] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A girl describes how her family makes and flies a kite.
16) Our seasons
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Answers questions children ask about the changing seasons, and includes illustrations and related haiku.
17) What will fit?
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Olivia searches the farmers market for something that will fill her basket. The apple is too small, and the zucchini is too long. What will fit just right? Engages young children in the math of spatial sense."--
Author
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Pub. Date
2006, c2004
Edition
1st Dragonfly Books ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a young Chinese American girl opens fortune cookies with her family, she notices that the fortunes seem to come true, in a story which includes brief notes on the history of the fortune cookie.
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Olivia and Mei have two cups of cocoa and three big marshmallows. Olivia gets one marshmallow, and Mei gets one marshmallow. How will they share the last one? Engages young children in the math of sharing equally"--
20) Circle! sphere!
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; color illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
"Manny, Olivia, and Mei are blowing bubbles. Manny's wand is a circle, Olivia's wand is a square, and Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? Engages young children in exploring geometry and making predictions."--
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