Beanbag TravelerThese books can help your child connect with her birth culture. Add your family’s favorites using the comment function at the end of this article!
China
Look What Came from China, by Miles Harvey (Franklin Watts). Children learn about the inventions, music, sports, fashion, and food that hail from China.
The Dragon’s Tale, retold by Demi (Henry Holt). Twelve entertaining fables about the animals of the Chinese zodiac.
India
Monsoon, by Uma Krishnaswami (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux). A young Indian girl and her family wait for the end-of-summer rains.
Prita Goes to India, by Prodeepta Das (Frances Lincoln). Seven-year-old Prita visits relatives in India and is fascinated by their daily life.
Korea
Bee-bim Bop!, by Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books). A Korean girl helps her mother shop for and prepare a delicious dinner.
Land of Morning Calm: Korean Culture Then and Now, by John Stickler (Shen’s Books). A celebration of Korea’s religions, food, martial arts, and other forms of culture.
Vietnam
Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam, by Sherry Garland (Harcourt Children’s Books). Children learn about the origins of a tiger’s stripes, the man in the moon, Vietnam’s wild monsoons, and more.
Ten Mice for Tet, by Pegi Deitz Shea and Cynthia Weill (Chronicle Books). A vibrant counting book introduces kids to the rich traditions of Vietnamese New Year. Back To Home Page ©2013 Adoptive Families. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. | 
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