Friday, January 13, 2012

Chinese New Year

Openers:
The More We Get Together
Snowflakes
Greetings around the World
Hello, hello everybody
Hello, hello everybody
Hello, hello everybody
So very glad to see you
Japanese version: Konichiwa
Chinese version: Ni Hao Ma


The Empty Pot (Demi) 3-5
A delicate story based in China about the value--and reward--of honesty.

Song: When a Flower Blooms






The Squiggle (Carole Schaefer) 2-5
Imagination takes over for a young girl as a discovered squiggle becomes an exciting adventure.

Song: My Thumbs are Starting to Wiggle
Squiggles: (hand out red string or crepe streamers)
First up
Then down
Then wiggle, squiggle all around
First here
Then there
Wiggle squiggle everywhere!




George and the Dragon (Wormell) 2-5
Even the biggest, scariest critters have a weakness...Find out what keeps this dragon in check!

FP: There Once Was a Little Mouse

FB:  Winter Shape Story










More Books!

Preschol Read Alouds
Bee-Bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park
Bringing In the New Year by Grace Lin
Dragon Dance by Joan Holub
Dragon Dancing by Carole Lexa Schaefer
Fortune Cookies by Albert Bitterman - illustrated by Chris Rascha 
My Chinese New Year by Monica Hughes
My First Chinese New Year
 by Karen Katz
Red Book by Barbara Lehmen
Yum Yum Dim Sum by Amy Wilson Sanger
Kindergarten Read Alouds
Bringing In the New Year by Grace Lin 
D is for Dragon Dance by Yin Chang Compestine
Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattiga
One is a Drummer by Roseanne Thong
Pet Dragon by Christoph Niemann
Red is A Dragon by Roseanne Thong
Round is A Mooncake by Roseanne Thong
Ruby's Wish by Sharin Yim
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
Yum, Yuck by Linda Sue Park

Nonfiction Display Books
J394.2695 W759a Asian Holidays
J394.26951 c518C Festivals of the World: China
J508.2 B915w Winter (*appropriate for Preschools, includes winter holidays)
Fiction Display Books
Dancing Dragon by Marcia Vaughn
Dim Sum for Everyone by Grace Lin
Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Bishop
Lanterns and Firecrackers by Jonny Zucker
Lon Po Po by Ed Young
On My Way to Buy Eggs by Chih-Yuan Chen
Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn
Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker
This Next New Year by Janet Wong
Yoko by Rosemary Wells