Booklist: I'm Your Neighbor Books

Books from the "I'm Your Neighbor" website, and about building a welcoming community.

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Book cover for "Tricky chopsticks"
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Jenny Chow, determined to hold her own in her family's annual chopsticks challenge, creates a solution through STEAM trial and error to master those slippery, oh-so-tricky chopsticks. Includes instructions on how to make DIY chopstick tongs.
Book cover for "Ten blocks to the Big Wok"
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5 stars
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"In this bilingual book in English and Mandarin, as Mia, her uncle, and a hungry kitten make their way through Chinatown to the Big Wok restaurant, they count one panda, two lions, and other images of Chinese culture."--

3. Scroll

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"After learning how to draw Chinese characters, Lulu and her dog Dumpling step into a magical world where the characters come to lifee."--
Book cover for "Laolao's dumplings"
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4 stars
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"Millie loves to help Laolao cook, especially her favorite dish: dumplings. They gather fresh ingredients from Chinatown. Chives from Auntie Lim, shrimp from Uncle Lee, and juicy, fragrant lychees that make their days together so sweet. As the seasons change, Laolao feels more and more tired--too tired to make dumplings. But can Millie make them without Laolao? And will her dumplings come out delicious, and make Laolo happy, too?"--
Book cover for "Home in a lunchbox"
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"When Jun moves from Hong Kong to America, the only words she knows are hello, thank you, I don't know, and toilet. Her new school feels foreign and terrifying. But when she opens her lunchbox to find her favorite meals--like bao, dumplings, and bok choy--she realizes home isn't so far away after all"--
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A debut picture book about a girl who struggles to crochet a lucky hat for her Nai Nai's birthday and learns that the perfect gift comes from within.
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4 stars
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Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
Book cover for "Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival"
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Amy Wu volume 5.
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4 stars
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When Amy accidentally breaks her family's lantern, she learns to mend the old with the new to create a new tradition. Includes instructions on how to make homemade lanterns.
Book cover for "Amy Wu and the perfect bao"
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Amy Wu volume 1.
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4.9 stars
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Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.
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Amy Wu volume 4.
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5 stars
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Amy Wu loves to move, so when she sees Chinese ribbon dancing for the first time, she has to try it out, but first she must find the perfect ribbon.
Book cover for "Amy Wu and the warm welcome"
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Amy Wu volume 3.
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5 stars
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Amy Wu would love to welcome the new student in her class, but Lin has just come from China and does not speak much English, so with the help of her family Amy tries to work out a way to bridge the language gap.
Book cover for "Rainbow shopping"
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5 stars
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Shopping for and preparing a delicious meal helps a young Chinese American girl feel connected to her family.