Our Lunar New Year
Celebrating Lunar New Year in Asian Communities

Read for my toddler's bedtime. New Year celebrated under Lunar Calendar. China, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, and India. I'm not sure if the other countries are correctly researched but Vietnam was misinformed. Vietnam don't do fireworks but instead use firecrackers. Vietnam don't eat ham. Ham is what p......more

Earlier this year I read and reviewed for another book tour - Our Moon Festival by Yobe Qiu and found it fascinating. When I saw Yobe had written a new one, I wanted to read it. I have to admit though that the cover of this book is a bit of an eye-sore compared to Our Moon Festival as the reds were......more

My grandsons and I love this book. It’s a fabulous way to start teaching the next generation about the different traditions of celebrating the Lunar New Year. The illustrations portray a slice of life for each of the five families. Since three illustrators worked on the book, you can point out the di......more

Our Lunar New Year is a very informative book about "Chinese New Year" and how it is celebrated in various countries. It also makes children aware of different countries and varying beliefs. I was unaware of the various names for the New year in other countries. The illustrated book is suggested for......more