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Bringing in the New Year
by
Grace Lin (Goodreads Author)
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 drago...more
Hardcover, 34 pages
Published
January 8th 2008
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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When my kiddo was around 10, she developed an interest in Chinese myths. That interest grew and soon included food, culture and language. So, one bitter cold Sunday, we took the subway down to Chinatown in NYC to see the Dragon Parade welcoming in the Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year. What an exciting day that was - we ate dumplings, sticky rice cakes and drank lots of tea, watched the dragon wake up and just enjoyed the day out despite the 20°F temperature. Next thing I knew, kiddo was finis...more
(K - 3rd grade)
Bringing in the New Year was a very exciting and colorful book to read. Being so close to Christmas time and the New Year, I was very happy to run across this book. Celebrating the New Year is always a happy time. I was able to learn about some of the customs and rituals that go along with the Chinese New Year. The illustrator used lots of thin lines that provided an inviting feeling. Learning about a new culture can be awkward at times and by using lots of curved and thin lines,...more
Bringing in the New Year was a very exciting and colorful book to read. Being so close to Christmas time and the New Year, I was very happy to run across this book. Celebrating the New Year is always a happy time. I was able to learn about some of the customs and rituals that go along with the Chinese New Year. The illustrator used lots of thin lines that provided an inviting feeling. Learning about a new culture can be awkward at times and by using lots of curved and thin lines,...more
I love Grace Lin. Her contributions to quality children's literature are many. Bringing in the New Year served as a good review for my students of many of things we have learned about celebrating Chinese New Year. The details in Lin's illustrations are what I value most -- the chun lian reading 'good luck' on the family's front door, the children covering their ears at the sound of firecrackers, the details on the dragon, and so on. And this is the only children's text I have that references...more
The book 'Bringing in the New Year' by Grace Lin is a colorful book that tells the story of how a different culture brings in the New Year. This short picture book tells the story of a family and their cultural traditions. The books illustrations are so colorful and truly pop out of the pages for the reader's eyes. As you can see, on the cover almost every color is used. The cover shows the character, Mei Mei in a cultural headdress of some kind. When you open the book it has small pictures of c...more
Jan 23, 2010
Slayermel
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
preschool teachers and parents of young children
This story is a story about a family bringing in the Chinese New Year. This book is illustrated with beautiful bright pictures while the author describes the objects that are important to the tradition of bringing in the New Year. We learn about decorations, Clothing and getting ourselves ready, as well as traditional food and festivities.
This was a very interesting book. It’s been a great introduction to Chinese New Year in my classroom which will be celebrated by five of my families. The child...more
This was a very interesting book. It’s been a great introduction to Chinese New Year in my classroom which will be celebrated by five of my families. The child...more
A classic picture book to introduce pre-K to 1st graders to the Lunar New Year holiday. Her gorgeous art and sweet story capture the warmth and joy of this holiday perfectly. As someone who has my best childhood memories from celebrating Chinese New Year in Taiwan, this book takes me back to those days. My American kids love this book and want to read it even after the holiday is over. This book is my default recommendation, gift to any early years teachers and parents who ask about the holiday....more
I really enjoyed how this story presented the Chinese New Year to children. It presents in in a nice simple way that children can enjoy. The pictures are colorful and invite children to look at them and see new things ever time it is read to them. The back has extra information about the Chinese New Years that could be great to share with the class later in a more condensed way.
-this book would be great to learn more about the Chinese New Year
-ELLs will be able to relate to this celebration, especailly from the Chinese culture
-a great way to connect is to have the studnets who celebrate this bring in something they own that has to do with Chinese New Year; that way they are familiar with the material at hand
-ELLs will be able to relate to this celebration, especailly from the Chinese culture
-a great way to connect is to have the studnets who celebrate this bring in something they own that has to do with Chinese New Year; that way they are familiar with the material at hand
Apr 15, 2013
Christina Davis
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
chinese,
cultural,
educ-x461,
elementary,
family,
folklore,
informational,
kindergarten,
own,
picture-book,
scholastic
A family celebrates the chinese new year. In a classroom this could be celebrated by using the same activities found in the book to teach about how the Chinese culture celebrates their holiday’s. The students could make paper lanterns and a dragon. In the back of the book it explains the cultural traditions of the new year.
I work in a kindergarten classroom that has welcomed Chinese students, so reading this with them was a joy. Having them tell me how to pronounce the family words and telling me about dumplings, dragons, paper lanterns... This book gave us a connection. That's more precious than anything.
A simple, bright, and attractive picture book about Chinese New Year. I really liked the clear text and artwork in this vibrant book. Recommended for preschool through Kindergarten students; it's a bit simple for older students, though it could be used as a very quick introduction.
This book was so colorful and pleasant. I would use his to talk about diversity and other cultures. Children need to be exposed t po different things. A book that every child should read, especially around the holidays to give an inside look on how other cultures celebrate.
This is a great book to introduce the Chinese New Year to young children. I loved the bright illustrations and simplicity of the book. The back of the book contains more detailed information on the holiday and would be a great resource to further explian its significance.
My son really liked this book (mostly for the pull out dragon at the end). He read it in preschool and enjoyed it when I borrowed the book from the library. It's a good summary of what Chinese New Year traditions are - plus, the pictures are vivid and fun.
Apr 19, 2013
April Evans
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
chinese-new-year,
beliefs,
culture,
diversity,
change,
informational,
kindergarten,
illustrated,
future,
holidays,
tradition,
picture-book,
other-cultures,
life,
new-year,
preschool
This is a great book to teach children about what other cultures do for the new year. The illustrations are fun and colorful. At the end, there are two informational pages about the Chinese new year. This could be used to teach students about it.
Mar 26, 2013
Vanessa Easley
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
chinese-new-year,
concept-book,
culture,
family,
fun,
informational,
holidays,
kids,
picture-book
I love how bright and colorful this book is. It tells kids all of the main parts of the Chinese New Year. I would definitely use this boom in the classroom to add some diversity and help kids understand other cultures and how they celebrate.
This is a good book to help introduce new culture into the classroom. It talks about how the Chinese New Year is celebrated. It could be used in a lesson to compare the differences and similarity to other cultures around the world.
Colorful, exciting, this book can teach us and our children more about the Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated, along with many unique items and terms that may not be well known in American culture.
I love how the Author grace Lin captures the Chinese celebration. This book can be read by 2nd and 3 rd graders. I would read it to younger grades. It informs the reader about actual events of Chinese new years.
This book has great pictures and easy to learn Chinese words accompanied with pictures of what the word means. "Bringing in the New Year" would be easy to insert into any lesson about the Chinese New Year.
I loved how this story told all about the Chinese New Year. I actually learned many things I did not know from this book. Great way to tie in other cultures into the school year!!
Mar 17, 2013
Megan Sutherland
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
acceptance,
colorful,
descriptive,
conept-book,
enjoyment,
family,
fun,
identity,
informational,
holidays,
picture-book,
reality,
young-children,
truth
This book would be ideal for children to read to experience a culture that may be different from their own. A great description of the Chinese Lunar new Year for children to read about.
Very fun book that shows a family getting ready for Chinese New Year. Very appropriate for younger children, with a few surprises! Preschool Unit: Chinese New Year (Friends In Many Lands)
This book tells the story of a girl whose family is prepping for the coming new year. This is a good way to introduce the traditions of the Chinese New Year without just listing them.
great description of celebrating the Lunar New Year from the perspective of a young girl. The text is simple, easy to understand. The pictures are colorful and engaging.
The book shows how Chinese New Year is celebrated. The text is VERY simple. The illustrations are wonderful. At the end, there is a dragon page that can be extended.
I think this is a good book introducing the Chinese New Year. Children can have the opportunity to learn about different cultures and how they may celebrate a holiday.
It gave a prospective of Chinese New Year for a child. It's a good way to show students in the class a little about this celebration.
An interest in pandas on the part of the youngest, has lead to reading a great deal of children's fiction and nonfiction on China.
Apr 16, 2013
Chelsey Combs
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
chinese,
chinese-new-year,
picture-book,
my-book,
celebration,
preparations,
ritual,
planning
This book is mainly about the Chinese New Year. It explains what all is done to prepare for this major celebration.
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