Lanterns and Firecrackers

Lanterns and Firecrackers
Author: Jonny Zucker
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2014-12-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781845070762

Here is a simple and delightful introduction to the Chinese New Year festival - suitable for even the very youngest child. Follow a family as they let off firecrackers, watch the amazing dragon dances and light their beautiful lanterns to celebrate the start of their New Year.

Bringing In the New Year

Bringing In the New Year
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375987045

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.

Lighting a Lamp

Lighting a Lamp
Author: Jonny Zucker
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2005
Genre: Divali
ISBN: 9781845072933

A simple introduction to the Hindu festival of Divali. Follow a family as they make rangoli patterns, light divas and watch a brilliant fireworks display to celebrate their amazing festival of light. This pre-school series introduces young children to world religions and focuses on the way the festival is celebrated today. There is detailed historical and cultural information at the end for parents and teachers.

Nian, The Chinese New Year Dragon

Nian, The Chinese New Year Dragon
Author: Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534146245

2020 Feather Quill Reviewer's Choice Award Mei hates springtime. Why? Because it's only in the spring that Nian, a fierce dragon, is able to leave his mountain prison under the sea to terrorize the local village. When the villagers hear the rumblings of Nian's hungry stomach, they know that winter has ended and spring is coming. But this year on the night before the first day of spring, a magical warrior visits Mei in her dreams. He tells Mei that it is her destiny to face and defeat Nian. But she must do it within 15 days or the dragon will be free forever. Author Virginia Loh-Hagan (PoPo's Lucky Chinese New Year) gives this retelling of the Nian legend an original twist, while explaining the origins of Chinese New Year traditions.

A New Year's Reunion

A New Year's Reunion
Author: Li-Qiong Yu
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763658812

Feeling disconnected from the father whose work keeps him from home the rest of the year, Maomao enjoys a Chinese New Year visit marked by such activities as making sticky rice balls, watching a dragon dance, and searching for a hidden lucky coin.

Celebrating Chinese Festivals

Celebrating Chinese Festivals
Author: Sanmu Tang
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-03-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781602209619

Through beautiful illustrations, Celebrating Chinese Festivals presents the most important and celebrated festivals of China, and explains the traditions, the delicious foods, the exciting activities and special customs that go with them! Readers will experience many Chinese festivities together with Little Mei and her family as they celebrate: Chinese New Year. Fireworks at midnight, lion dancing and visiting with family members. The Lantern Festival. A parade of lanterns to celebrate the first full moon. Qingming Festival. Paying respects to departed loved ones by sweeping and tending to their graves. The Dragon Boat Festival. Eating zongzi and dragon boat racing. Festival of the Cow Herder and the Weaving Maiden. A Romantic story of the origin of Chinese Valentine's Day. The Mid-autumn Festival. Families get together to make sweet mooncakes! Double Ninth Festival. An autumn tradition where people climb mountains and drink a special tea to protect against danger, and visit elders to pay their respects. The classic Chinese legends and poems in this colorful book will help children understand Chinese culture, and the recipes for tasty festival treats will delight those who love Chinese food.

Orange Pear Apple Bear

Orange Pear Apple Bear
Author: Emily Gravett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2014-02-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442499761

In only five words -- four of which are in the title -- Kate Greenaway Medalist Emily Gravett presents a delightful picture book that is "simple and stunning" (The Guardian), and "daring, original, and a joy" (Sunday Times, London).

Baby's First Chinese New Year

Baby's First Chinese New Year
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2019-01-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1465486070

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this delightful baby board book that little ones will adore. The bright and colorful images in this book are the perfect way to discover the new year holiday traditions together. From colorful lanterns, to beautiful traditional clothes, to special animals that each year is named after, Baby's First Chinese New Year features all the familiar favorites associated with Asia's biggest and brightest celebration. An ideal baby gift to develop early learning, the simple pictures and sentences promote language skills. Learn all about the amazing new year holiday with your little one! Baby's First Chinese New Year perfectly captures the joy of this special celebration and is an ideal preschool learning introduction to the traditions of the festival.

Incendiary Art

Incendiary Art
Author: Kevin Salatino
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1998-01-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892364173

Festivities such as those exalting the court of Louis XIV, the celebration of James II's London coronation, and the commemoration of the peace celebrations of 1749 at The Hague culminated in dazzling pyrotechnical displays. These were in turn reproduced as prints, paintings, and narrative descriptions. This unique book examines the propagandistic and rhetorical functions these printed records came to serve as vehicles of aesthetic, cultural, and emotional significance.

My First Chinese New Year

My First Chinese New Year
Author: Karen Katz
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780805070767

A girl and her family prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year.