Walk through the author's Chinatown neighborhood. Seeing, smelling, and tasting just some of the exciting things that make Chinatown a wonderful place. The reader is taken on a tour of a child's perspective through his community that is full of friendly and familiar faces. ( )

Author/illustrator William Low explores the day-to-day life of New York City's Chinatown in this picture-book, using a young boy who spends most of his days with his grandmother as a narrator. Visiting the park for a tai chi class, going to market for fresh snapping crabs, the boy and and his grandmother enjoy many activities together, culminating in his favorite festival - Chinese New Year.

Although I have read books illustrated by Low, Chinatown is the first book I have picked up that he both wrote and illustrated. It was first published in 1997, so it isn't the newest title out there, but it is engaging, and the activities chronicled are every bit as relevant today as they were twenty years ago. The artwork, done in oil paint on board, are colorful and somewhat impressionistic. Recommended to anyone looking for children's stories set in Chinatown, and featuring Chinese-American life. ( )

This book talks about a grandma and her grand daughter in china town experiencing it all.

A grandmother and her grandson go through Chinatown having fun with the sights, sounds and smells of the Chinese New Year. Great for preschool age.