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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Picture Books
J E LAKSHM 2021
1 available
J E LAKSHM 2021
1 available
Description
As Neela and her mother cook together, they find a way for Neela's grandmother, who lives in India, to share in both the love and the flavors of the day. Includes tomato facts
82) The paper boat
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E LAM 2020
1 available
J E LAM 2020
1 available
Description
Thao Lam’s signature collage art tells the wordless story of one family’s escape from Vietnam—a journey intertwined with an ant colony’s parallel narrative. At her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when the girl’s family flees war-torn Vietnam, ants lead them through the moonlit jungle to the boat that will take them to safety. Before boarding, the girl folds a paper boat from a bun wrapper...
83) Watercress
Author
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E WANG 2021
1 available
J E WANG 2021
1 available
Downtown Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E WANG 2021
1 available
J E WANG 2021
1 available
North Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E WANG 2021
1 available
J E WANG 2021
1 available
Description
Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
84) A sari for Ammi
Author
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E NAINY 2021
1 available
J E NAINY 2021
1 available
Description
"Ammi weaves the most beautiful saris but never gets to wear any of them. Her two little daughters decide to do something about it--break their piggy bank! But when there isn't enough money to buy Ammi a sari, the two girls must work together to find a solution. Will they be able to buy Ammi the gift she so deserves? With a text full of heart, and bright, cheerful artwork, this story brings readers into the home of a weaver's family in Kaithoon, India,...
85) Double happiness
Author
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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E TUPPER 2015
1 available
J E TUPPER 2015
1 available
Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Picture Books
J E TUPPER 2015
1 available
J E TUPPER 2015
1 available
Description
Told in verse, a Chinese American girl and her little brother protest the idea of moving, until their grandmother teaches them a special trick to make the change easier.
Author
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South Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E YIM 2014
1 available
J E YIM 2014
1 available
Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Picture Books
J E YIM 2014
1 available
J E YIM 2014
1 available
Description
One Chinese New Year, her mother sends Goldy Luck to the pandas next door with a plate of turnip cakes, but the pandas are out and disaster follows. Includes a recipe for turnip cakes and an explanation of Chinese New Year.
87) I dream of Popo
Author
Description
A young girl misses her grandmother when her family moves from Taiwan to the United States, but their love remains strong.
Author
Series
Amy Wu volume 2
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E ZHANG 2020
2 available
J E ZHANG 2020
2 available
Spanish Springs Library - Children's Picture Books
J E ZHANG 2020
1 available
J E ZHANG 2020
1 available
Sparks Library - Children's Picture Books
J E ZHANG 2020
1 available
J E ZHANG 2020
1 available
Description
A follow-up to Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao finds Amy’s love for arts and crafts challenged by her teacher’s assignment to draw a dragon that reflects her own imagination.
Author
Series
Amy Wu volume 1
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E ZHANG 2019
1 available
J E ZHANG 2019
1 available
South Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E ZHANG 2019
1 available
J E ZHANG 2019
1 available
Sparks Library - Children's Picture Books
J E ZHANG 2019
1 available
J E ZHANG 2019
1 available
Description
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.
Author
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E SRIRAM 2020
1 available
J E SRIRAM 2020
1 available
Description
A young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. Includes facts about the items mentioned and markets around the world, as well as photographs taken by the author in her hometown of Chennai, India.
91) My first day
Author
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North Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E PHUNG 2021
1 available
J E PHUNG 2021
1 available
Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Picture Books
J E PHUNG 2021
1 available
J E PHUNG 2021
1 available
Description
"This is no ordinary first journey. The rainy season has come to the Mekong Delta, and An, a young Vietnamese boy, sets out alone in a wooden boat wearing a little backpack and armed only with a single oar. On the way, he is confronted by giant crested waves, heavy rainfall and eerie forests where fear takes hold of him. Although daunted by the dark unknown, An realizes that he is not alone and continues to paddle. He knows it will all be worth it...
92) Wishes
Author
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South Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E VAN 2021
1 available
J E VAN 2021
1 available
Spanish Springs Library - Children's Picture Books
J E VAN 2021
1 available
J E VAN 2021
1 available
Description
"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"--
Author
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E LAM 2016
1 available
J E LAM 2016
1 available
Duncan/Traner Community Library - Children's Picture Books
J E LAM 2016
1 available
J E LAM 2016
1 available
Description
A little boy walks his younger sister home from school for the first time.
94) My name is Yoon
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Series
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South Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E REC
1 available
J E REC
1 available
Description
Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country.
95) Amah faraway
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South Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E GREANI 2022
1 available
J E GREANI 2022
1 available
Description
Nervous about visiting her grandmother in Taipei, Taiwan, a young girl soon adjusts to her unfamiliar surroundings and enjoys the adventure.
96) The katha chest
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Description
Asiya loves to visit Nanu’s house where she can rummage through Nanu’s katha chest filled with quilts. There are stories in each of the quilts that her Nanu has collected through the years, all about the bold and brave women in Asiya’s family. Among all of the games and exciting things at Nanu’s house, Asiya thinks these hidden histories are the grandest treasure.
Author
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South Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J E MACLEA 2021
1 available
J E MACLEA 2021
1 available
Description
Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.
Author
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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 305.8959 YANG 2020
1 available
J 305.8959 YANG 2020
1 available
Sparks Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 305.8959 YANG 2020
1 available
J 305.8959 YANG 2020
1 available
Description
"Drawn from Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this heartfelt picture book offers a window into the life of a family with little money and a great deal of love"--
99) Gibberish
Author
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Downtown Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
J E VO 2022
1 available
J E VO 2022
1 available
Incline Village Library - Children's Picture Books
J E VO 2022
1 available
J E VO 2022
1 available
Description
When Dat starts school in a country where he does not speak the language, everything around him sound like gibberish until a new friend helps him make sense of his new world.
100) Natsumi!
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Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Picture Books
J E LENDRO 2018
1 available
J E LENDRO 2018
1 available
Description
Natsumi is small but full of big exuberance, and puts her girl-power to good use when she discovers a Japanese tradition as energetic as she is. When Natsumi's family practices for their town's Japanese arts festival, Natsumi tries everything. But her stirring is way too vigorous for the tea ceremony, her dancing is just too imaginative, and flower arranging doesn't go any better. Can she find just the right way to put her exuberance to good use?...