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Children’s Books about Chinese Culture

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What seems like many moons ago, we were fortunate enough to have a live-in au pair from China. I prepared my boys (at the time ages 3 and 4) with a few items from China for them to explore such as the flag and Chinese currency.  We also began to gather children’s books about chinese culture

chinese children's books collage

We also brought home many Children’s Books about China to learn Chinese tales and traditions. Here are a few of our favorites.

Children’s Books about China

Children's Books about Chinese Culture Bamboochildren's book about chinaby Paul Yee

This story is lovely. It is a simple story, a long-ago Chinese folktale, about love and acceptance. A newlywed couple, Ming and Bamboo, life together starts with a smile in a market and bamboo seedlings on their wedding day. After a series of unfortunate events, the bamboo saves them from hardship in many ways.  

My boys asked many questions about the relationship between Ming and her sister-in-law and the magic of the bamboo. The questions were good and provoked healthy discussion about kindness and fortune. 

Children's Books about Chinese Culture - What the Rat Told Me

What the Rat Told MeChinese Children's Books by Marie Sellier

I adore this book. This book tells the story of a Great Emperor who invites all the animals to visit him at Jade Mountain. The twelve animals that come to Jade Mountain are the twelve signs of the Chinese Zodiac.  The illustrations are beautiful.

The guide at the end of the book is also particularly helpful in learning the animals, Chinese symbols and characters, and the years associating with the signs.

Chinese Children's Books Children's Books about China

The Year of the Horse: Tales from the Chinese ZodiacChinese Children's Books by Oliver Chin

This book is part of a series by Oliver Chin and Jennifer Wood. 2014 is the Year of the Horse so I chose this particular one to be on our list. The illustrations are a little goofy but children like them a lot. Plus there is a lot of learning to be had within the pages.

Chinese Children's Books Kitchen God Children's Book about Chinese Culture

Chinese Children's BooksKitchen GodChinese Children's Books by Kim Xion

Kitchen God is a traditional Chinese legend that tells the tale of a Kitchen God who watches over a family and reports their behavior to the Jade Emperor.

His eyes are always watching them for better or for worse. The illustrations are inviting to children and the story always makes a child smile and ask questions.

Thanks for reading!
Marnie

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About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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