Happy Chinese New Year, Kai-lan! by Lauryn Silverhardt

She yearns to have special skills like those of her parents and relatives. Based upon the inspirational story of the author’s grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, Ruby’s Wish is an engaging portrait of a young girl who strives for more and a family who rewards her hard work and courage.ģ.) Year of the Horse: Tales of the Chinese Zodiac~īy Author Oliver Chin and Illustrator Jennifer WoodĢ014 is The Year of the Horse! Hannah the horse has a wonderfully talented family and a very special friendship with a boy named Tom, but she wants more than that. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Introduce the customs of Chinese New Year to even the youngest readers with this festive new lift-the-flap book.īy Shirin Yim, Author and Sophie Blackall, Illustrator Shopping at the outdoor market for fresh flowers, eating New Year’s dinner with the whole family, receiving red envelopes from Grandma and Grandpa, and best of all-watching the spectacular Chinese New Year’s parade! It’s Chinese New Year and there are so many fun things to do! Here is an article with some predictions for the year of the horse (if can’t click, copy and paste into your browser): įIVE BOOKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN THAT WE ENJOY!Īuthor Joan Holub and Illustrated by Benrei Huang. Be sure to check out a list of books that your family might enjoy as well!įor good fortune, please stop by in the comments tell me what animal you are! I leave in this post for you some links and images to help you celebrate or to see how we enjoyed our evening. We make crafts and read books and this year my six-year-old and I watched Mulan, one of our favorite heroines.

The kids and I watch some of the parades online and it’s amazing how intricate some of the people dragon trains are designed! Quite honestly, there is also a part of me that just loves all the reds, yellows, oranges and the dragons….oh, I love the dragons. We like to remind ourselves what animal year we were born in, then see if our personalities are matching up as we learn and grow. Happy Chinese New Year 2014! It’s the year of the horse! Since I love all things history, culture, or steeped in tradition, we liked celebrating the holiday yesterday for fun at our house.

Happy Chinese New Year, Kai-lan! by Lauryn Silverhardt