October 7, 2024 By Maria Here I am continuing my Mid-Autumn Festival short series. As I described in my previous post, the Mid-Autumn Festival is an Asian harvest holiday of family togetherness. The books I write about here center on the myths surrounding the festival. In Chinese Mid-Autumn celebrations, the myth of Chang’e and HouContinue reading “Stories and Mooncakes: The Lady in the Moon”
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Stories and Mooncakes
September 30, 2024 by Maria The Mid-Autumn Festival is an Asian harvest time celebration of gratitude and family togetherness. The author, Grace Lin, describes this holiday as an Asian Thanksgiving. My husband is Asian American, and I love learning more about Chinese culture and sharing that enthusiasm with my kids. Today I’m sharing some booksContinue reading “Stories and Mooncakes”
Ninja Tales and the Imagination
November 7, 2021 By Maria A shadow sweeps silently down the hall. Tiny, quiet feet tiptoe down the stairs; their presence is only revealed by the second to last step’s distinctive creak. The ninja waits, but after a few seconds of stillness, he restarts his quest. The silent warrior continues on his way to theContinue reading “Ninja Tales and the Imagination”
Snailish Summer Reads
July 23, 2021 By Maria Are you feeling sluggish, or should I say snailish, in the summer heat? I, for one, have been feeling the lethargy of heat and humidity and the slower, more open schedule of the summer. What I really want to do is bury myself in a book and curl up, preferably inContinue reading “Snailish Summer Reads”
Why Picture Books?
May 19, 2012 By Maria I love picture books. I have many fond childhood memories that revolve around picture books and being read to by my parents. Those stories became a huge part of my imaginative canvas as a child and I see the same thing happening in my kids. Picture books are such aContinue reading “Why Picture Books?”
Snow
March 14, 2021 By Maria Snow. Something everyone loves or at least appreciates the beauty of even with the inconvenience it brings and the back breaking shoveling it can involve. Who loves snow most? Well, kids of course! And who loves reading about snow? Everyone. . . or at least I hope. Personally, I findContinue reading “Snow”
