Keep on Reading! Book Recommendations from CIS Library①
Canadian International School of Guangzhou
2022-01-21
Chinese New Year is just one week away. Apart from some well-deserved time for family reunion, it's always nice to grab a book and read too! Reading is a vital part of the CIS academic culture. We see students and staff reading in our beautiful reading space, aptly named the ‘Learning Commons.’ On a regular basis, we invite parents and guests to read to our students. Our classrooms are also equipped with mini-libraries, an essential part of the classroom environment. And this year, CIS also built an ECE library, perfect for our little ones to enjoy a book. Reading is as much a habit as it is an activity that anyone can enjoy anytime!
Mr. Dean from CIS Learning Commons has a collection of wonderful books for students and families to read during this holiday. Here's our first list out of three for younger readers (age 2-6). From Chinese traditions to a story about friendship, we hope this list inspires you to pick up a book and travel to a universe of words, pictures and more. Read on, CIS!
Featured CNY Read
Bringing In the New Year
By Grace Lin
Working together and helping others are important.
Author Grace Lin tells the tale of a Chinese family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each family member lends a hand to sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations and make dumplings.
This is not my Hat
By Jon Klassen
In this humorous story, a small fish has stolen a hat from a much bigger fish! Follow the small fish as he tries to get away with it and the big fish who is in hot pursuit.
Canadian writer and illustrator Jon Klassen won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for this children’s book, becoming the first book to win both awards!
The Color Monster
By Anna Llenas
Sharing feelings is important and this book helps encourage young ones to discuss how they feel.
This book will help young readers identify emotions and feel more in control. Students are taught colours, numbers and letters so why not emotions and feelings too?
If Animals Kissed Good Night
By Ann Whitford Paul
What if animals behaved like humans did? What if they kissed?
Find out with writer Ann Whitford Paul and illustrator David Walker in this story as they talk about everything from slowly kissing sloths to jumping kisses with kangaroos!
The Book With No Pictures
By BJ Novak
Pictures are enjoyable but sometimes we need to focus on the words written by an author.
It might seem like no fun to have a book with no pictures but this book proves otherwise. This book will make your child laugh out loud with silly phrases and creative writing!
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