Name: Bringing in the New Year
ISBN: 9780375837456

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

A Joyful New Year

Family preparations, vivid artwork, and a long dragon parade make this a lively read-aloud.

Come here for

A warm family celebration of Lunar New Year
Bright, gloriously patterned artwork

Expect

Familiar preparations, from dumplings to decorations
A surprise fold-out dragon parade

Book Details

Authors: Grace Lin
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: January 8, 2008
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Lunar New Year · Nonreligious Celebrations
Reading lane: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Lunar New Year

Affinity

Publisher Categories

US: Asian American Stories
Family Stories
Holiday & Celebration Stories

About This Book

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 surpr...

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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.