This is a great book about friendship and the Chinese culture.  Check out the sites below for more information on The Year of the Book.

Readers Theater Script – Year of the Book (PDF)

Author Andrea Cheng’s website:
http://www.andreacheng.com/

NPR audio interview with Andrea Cheng (9:26):
http://cpa.ds.npr.org/wvxu/audio/2013/08/081113_AndreaCheng.mp3

The Year of the Book Back Story (courtesy of Andrea Cheng)

The Year of the Book Book Blog about “Readwalking” (courtesy of Andrea Cheng)

Illustrator Abigail Halpin’s website:
http://www.theodesign.com/

Book trailer for The Year of the Book:
http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/The+Year+of+the+Book+Schooltube

A short article on Chinese schools in non-Chinese speaking countries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_school

Includes links to the Chinese zodiac, Chinese food, Chinese festivals,, Chinese writing and more:
http://www.china-family-adventure.com/index.html