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New Releases by Roseanne Thong

Roseanne Thong is the author of Fly Free (2024), Cats Can (2022), Round Is a Tortilla (2013), Wish (2008), One Is a Drummer (2008), Tummy Girl (2007).

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Fly Free

release date: Apr 02, 2024
Fly Free
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book In this powerful parable that explores the impact of paying it forward, a young girl named Mai inspires a chain of events that brings good things back to her. When you do a good deed, it will come back to you. Mai loves feeding the caged birds near the temple but dreams that one day she'll see them fly free. Then she meets a young girl named Thu, and shares the joy of feeding the birds with her. This sets a chain of good deeds in motion that radiates throughout her village and beyond. Set in Vietnam, Roseanne Thong's inspiring story is elegantly illustrated with watercolor on wood by Eujin Kim Neilan.

Cats Can

release date: Apr 12, 2022
Cats Can
A rollicking rhyme that celebrates the playful and mischievous similarities between cats and toddlers! Whether they’re stretching and scheming, playing or dreaming, cats love to make mischief, sneak snacks, and cuddle up in a cozy spot, just like . . . kids! Cats Can proves that kittens and kids are more alike than we think. Roseanne Greenfield Thong’s rhyming romp is perfectly matched by the vibrant, energetic illustrations of Ebony Glenn in this playful read-aloud.

Round Is a Tortilla

release date: Mar 19, 2013
Round Is a Tortilla
A little girl discovers things that are round, square, and rectangular in her Hispanic American neighborhood.

Wish

release date: Sep 01, 2008
Wish
"Take a tour of the many delightful ways children from cultures around the world help their wishes come true"--Dust jacket.

One Is a Drummer

release date: Jul 02, 2008
One Is a Drummer
A young girl numbers her discoveries in the world around her, from one dragon boat to four mahjong players to ten bamboo stalks.

Tummy Girl

release date: Apr 17, 2007
Tummy Girl
Rhyming text celebrates the early years of a daughter's life, from wobbly first steps to romping in the rain.

Ten Friendly Fireflies

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Ten Friendly Fireflies
A light up counting book. Teaches counting from 1 to 10.

The Wishing Tree

release date: Jan 01, 2004
The Wishing Tree
At the wishing tree on Lunar New Year with his grandmother Ming's wishes always seemed to come true, but one year the tree does not help, and he alone must make peace with the loss of his grandmother and the spirit of the tree. An enormous banyan tree with thick, leafy branches grew in the center of a village near an ancient temple in a green valley with a gurgling stream. Every Lunar New Year, Ming and his grandmother visited the Wishing Tree. Its branches were covered with wishes, each written on red and yellow paper fluttering in the breeze, secured by the weight of an orange. Grandmother warned him to wish carefully, and sure enough, Ming's wishes always seemed to come true. But one year-when Ming made the most important wish of his life-the tree let him down. The Wishing Tree is about the excitement of making wishes, the anticipation over waiting for them to come true and the futility of making unrealistic ones. It is also about the love between a boy and his grandmother, and the realization that sometimes, we already possess the most important things in life.

Round is Mooncake

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Round is Mooncake
A little girl's neighborhood becomes a discovery ground of things round, square and rectangular. Many of the objects are Asian in origin, other universal: round rice bowls and a found pebble, square dim sum and pizza boxes, rectangular Chinese lace and very special pencil case. Bright art accompanies this lively introduction to shapes and short glossary explains the cultural significance of the objects featured in the book. Perfect for read-alouds or one-on-one sharing.

Red is a Dragon

release date: Aug 01, 2001
Red is a Dragon
Readers discover shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and more as a little girl finds color in many everyday things that are Asian in origin. Full-color illustrations.

Round is a Mooncake

release date: Jun 01, 2000
Round is a Mooncake
As a little girl discovers things round, square, and rectangular in her urban neighborhood, she is reminded of her Chinese American culture.
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