Bringing In The New Year
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  • Published: 15 January 2008
  • ISBN: 9780375837456
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 34
  • RRP: $29.99

Bringing In The New Year

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Audiobook
24 Sep 2024
Paperback
15 Aug 2011
Hardback
15 Jan 2008
Board Book
1 Feb 2014
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This is a simple, young, and yet satisfying story about how a modern Chinese-American family rings in the Lunar New Year. Most books about Chinese New Year are non-fiction, but this book tells a story and then adds a substantial author's note with more information at the end, which makes it a great book to read aloud.

This book is perfect for preschool and elementary units on the Lunar New Year, and will also have special appeal to Asian-American families and families who have adopted an Asian child.

This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family and friends. There will be fireworks and lion dancers, shining lanterns, and a great, long dragon parade to help bring in the Lunar New Year. And the dragon parade in our book is extra long–on a surprise fold-out page at the end of the story. Grace Lin’s artwork is a bright and gloriously patterned celebration in itself! And her story is tailor-made for reading aloud.
  • Published: 15 January 2008
  • ISBN: 9780375837456
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 34
  • RRP: $29.99
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About the author

Grace Lin

Grace Lin is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She is the author and illustrator of eight picture books, and the illustrator of over nine more. She grew up in upstate New York and now lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Robert.

Also by Grace Lin

¿Quién salta más? / Who Jumps More? (Spanish Bilingual Edition)
Una hermosa casa para pájaros / A Beautiful House for Birds (Spanish Bilingual Edition)
Our Favorite Apples
Who Jumps More?
Where Are the Eggs?
A Beautiful House for Birds
She Persisted: Maya Lin
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Praise for Bringing In The New Year

Praise for Fortune Cookie Fortunes:
"Charming. Pair this book...[with] Lin's Dim Sum For Everyone for a delicious program on Asian food." --School Library Journal
Praise for Kite Flying:
"Lin's signature swirls in the sky along with blowing hair, clothing and kite ribbons suggest the ideal blustery day." --School Library Journal, Starred
Praise for Dim Sum for Everyone:
"Like the pleasures of dim sum, this is a compact treat."--Booklikst, Starred.
"A delightful read-aloud."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred.

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