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The Wishing Tree in our library has already been placed in the Children's area. Come make a wish and join our Lunar New Year program on Feb. 2nd @ 4:00 pm.
We hope to see all of our friends at the program, but if you can not make it I have included several books that you could read together as a family. You may also write your wish in the comment space of this blog.
Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story [2]by Jonny Zucker
A family enjoys all of the traditions of Chinese New Year.
[3] Red is a Dragon: A Book of Colors [3]by Roseanne Thong
A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear
[4] Bringing in the New Year [4]by Grace Lin
A Chinese American family prepares for and celebrates the Lunar New Year. End notes discuss the customs and traditions.
[5] My First Chinese [5]New Year by Karen Katz
A family celebrates Chinese New Year.
[6] This Next Year [6] by Janet S Wong
A family prepares to celebrate the Lunar New Year and looks forward to the good luck they hope it will bring.
[7] Ten Mice for Tet [7] by Pegi Deitz Shea
A village of mice prepares for Tet, or Vietnamese New Year%2, as different numbers of mice give gifts, cook food, and celebrate in other traditional ways. Includes an afterword with facts about the holiday.
[8] New Clothes for New Year's Day [8]by Hyun-Joo Bae
A young Korean girl describes the new clothes that she will be wearing to celebrate the new year.
Books for Readers
[9] Where the Mountain Meets the Moon [10]by Grace Lin
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless mountain and freshness to Jade River.
Additional facts about Lunar New Year [11]
- 2010 [12]
- chinese new year [13]
- Family Program [14]
- lunar new year [15]
- Atascocita [16]
