Grace Lin's Blog, page 68
August 19, 2012
Sunday Chinese School
Welcome to Sunday Chinese School, where we learn a Chinese word (or phrase) a week with my mom!Today's word is:
camping
lùyíng
露营
August 17, 2012
fortune cookie friday
"To save one life is better than to build a seven-story pagoda. "
-Chinese Proverb
August 16, 2012
on the way to the grocery store
Interesting question to ponder...
August 13, 2012
on my desk monday
On my table this week are Maisy books! I had to start buying some baby books, as the children's books I do have are still a bit puzzling to Rain Dragon. And what is a more perfect way to start the baby book library with a Maisy collection? Rain Dragon isn't named after the Maisy mouse, of course, but she still must have the books!
And she seems to like them, too:
And she seems to like them, too:
August 12, 2012
Sunday Chinese School
Welcome to Sunday Chinese School, where we learn a Chinese word (or phrase) a week with my mom!Today's word is:
fishing
yúyè
魚業
August 10, 2012
fortune cookie friday
"When you lose, don’t lose the lesson."
-dalai lama
August 9, 2012
Pocket Pacy Picture of the Week
Young Reader Apple Liu would bring Pocket Pacy to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon:
I hope she brings Pocket Pacy to the Starry River of the Sky in October!
I hope she brings Pocket Pacy to the Starry River of the Sky in October!
August 7, 2012
Save the date for Starry River of the Sky!
As I may have mentioned, I am getting very excited about the release of Starry River of the Sky! I'm so excited that I decided I must have another book launch, even though I had thought the Dumpling Days launch would be my last. But with Rain Dragon proving herself to be a nice baby and this book being so important to me, I thought I'd risk it. Also, this might very well really be the last book launch, at least at my beloved Porter Square Books, as we're thinking of moving out of the area...
SO, save the date for the Starry River of the Sky Book Launch:
Sunday, September 30th at 3pm
Porter Square Books
25 White Street, Cambridge MA
617-491-2220 (reserve your copy today, which automatically reserves your goodie bag, by the way)
As usual, I will plan the most awesomest goodie bags I can (I am thinking star-shaped cookies!) with many prizes (perhaps special edition pocket pacys?). Stay tuned for next month when I reveal all the details.
Not local? As usual, you can pre-order you book from Porter Square and I will sign it for you on launch day plus send along some extra goodies (probably not the cookies, though). And watch for the online giveaways I'm planning, too!
August 6, 2012
on my desk monday
I should really call this on my dining table monday since, as I mentioned earlier, the studio desk has been abandoned. But today, I have one of my favorite children's books, Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? lying out.
I thought I would take it out to read to the Rain Dragon, though it is a kind of old for her. At first she was rather interested:
But she got quickly confused:
She's thinking, "Were those pigs eating bacon?"
I guess I should go and get some baby books for her instead!
I thought I would take it out to read to the Rain Dragon, though it is a kind of old for her. At first she was rather interested:
But she got quickly confused:
She's thinking, "Were those pigs eating bacon?"I guess I should go and get some baby books for her instead!
August 5, 2012
Sunday Chinese School
Welcome to Sunday Chinese School, where we learn a Chinese word (or phrase) a week with my mom!Today's word is:
jellyfish
hǎizhē
海蜇
