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Series: A Penguin Classics Hardcover Monkey King Journey to the West Hardcover Wu Cheng'en 9780143107187 $40.00 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Feb 09, 2021

A Chinese Lord of the Rings and one of the all-time great fantasy novels—which Neil Gaiman has said “is in the DNA of 1.5 billion people”—now in a thrilling new one-volume translationA Penguin Classics HardcoverA shape-shifting trickster on a kung-fu quest for eternal life, Sun Wukong, or Monkey King, is one of the most memorable superheroes in world literature. High-spirited and omni-talented, he amasses dazzling weapons and skills on his journey to immortality: a gold-hooped staff that can grow as tall as the sky and shrink to the size of a n... + Read More
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Series: Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food Deliciously Doable Ways to Cook Greens, Tofu, and Other Plant-Based Ingredients Hardcover Hsiao-Ching Chou 9781632173331 $27.00 COOKING Jan 19, 2021

A vegetarian follow-up to the very popular Chinese Soul Food cookbook that includes 75 plant-based comfort food recipes you can make at home.Chinese Soul Food drew cooks into the kitchen with the assurance they could make this cuisine at home. Though a popular cuisine across North America, Chinese food can be a little intimidating. But author Hsiao-Ching Chou’s friendly and accessible recipes work for everyone, including average home cooks. In this new collection, you’ll find vegetarian recipes for stir-fries, rice and noodle dishes, soups, bra... + Read More
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Series: Mr. Men and Little Miss Chinese New Year: A Mr. Men Little Miss Book Paperback Adam Hargreaves 9780593222249 $6.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Dec 29, 2020

You’re invited to a Chinese New Year celebration with the Mr. Men and Little Miss cast of characters!The Mr. Men and Little Misses are celebrating Chinese New Year! Little Miss Neat is having a Chinese New Year party with traditional decorations, a New Year’s Eve feast, and the next day there will even be a dragon dance. What could possibly go wrong?!Mr. Men and Little Miss celebrations introduce children to all the exciting occasions that people celebrate, including birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, Easter, and now Chinese New Year.Series Overv... + Read More
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Series: Alex's Good Fortune Paperback Benson Shum 9780593222935 $6.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Dec 29, 2020

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this sweet story of friendship and family!In this story designed to engage early readers, charming characters combine with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids’ confidence and create lifelong readers!Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for Alex and her family, so it’s even more special when she gets to share her favorite traditions with her best friend, Ethan. Together, they join the Chinese New Year parade and get to help make the dragon dance. Then they prepa... + Read More
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Series: Maisy Maisy's Chinese New Year A Maisy First Experiences Book Hardcover Lucy Cousins 9781536215649 $17.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Dec 08, 2020

Join Maisy and friends in a joyful celebration of Chinese New Year.Tomorrow is Chinese New Year, and Maisy’s friend Tiger is coming home for the occasion. Hooray! Tiger has brought some beautiful gifts, some with a special symbol that means good luck. Maisy has asked all her friends to her house to celebrate with a delicious feast, and Penguin and Ostrich are handing out lucky red packets with money inside. Now it’s time for Tiger to tell the story of Chinese New Year, while everyone stays up late for fireworks. But the best is to come on New Y... + Read More
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Series: Chinese Thought From Confucius to Cook Ding Paperback Roel Sterckx 9780141984834 $21.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Mar 31, 2020

Shortlisted for the PEN Hessel-Tiltman Prize’A terrific book, rich and endlessly thought provoking… If you are looking for one book to understand the core ideas of Chinese civilisation, read this’ - Michael WoodAn engrossing history of ancient Chinese philosophy and culture from an eminent Cambridge expertWe are often told that the twenty-first century is bound to become China’s century. Never before has Chinese culture been so physically, digitally, economically or aesthetically present in everyday Western life. But how much do we really know ... + Read More
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Series: Chinese New Year Colors Board book Richard Lo 9780823447510 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Dec 24, 2019

Celebrate Lunar New Year with a rainbow of traditions in this bilingual board book! Hóng is the color of firecrackers! Jīn is the hue of lucky coins. Zŏng is the shade of sweet peanut puffs. Welcome to the festivities of the Chinese New Year, where symbolic gifts, foods, and objects come together in a celebration of beautiful colors. This simple and bold bilingual board book is perfect for toddlers and lap sitters. Each spread focuses on a particular color, giving the name in both Chinese and English, and showcasing a traditional part... + Read More
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Series: The Food of Sichuan Hardcover Fuchsia Dunlop 9781324004837 $54.00 COOKING Oct 15, 2019

Almost twenty years after the publication of Land of Plenty, considered by many to be one of the greatest cookbooks of all time, Fuchsia Dunlop revisits the region where her own culinary journey began, adding more than 70 new recipes to the original repertoire and accompanying them with mouthwatering descriptions of the dazzling flavors and textures of Sichuanese cooking. Food of Sichuan shows home cooks how to re- create classics such as Mapo Tofu, Twice-Cooked Pork and Gong Bao Chicken, or a traditional spread of cold dishes, including Bang B... + Read More
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Series: The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes 40th Anniversary Edition Paperback Theodora Lau 9781623173739 $33.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jul 02, 2019

Do you know which of the twelve animal signs you are? Or how the "animal that hides in your heart" influences your outlook on life? What happens in your chart when your Eastern moon sign meets your Western sun sign? The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes answers these questions and more.For forty years, The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes has remained the classic book on the topic, artfully combining the Eastern lunar calendar with Western, solar-based astrology. You'll discover how the five elements, four seasons, and the ascendant sign based on th... + Read More
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Series: Red Butterfly How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China Paperback Deborah Noyes 9781536203769 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Feb 12, 2019

An enchanting tale of hidden beauty and fierce courage, retold in the style of T’ang Dynasty poetry and illustrated with charm and graceA young Chinese princess is sent from her father’s kingdom to marry the king of a far-off land. She must leave behind her home of splendors: sour plums and pink peach petals and — most precious and secret of all — the small silkworm. She begs her father to let her stay, but he insists that she go and fulfill her destiny as the queen of Khotan. Beautifully told and arrestingly illustrated, here is a coming-of-ag... + Read More
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Series: Double Awesome Chinese Food Irresistible and Totally Achievable Recipes from Our Chinese-American Kitchen Hardcover Margaret Li 9781611805574 $47.00 COOKING Feb 05, 2019

Wildly inventive Chinese-American home cooking from the siblings behind Boston’s acclaimed Mei Mei restaurant.Too intimidated to cook Chinese food at home but crave those punchy flavors? Not anymore. Put down that takeout kung pao chicken and get in the kitchen! Full of irresistible recipes that marry traditional Asian ingredients with comforting American classics and seasonal ingredients, Double Awesome Chinese Food delivers the goods. The three fun-loving Chinese-American siblings behind the acclaimed restaurant Mei Mei take the fear factor o... + Read More
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Series: Baby's First Holidays Baby's First Chinese New Year Board book DK 9781465484017 $7.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Dec 24, 2018

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this delightful baby board book little ones will adore.The bright and colorful images in this book are the perfect way to discover the new year holiday traditions together. From colorful lanterns, to beautiful traditional clothes, to special animals that each year is named after, Baby’s First Chinese New Year features all the familiar favorites associated with one of Asia’s biggest and brightest celebrations.An ideal baby gift to develop early learning, the simple pictures and sentences promote language skills, a... + Read More
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Series: D is for Dragon Dance Hardcover Ying Chang Compestine 9780823440290 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 23, 2018

A bilingual introduction to the Chinese New Year in English and Chinese.From the dazzling dragon dance to the scrumptious steamed dumplings to the firecrackers that frighten away evil spirits, this alphabet book celebrates the traditions of the lunar new year. First published in 2006, this new rendition presents the English text alongside the Chinese.
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Series: Chineasy Travel Paperback ShaoLan Hsueh 9780500294260 $19.95 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Sep 11, 2018

The essential pocket-sized Chineasy guide to characters, phrases, and culture for travelers makes learning Chinese fun and easy. Entrepreneur ShaoLan Hsueh created Chineasy® to educate the world about the richness of Chinese culture through its written language. Her visual, building-block-style teaching method makes learning characters simple and fun: by learning common characters, readers can quickly grasp and communicate basic words and phrases while traveling. Illustrated by Noma Bar, this guide breaks down essential characters for reading d... + Read More
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Series: The Shadow in the Moon Hardcover Christina Matula 9781580897464 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Jul 17, 2018

A unique blend of traditional folklore and contemporary customs brings the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival to life.Two sisters and their grandmother celebrate a popular Chinese holiday with family. Their favorite part? Mooncakes, of course--along with Ah-ma's story of the ancient Chinese tale of Hou Yi, a brave young archer, and his wife, Chang'E. A long, long time ago, Hou Yi rescued the earth from the heat of ten suns. The Immortals rewarded him with a magic potion that could let him live in the sky with them forever. But when a thief tries to st... + Read More
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Series: Chineasy for Children Learn 100 Words Hardcover ShaoLan 9780500651216 $22.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Jul 10, 2018

The simple, super-smart way for children to learn their first 100 Chinese wordsA lively introduction for children to written Chinese, Chineasy® for Children makes learning Chinese fun and simple. The book features playful illustrations by Noma Bar that relate each character’s shape to its meaning, alongside games and activities to make learning interactive. Introductory spreads explain how Chinese is written in pictograms—characters form building blocks for other words and sentences. Subsequent spreads feature lively scenes that help children t... + Read More
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Series: The Dim Sum Field Guide A Taxonomy of Dumplings, Buns, Meats, Sweets, and Other Specialties of the Chinese Teahouse Hardcover Carolyn Phillips 9781607749561 $19.99 COOKING Aug 30, 2016

A whimsically illustrated yet authoritative guide to the "taxonomy" of dim sum, based on a popular Lucky Peach story. Author and illustrator Carolyn Phillips demystifies the rich, nuanced culinary institution of teahouse snacks in The Dim Sum Field Guide, a pocket-size, definitive resource featuring 80 hand-drawn illustrations. With entries for all the dim sum classics--including siu mai, xiaolongbao, char siu, roast duck, and even sweets like milk tarts and black sesame rolls--this handy reference is perfect for bringing on-the-go to your next... + Read More
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Series: Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas Paperback Natasha Yim 9781580896535 $8.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Dec 01, 2015

A favorite fairy tale set in a bustling contemporary Chinatown.It's Chinese New Year, and Goldy Luck’s mother wants her to take a plate of turnip cakes to the neighbors. The Chans aren’t home, but that doesn’t stop Goldy from trying out their rice porridge, their chairs, and their beds—with disastrous results.In this funny and festive retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Natasha Yim and Grace Zong introduce a plucky heroine who takes responsibility for her actions and makes a new friend (and a whole plate of turnip cakes!), just in time... + Read More
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Series: Bringing In the New Year Board book Grace Lin 9780385753654 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Dec 10, 2013

In a brightly colored board book, perfect for the youngest child, Newbery Honoree Grace Lin tells the tale of a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each family member lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it's time to celebrate. There will be fireworks and lion dancers, shining lanterns, and a great, long dragon parade at the end!Lin's bold and gloriously patterned artwork makes for an unforgettable holiday tale. Her story is simple and tailor-made for re... + Read More
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Series: A New Year's Reunion A Chinese Story Paperback Yu Li-Qiong 9780763667481 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Nov 26, 2013

“Celebrations and traditions might differ, but the story of missing distant family is universal.” — School Library Journal (starred review)This poignant, vibrantly illustrated tale, which won the prestigious Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award in 2009, is sure to resonate with every child who misses relatives when they are away — and shows how a family’s love is strong enough to endure over time and distance.
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Series: The Runaway Wok A Chinese New Year Tale Hardcover Ying Chang Compestine 9780525420682 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jan 06, 2011

When a boy goes to the market to buy food and comes home with an old wok instead, his parents wonder what they'll eat for dinner. But then the wok rolls out of the poor family's house with a skippity-hoppity-ho! and returns from the rich man's home with a feast in tow! With spirited text and lively illustrations, this story reminds readers about the importance of generosity.
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Series: Awakening the Dragon The Dragon Boat Festival Paperback Arlene Chan 9780887768057 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Apr 10, 2007

In ancient times, the Chinese saw the dragon as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual rainmaking festival.From the wearing of fragrant pouches, to the consumption of rice dumplings, to thrilling boat races, the dragon boat festival of today is a celebration of Chinese traditions all over the world.Arlene Chan, a respected librarian and an experienced dragon boat racer, explores the origins of the festival, it’s custom... + Read More
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Series: Puffin Lift-the-Flap Dragon Dance A Chinese New Year Lift-the-Flap Book Novelty book Joan Holub 9780142400005 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Dec 29, 2003

A great introduction to the customs of Lunar New Year. This interactive lift-the-flap book is perfect for parents and early readers to enjoy together!It’s Lunar New Year and there are so many fun things to do! Shopping at the outdoor market for fresh flowers, eating New Year’s dinner with the whole family, receiving red envelopes from Grandma and Grandpa, and best of all-watching the spectacular Lunar New Year’s parade! Illustrated by Benrei Huang.