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A girl and her family prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year.

Story about a Chinese American girl and her favorite holiday. Encourages awareness and appreciation of Chinese American cultures.

Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.

"Celebrate the Lunar New Year through a young girl’s family traditions in this charming picture book featuring illustrations by New York Times bestselling artist Dung Ho that also includes a recipe for pineapple cakes! Little Ren looks forward to the preparation for and festivities of Lunar New Year, but she is always too little to help make the delicious pineapple cakes that are her favorite. She watches family members rolling out the dough and...

A family prepares to celebrate the Lunar New Year and looks forward to the good luck they hope it will bring.

Amy receives a gift for the Chinese New Year from her aunt and uncles who live far away in China.

After a young Chinese American girl opens fortune cookies with her family, she notices that the fortunes seem to come true. Includes brief notes on the history of the fortune cookie.

A five-year-old Chinese American girl sets out to learn about the place where she was born--China.

This moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children, is a jubilant celebration of accepting who you are.