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Reviews from
Pacific Reader, published by the International Examiner
 
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Winter 2003

Shelley Fu, illustrated by Joseph F. Abboreno, Chinese calligraphy by Dr. Shewin Fu,
Ho Yi the Archer and Other Classic Chinese Tales.
Linnet Books, 2000.
reviewed by Pei Pei Sung

Taro Gomi, author and illustrator,
I Lost My Dad.
Kane Miller, 2001.
reviewed by Tanya Kim

Jae Soo Liu, music by Dong Il Sheen,
Yellow Umbrella.
Kane Miller, 2002.
reviewed by Tanya Kim

Ann Whitehead Nagda,
Snake Charmer.
Henry Holt, 2002.
reviewed by Fatima Wilson

Linda Sue Park,
A Single Shard.
Clarion Books, 2001.
reviewed by Chalida Anusasananam

Allen Say, author and illustrator,
Home of the Brave.
Houghton Mifflin / Walter Lorraine Books, 2002.
reviewed by Paul Mori

David Weitzman, author and illustrator,
Rama and Sita: A Tale from Ancient Java.
David R. Godine, 2002.
reviewed by Maya Wilson

Spring 2002

Da Chen,
China's Son: Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution.
Delacorte Press, 2001.
reviewed by Eric C. Lai

Michael L. Cooper,
Fighting For Honor: Japanese Americans and World War II.
Clarion Books, 2000.
reviewed by Christina Sakura

Milly Lee, illustrated by Yangsook Choi,
Earthquake.
Distributed by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
reviewed by Tanya Kim

Lu Chi Fa with Becky White,
Double Luck: Memories of a Chinese Orphan.
Holiday House, 2001.
reviewed by Lily Woo

Rafe Martin, illustrated by David Shannon,
The Shark God.
Scholastic Press, 2001.
reviewed by Sumi Hayashi

Vickie Nam,
YELL-Oh Girls!
Quill, 2001.
reviewed by Chalida Anusasananan

Lensey Namioka, illustrated by Aki Sogabe,
The Hungriest Boy in the World.
Holiday House, 2001.
reviewed by Fatima Lim-Wilson

Deborah Kogan Ray, author and illustrator,
Hokusai: The Man Who Painted a Mountain.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
reviewed by Shana Bestock

Fall 2001

Andrea Cheng, illustrated by Ange Sang,
Grandfather Counts.
Lee & Low Books, 2000.
reviewed by Fatima Lim-Wilson

An Na,
A Step from Heaven.
Front Street Books, 2001.
reviewed by Joomi Lee

Carol Antoinette Peacock, illustrated by Shawn Costello Brownell,
Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story.
Albert Whitman & Co., 2000.
reviewed by Tanya Kim

Yin, illustrated by Chris Soenpiet,
Coolies.
Philomel Books, 2001.
reviewed by James C. Leong

Ellen Emerson White,
Kaiulani: The People's Princess.
Scholastic Inc., 2001.
reviewed by Maritess A. Tse

Summer 2001

Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Tungway Chau,
The Runaway Rice Cake.
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2001.
reviewed by C.K.Rekdal

Tim Myers, illustrated by Oki S. Han,
Basho and the Fox.
Marshall Cavendish, 2000.
reviewed by C.K. Rekdal

Barbara Ann Porte, illustrated by Annie Cannon,
Ma Jiang and the Orange Ants.
Orchard Books, 2000.
reviewed by C.K.Rekdal

Umezawa Rui, illustrated by Yuji Ando,
Aiko's Flowers.
Tundra Books, 1999.
reviewed by Maya Wilson

Spring 2001

Margaret and Raymond Chang, illustrated by Lori McElrath-Eslick,
Da Wei's Treasure: A Chinese Tale.
Simon and Schuster, 1999.
reviewed by Sumi Hayashi

Chungliang Al Huang,
The Chinese Book of Animal Powers.
Joanna Coller Books, 1999.
reviewed by Fatima Lim-Wilson

Kimiko Kajikawa, illustrated by Yumi Heo,
Yoshi's Feast.
Dorling Kindersley Publishing (USA), 2000.
reviewed by Fatima Lim-Wilson

Marie G. Lee,
F Is for Fabuloso.
Avon Books, 1999.
reviewed by Sumi Hayashi

Huy Voun Lee, author and illustrator,
1,2,3, Go!
Henry Holt and Company, 2000.
reviewed by Fatima Lim-Wilson

Bettina Ling,
Aung San Suu Kyi, Standing Up for Democracy in Burma.
The Feminist Press, 1999.
reviewed by Sumi Hayashi

Niimi Nankichi, illustrated by Kuroi Ken,
Buying Mittens.
University of Hawaii Press, 1999.
reviewed by Sumi Hayashi

Judy Sierra, ilIustrated by Meilo So,
Tasty Baby Belly Buttons.
Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
reviewed by Fatima Lim-Wison

Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Grace Lim,
Round Is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes.
Chronicle Books, 2000.
reviewed by Fatima Lim-Wilson

Maxine Trottier, illustrated by Paul Morin,
Flags.
Stoddart Kids, 1999.
reviewed by Sumi Hayashi

Xuan Yong-Shen,
The Dragon Lover and Other Chinese Proverbs.
Shen's Books, 1999.
reviewed by Fatima Lim-Wilson

Laurence Yep,
The Amah.
Putnam Publishing, 1999.
reviewed by Sumi Hayashi

Laurence Yep,
Dream Soul.
Harper Collins Publishers, 2000.
reviewed by Chalida Anusasananan

Laurence Yep,
The Journal of Wong Ming Chung, a Chinese Miner.
Scholastic Books, 2000.
reviewed by Sumi Hayashi

Fall 2000

Barbara Brenner and Julie Takeya, illustrated by June Otani,
Chibi: A True Story from Japan.
Clarion Books, 1996.
reviewed by David Takami

Edna Coe Bercaw, illustrated by Robert Hunt,
Halmoni's Day.
Dial Books for Young Readers, 2000.
reviewed by Tanya Kim

Suzanne Fisher Staples,
Shiva's Fire.
Farrar Straus Giroux / Frances Foster, 2000.
reviewed by Shalin Hai-Jew

Rita Golden Gelman, paintings by Yansook Choi,
Rice Is Life.
Henry Holt and Co., 2000.
reviewed by Mark J. Manuel

Rena Krasno, illustrated by Toru Sugita,
Floating Lanterns and Golden Shrines: Celebrating Japanese Festivals.
Pacific View Press, 2000.
reviewed by Valerie Pang

Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Bo Jia,
The Trip Back Home.
Harcourt, Inc, 2000.
reviewed by Tanya Kim

   
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