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{Celebrate China} Chinese Traditions
If you are an international adoptive mama like me, chances are that you didn’t inherently know everything about your child’s birth culture. Unless you spent years living in their birth country, it...
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{Celebrate China} Our New Year Library
With Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival) just around the corner, it seemed like a good time to post about our favorite books celebrating the holiday! There are so many terrific books available! Our...
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{Celebrate China} Favorite Adoption Books
I love growing our adoption book library. It’s so fun to learn about other families’ favorite books, so I thought I’d share our adoption-themed favorites. Some are more favorite than others, but...
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Celebrating Dragon Boat Festival
I really enjoy celebrating the major Chinese holidays, which typically involve eating lots of delicious food. We had a Dragon Boat feast over the weekend while at the beach. It was so yummy, very hao...
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Celebrating the Moon Festival with books
This year, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival falls on September 6-8. It is a day of Thanksgiving for the Chinese, when families come together and give thanks for the harvest and family unity. It falls on...
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2015 Chinese New Year Library
I love books. LOVE BOOKS. You can find books in just about every room of my house. I’m not sure my husband appreciates my book obsession, but hopefully my children will. At least one day. I also...
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It’s All Chinese to Me {Book Review}
It’s All Chinese to Me was published in 2009 as a general introduction to Chinese culture and etiquette. It’s meant to be a quick, funny read, not an in-depth study. Overall, I think it’s a great...
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Happy (belated) Dragon Boat Festival
I’m a few days late on this post, but Happy Dragon Boat Festival or Duān Wǔ Jié Kuài Lè! Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar to commemorate on of China’s greatest...
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Homeschool Library Organization
Over the last several years, our book collection has taken on a life of its own and become more than just a collection. So before we officially started the new school year, I wanted to organize them...
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