![Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375861017.jpg?itok=tdKAbdxK)
A family shares a nighttime picnic with traditional mooncakes and other foods to honor the moon. Each silently shares a wish that is sent to the moon. The quiet celebration is presented through Lin’s signature illustrations and simple text. An endnote provides a bit more information about the festival.
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
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Lissy’s Friends
![The Ugly Vegetables](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0881063363_1.jpg?itok=dNf20f1t)
In a neighborhood of flower gardens, a Chinese-American girl and her mother plant what the child considers to be ugly vegetables. The ugly vegetables, however, become attractive and help build community when made into a delicious soup! A recipe is included.
The Ugly Vegetables
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Year of the Rat
![Year of the Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031606002X.jpg?itok=m4ZykRfH)
Year of the Dog
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Even though Ling and Ting are identical twins, they are not the same. How they differ becomes clear in short chapters in this winning book just right for new readers. The charismatic Asian-American sisters are depicted in word and illustration with humor and affection.
Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same
![Kite Flying](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0553112546.jpg?itok=DpK6nAEM)
The young narrator describes how she and her family each contribute to a handsome kite which they then enjoy flying. Signature illustrations show traditional Chinese kite designs combined with an author’s note about kite history. The result is the celebration of an ebullient family tradition that readers may want to take up themselves!
Kite Flying
![Fortune Cookie Fortunes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440421926.jpg?itok=AJVKymtX)
Fortune Cookie Fortunes
![Bringing in the New Year](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375837450.jpg?itok=5Se1tnBB)
Chinese New Year traditions are brought to life through the eyes of a young girl and her family as they prepare for their family New Year celebration. Vivid color and bold line illustrate their planning which concludes with a dragon and noisemaking for a joyful celebration of this special Chinese festival.
Bringing in the New Year
![Going Home](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064435091.jpg?itok=LbusUGNQ)
Mama and Papa are excited to take a break from working in the fields and go home, but Carlos and his sisters are not sure how they feel about traveling to Mexico. Soon after arriving, however, they meet their loving extended family, and the children begin to understand what it meant for their parents to leave home in order to offer the family a better future. David Diaz’s stunning illustrations layered on top of photos of Mexican folk art bring Eve Bunting’s beautiful story to life.
Going Home
![My Name Is Jorge on Both Sides of the River](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1563978423.jpg?itok=yuOBoX4C)
My Name Is Jorge on Both Sides of the River
![My America: Home at Last](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439449634.jpg?itok=G3rsm35j)
My America: Home at Last
![Lights for Gita](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/lights-for-gita_0.jpeg?itok=hoFG69BD)
Gita is ready for the Hindu celebration of Divali, but she is afraid that it just won’t be the same in her new home in Canada. When icy rain prevents the celebration they had planned, Gita becomes even more miserable, until she finds a way to light the darkness and remember Divali’s true meaning.
Lights for Gita
![At Home in a New Land](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060580771.jpg?itok=9iX5K-3u)
At Home in a New Land
![Together in Pinecone Patch](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374376476.jpg?itok=_jtanmT2)
Together in Pinecone Patch
![The Morning Chair](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395623375.jpg?itok=V7F1huHc)
The Morning Chair
![The Remembering Stone](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/WCPH2AOIFJX6.jpg?itok=MXdTu9EH)
The Remembering Stone
![My Chinatown](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060291907.jpg?itok=eaBtXpQ-)
My Chinatown
![The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807573450.jpg?itok=wtBwaJgC)
The St. Patrick’s Day Shillelagh
![From North to South](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0892392312.jpg?itok=61yEsxXx)
From North to South
![Journey to Ellis Island](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786854995.jpg?itok=WkQgCstH)
Journey to Ellis Island
![Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561454648.jpg?itok=xDQcoiVe)
Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain
![Annushka's Voyage](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039564366X.jpg?itok=cgVGMWYg)
Annushka’s Voyage
![Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0816765219.jpg?itok=_KJXDnSs)
Eve Bunting tells the inspiring true story of the first Ellis Island immigrant, fifteen-year-old Annie Moore of Cork, Ireland. An afterword provides information about Annie and her family. Photos are paired with the vibrant illustrations.