New "Resources"

I had this "feature" on our adoption blog, and thought I'd continue on with it here of listing new books and videos pertaining to adoption/China/Chinese stories etc.  Because, in case you didn't know it, books are my close friends.

To add to my Pearl S. Buck novel collection, a gift for Christmas that I bought myself!:

Three Daughters of Madame Liang
   ~ by Pearl S. Buck

The story of three daughters returning to Communist China after having been educated in America in the 1960's.






 

A story of Chinese Adoption:

Forever Lily: An Unexpected Mother's Journey to Adoption in China
   ~ by Beth Nonte Russell

The first book I read after returning from China with Nora. I appreciated reading about Nora's province, and the adoption process from a decade earlier. The author's personal beliefs in having lived a previous life in China are definitely out there, but the adoption story itself is very moving.

 Adding to my collection of Asian folktales, two books from my wonderful sister, Ann:

The Love of Two Stars: A Korean Legend
      ~by Janie Jaehyun Park

The story of how two "stars" meet in the Milky Way each year.

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
  ~by Ed Young

How three ingenious sisters stay out of harm's way!

A few more Asian-inspired stories, also from Ann:

The Butterfly Boy
 ~ by Laurence Yep/ Illustrated by Jeanne M. Lee

The perspective a boy has when viewing the world as if he was a butterfly... never sure which he likes to be better. Beautiful artwork.

The Story About Ping

  ~by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese

A classic from 1933, about Ping's adventures on the Yangtze river.

While We Were Out
  ~by Ho Baek Lee

A universal adventurous rabbit story, from a Korean perspective in the artwork.

Two gifts for Nora from my book friend, Donna Lynn... she always  knows the best books!

Crow Boy ~ by Taro Yashima

A Japanese tale of how a shy boy overcomes the taunting of his class-mates.









The Five Chinese Brothers
  ~ by Claire Huchet Bishop and Kurt Wiese

This is from 1938, which is why I recall having seen this book growing up, but only now have just read it. Talk about a tall tale! Pretty funny...

A story about being adopted from China:

Emma's Story
  ~ by Deborah Hodge, illustrated by Song Nan Zhang

Teaching the many ways we become family, whether we look similar or not to each other. The author is from BC.

And something for the older child, again from Ann...

White Lily ~ by Ting-xing Ye

How White Lily evades the food-binding of her day, to defy tradition and pursue an education.

Children's non-fiction:

The Children of China: An Artist's Journey

  ~by Song Nan Zhang

Beautiful artwork of children from the diverse provinces of China. A gift from Ann... she owned this during her years of living in China in the late '90's.

 

Great movies to watch....

The Last Emperor ~ made in 1987

A gift for Scott from me (how convenient), as our guide in China recommended we watch this epic movie to understand Chinese history better. We'd both seen it as young adults, but it was certainly more interesting now that we've been to the Forbidden City.

Mao's Last Dancer ~ released Jan. 2011

I will definitely buy this later on... had heard great reviews about it already, and we did enjoy it last evening. Shows what life was like in Communist China in the late 1970's onward. The true story of an amazing ballet dancer who defects to America.