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Happy, Happy Chinese New Year!

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“In a book that may be itself a celebration, Demi explains the rituals and ideas at the back of the Chinese New Year festival. The last 15 days of the old year are spent cleaning and preparing (‘Wash your hair and get a new haircut. Pay the debts that you owe and collect what is owed to you!’). On the eve of the new moon, a special feast is prepared. . . . The first 15 days of the new year are spent celebrating with lion dances, firecrackers, and other activities. Demi’s characteristic tiny, full of life figures illustrate every page, with several spreads devoted to small, labeled pictures identifying things associated with the holiday. Infused with joy and filled with information.”—Booklist
Kung-Hsi Fa-Ts’Ai! Happy New Year! The Chinese New Year is all about fresh starts. Taking place all over China’s springtime (frequently January or February in the Western calendar), celebrations include sweeping and dusting, paying off debts, catching up on homework, cooking and eating, setting off firecrackers, and dancing. Acclaimed creator/illustrator Demi’s delightful little ode to the Chinese New Year describes in intriguing detail every of these festivities and more. Accompanying the text are Demi’s intricate and vibrant illustrations featuring Chinese children and adults participating exuberantly in every event–even mopping floors and washing hair look like joyful occasions! We learn about the symbols at the back of traditional foods: “Pork brings wealth,” “Sweet-and-sour fish signifies surplus,” “Fried rice symbolizes harmony and plenty.” And we marvel at the gorgeous dragons, lions, kites, and door guardians that dance, fly, and stand guard all the way through the days of the New Year.

Demi’s interest in Eastern traditional celebrations and lore are reflected in many of her other works for children: Buddha, Liang and the Magic Paintbrush, and every other Chinese New Year title, Happy New Year/Kung-Hsi Fa-Ts’ai!. (Ages 5 to 8) –Emilie Coulter

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