Chinese

Chen, Chih-Yuan. On my way to buy eggs / written and illustrated by Chih-Yuan Chen. La Jolla, CA : Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2003. [First published in Taiwan in 2001 under the title "On my way to buy eggs."] 1929132492 Ages 4-8.

Shau-yu asked to go out to play at the beginning of this story, but her father tells her to go buy egg first. Shau-yu manages to both play and run the errand. Chen perfectly captures the childhood experience of turning a short trip to the corner store into an adventure. Every way Shau-yu turns she finds joy and a new spark for her active imagination. As an added bonus, American readers get a little glimpse into life in a Taiwanese city. The understated illustrations are predominately in earth tones.

Dime, Myrna. The Han dynasty / Myrna. Dime San Diego : Lucent Books, c2003. Ages 10+.

Informative look at the Han Dynasty ( 202 B C - 220 A D ). Contains maps, photographs, bibliography, and an index.

Lee, Jeanne M. Bitter dumplings / Jeanne M. Lee. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. Ages 6-10.

Mei Mei's brothers steal her dowry after their father's death. She finds help and a new family with another outcast woman.

Smith, Jeremy. The last Emperor / written by Jeremy Smith ; illustrated by Anthony Lewis. Columbus, OH : Peter Bedrick Books, c2002, 2003. Ages 6-10.

Chatty and entertaining introduction to Pu Yi, China's last emperor, includes a glossary, index, timeline, and map.

Zhang, Song Nan. A little tiger in the Chinese night : an autobiography in art / Song Nan Zhang. Montreal, Quebec ; Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books, c1993. Ages 10+.

An autobiography of a mainland Chinese artist. Born during the Japanese occupation, he survived the cultural revolution and after Tiananmen brought his family to Canada.