Kevin & Robin Books
- Quality Reading for Children
Summary:Kevin and Robin love to hear Grandpa’s folklore from China. Grandpa tells them a story called The Hidden Treasure, about a poor, old man abandoned by his three sons and their wives. The old man falls ill. A neighbour hears him muttering in his delirium something about a treasure and informs his sons. Soon, the sons and their wives are fighting over possession of the dying old man - and his “hidden treasure.”
by: Ruowen Wang; Illustrated by: Wei Xu
Black and white, 40 pages, 8½ x 11, hardcover with dust jacket
Audience: age 8+; ISBN 978-0-9738798-1-0; Price: $22.95 Cdn;
Summary:Zigzoo is a mighty young dragon. One day, he catches a cold and becomes ill. His grandmother tells him colds are a human illness, and he has to seek for help from a human doctor. The doctor Zigzoo first visits is afraid of a fire-puffing dragon and sends him off to seek help from another professional. Poor Zigzoo goes from one specialist to the next, but each one finds a different excuse for not helping him. His search for help takes him all the way back to where he first started. But this time, he winds up helping the one who was not willing to help him at the first place, and finds that he has helped himself too.
byRuowen Wang; Illustrated by Wei Xu
Description: Full color, 32 pages, 8½ x 11, hardcover with dust jacket
Audience: All ages; ISBN 978-0-9738799-8-8; Price: $22.95 Cdn
New Titles
2008
Summary: Chinese Moon Festival is very much like
Thanksgiving in North America. Families get together to admire the
bright full moon while eating sweet moon cakes, and enjoying a cup of
good tea. Under this full moon friendships are renewed,
families are reunited, and long-lost lovers find their way to each
other. Under the bright moonlight people toast each other’s good
health, family togetherness, and wish peace for everyone. It is a time
to reflect, to think of our absent loved ones, and to wish our families
and friends well....
Description: Full color, 32 pages, 8½ x 11, hardcover with dust jacket
Audience: age 7+; ISBN 978-0-9738799-5-7; Price: $22.95 Cdn
Summary: Little Joy
is a happy baby. She smiles a lot. But her Mommy notices that, unlike other
babies her age, Little Joy has not yet learned to laugh out loud.
This book is for very young children. The
story uses limited words, simple sentence structure and repeated sentences to
encourage language acquisition. Its charming illustrations of a Caucasian
family interacting with their adopted Chinese daughter impart one message:
A heart with love has room enough for everyone.
Description: Full colour, 24 pages, 8½ x 11, hardcover with dust jacket Audience: All ages; ISBN 978-0-9738799-7-1; Price: $19.95
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