Xiaomei's Chinese New Year
Once upon a time, a girl named Xiaomei couldn't understand why Chinese New Year's Eve had to be so much work — until her grandfather told her the story of the monster Nian.
child_care 5-10 years
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New Once upon a time, a girl named Xiaomei couldn't understand why Chinese New Year's Eve had to be so much work — until her grandfather told her the story of the monster Nian.
child_care 5-10 years
New Once upon a time, an Indian boy named Arjun refused to play Holi because he was afraid of getting his clothes stained. But when an old friend he'd fought with came to make peace by throwing color at him, he understood that Holi was about more than just color.
child_care 5-10 years
New Once upon a time, a Kenyan boy named Kambili led a foreign tourist to see the wildlife, teaching her that a true safari isn't about taking photos — it's about respecting nature.
child_care 5-10 years
New Once upon a time, a Maori boy in New Zealand was given the task of telling his tribe's story in front of everyone at a great gathering. But he was so frightened he forgot it all, and had to find the story within his own heart.
child_care 5-10 years
Once upon a time, a Thai boy named Phu visited Angkor Wat in Cambodia, where he met a Khmer boy who taught him that great civilizations are built through people working together.
child_care 5-10 years
Once upon a time, a girl named Hima traveled to Finland and met the real Santa Claus. But what Santa told her wasn't anything like what she expected.
child_care 5-10 years
Once upon a time, a girl named Dao visited Japan during cherry blossom season. She met a Japanese girl named Hana and learned that some kinds of beauty are more beautiful precisely because they don't last.
child_care 5-10 years
Once upon a time, a boy named Oak visited the Netherlands and got lost in a vast tulip field. A Dutch boy named Lars helped him find his way back, and taught him the best path of all in life.
child_care 5-10 years
Kong moves to Brazil with his father for work. He doesn't know the language and has no friends — until Carnival arrives, and a boy named Paulo teaches him that dancing is a language everyone shares.
child_care 6-12 years
When Nana traveled to Vietnam with her family, she experienced the lantern festival in the town of Hoi An and made a new friend who taught her that language is never a barrier to friendship.
child_care 5-10 years
Isabel prepares an ofrenda for her beloved Abuelito during Mexico's Día de los Muertos and discovers that love doesn't end — it only changes shape.
child_care 5-12 years
Minjun doesn't want to leave Seoul for the Chuseok holiday — but when his grandmother teaches him to make songpyeon and tells him what the harvest festival really means, he finds something more valuable than any game day.
child_care 5-12 years
Aryan wants to make the most beautiful Diwali lamp on the street - until he meets a neighbor with no lamp to light, and discovers what the Festival of Lights truly means.
child_care 5-12 years
When Haruko, a new student from Japan, arrives at school, no one can talk to her - until Jiw discovers that the language of the heart needs no translation.
child_care 4-10 years
Xiaolan wants to send a lantern to her grandmother who passed away, but the lantern she made breaks before the night arrives. Will love help her find a way through the disappointment?
child_care 4-10 years