BookDragon Pets/Animals Tag

Leo the Snow Leopard: The True Story of an Amazing Rescue by Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, and Craig Hatkoff

10 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Pakistani

Given this morning's short flurries here in DC, had to post something with SNOW in the title! Welcome to Leo's world, brought to you by the same bestselling, award-winning Hatkoff family...

The Year of the Rabbit: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac by Oliver Chin, illustrated by Justin Roth

01 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction

How did 2010 whoosh by so quickly? Is it really December already? Since 'next year' is just a month away, take a sneak peek at 2011 with baby Rosie! With her especially huge...

Toriko (vol. 1) by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, translated by Christine Dashiell, adapted by Hope Donovan

21 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

We've all heard the stories of palate-adventurers willing to go to extreme lengths to try some of the most ...

Country Road ABC: An Illustrated Journey Through America’s Farmland by Arthur Geisert

20 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

While today's country roads might seem to resemble life from centuries past, subtle contemporary reminders are unmistakable ...

Taro and the Magic Pencil by Sango Morimoto, translated by Katherine Schilling

02 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation

Parents might recognize (and appreciate) the derivative homage to children's classic Harold and the Purple Crayon, Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli's animated Howl's Moving Castle, and more ...

It’s a Book by Lane Smith

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

Delighted guffawing is inevitable as soon as you open the pages. And most especially fitting if you are a proud, obstinate Luddite like me! Move over Kindles, Nooks, iPads, Vooks, and whatever other...

Elsie’s Bird by Jane Yolen, illustrated by David Small

13 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

The versatile Jane Yolen – apparently she hates the word "prolific" according to a recent interview – debuts her 300th title bearing her good name over the half century she's been writing! No, that's not a typo. Yes, truly 300 books! No wonder she's been called...

Mad at Mommy by Komako Sakai

26 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Nonethnic-specific, Translation

"Mommy, I – I – I AM SO MAD AT YOU!" Okay, Mommies (and Daddies) ...

In front of my house by Marianne Dubuc, translated by Yvette Ghione

16 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

"On a little hill, behind a brown fence, under a big oak tree, is ...

Betsy Red Hoodie by Gail Carson Levine, illustrated by Scott Nash

12 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Eight years after making her debut in Betsy Who Cried Wolf!, young shepherd Betsy is back ...

Betsy Who Cried Wolf! by Gail Carson Levine, illustrated by Scott Nash

12 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Possibly best known for her award-winning, mega bestselling Ella Enchanted (the book, by the way, is far better than the film, ahem!), Gail Carson Levine is certainly not unfamiliar with rewriting, re-spinning fairy tales. This one – not unlike "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" –...

Gush by Yo Hemmi, translated by Giles Murray [in Library Journal]

01 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation

If the eponymous story of this three-novella collection by prestigious Akutagawa Prize winner Hemmi seems familiar, that's because both Cannes and Toronto film festivals screened the celluloid version in 2001 with a more literal translation of the Japanese title, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge,...

Raindrops: A Shower of Colors by Chiêu Anh Urban, illustrated by Viviana Garofoli

13 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Vietnamese American

Since we’ve been greeted the last few mornings with showers, I figure Raindrops was the most appropriate title to post today … This chunky book for little fingers proves to be a most clever adventure in learning colors … not just the basics, but how certain...

Maneki Neko: the Tale of the Beckoning Cat by Susan Lendroth, illustrated by Kathryn Otoshi

05 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Japanese American

We've all been greeted by the seated, squat kitty with one paw raised as if saluting her 'come-on-in-hello' to anyone and everyone either entering or just passing by in front of Asian shops and restaurants. Her name, in Japanese, is more of a description: she's...

Kobato (vol. 1) presented by CLAMP

29 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

I think this is my introduction to CLAMP, an all-woman collective of manga artists that began in the mid-1980s with varying members through the years, but consistently cranking out high-sales series that often get turned into anime. Go, girls, go! That said, I probably need to...

Mimi Says NO by Yih-Fen Chou, illustrated by Chih-Yuan Chen

28 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Mimi's independent ways continue ...

Mimi Loves to Mimic by Yih-Fen Chou, illustrated by Chih-Yuan Chen

28 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

The adorable Mimi is a typical toddler just on the edge of finding her independence, but still needing a bit of assistance now and then from Mommy and Daddy, even Grandma and Grandpa. She's good at throwing her toys in the trash can, but hasn't...

The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo

18 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific

As the new boy in town, living in a motel with his near-silent father, young Rob Horton literally hasn't unpacked. He keeps a virtual suitcase tightly locked with his deepest feelings and thoughts, most notably memories about his mother who passed away six months ago...

Fly Free! by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Eujin Kim Neilan

12 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Vietnamese

Outside the temple gates, young Mai feeds the caged sparrows ...

Moon Bear by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illustrated by Ed Young

25 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

"Who blinks in the sunlight / that peeks through the Himalayas?" ...