This Subsequent New Yr: (Korean-English Bilingual Version) (Korean Version)

That is the Korean-English bilingual paperback version of the award-winning Lunar New Yr basic (additionally obtainable in English-only and Chinese language bilingual editions).

A younger boy appears ahead to the Lunar New Yr, typically referred to as the Chinese language or Korean New Yr, a time of hope—and you do not have to be Asian to rejoice it! Janet S. Wong’s spare, lyrical couplets voice a baby’s willpower to face the brand new yr with braveness and optimism. Yangsook Choi captures the spirit of celebration in her vibrant, energetic footage.

(The next refers back to the unique English language model of the ebook.)

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Amazon.com Evaluate

A festive, really participating story of the Chinese language Lunar New Yr. The Chinese language Korean boy tells us, in a humorous, contemporary, first-person voice, how his greatest buddies, a German French boy and a Hopi Mexican lady, wish to rejoice the Chinese language New Yr, too. Yangsook Choi’s artfully composed, action-packed work add uplifting coloration to the blissful spirit of the vacation, and an creator’s word gives extra particulars in regards to the Chinese language New Yr and Wong’s childhood recollections of the celebration. This pleasant image ebook makes a effective addition to the small assortment of Chinese language New Yr books, distinguishing itself with the narrator’s endearingly persistent quest for luck: “They are saying you might be coming into cash / when your palms itch, / and my palms have been itching for days. / My brother thinks it is warts, / however I do know luck is coming.” (Ages 4 to eight) —Emilie Coulter

From Faculty Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2. Wong rigorously and clearly presents the explanations behind the rituals in a way comprehensible to younger youngsters. She explains in an appended word about her personal confusion as a baby in regards to the timing and which means of the vacation. Choi’s vibrant…work realistically seize the main points of and preparations for this hopeful time of yr. Kids will benefit from the shiny colours and the sense of movement and exercise conveyed because the boy helps his mom clear, flosses his enamel, and cringes from the noise of the firecrackers. A sensible choice for anybody on the point of rejoice Chinese language New Yr. Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library

From Booklist

Ages 4-8. The narrator, who’s half Korean, describes how he and his buddies, like so many individuals in a multicultural society, rejoice the vacation with a contemporary mix of adopted and inherited traditions: the boy’s mom makes conventional Korean new yr soup; Evelyn, half Hopi and Mexican, loves the money-stuffed purple envelopes from her Singaporean neighbor; and Glenn, half French and German, “calls it Chinese language New Yr, too, though he celebrates it at his home by consuming Thai meals to go.” At residence, the boy cleans the home, “so it may possibly absorb good luck like an empty sponge,” grooms himself, and pledges to be courageous and optimistic—”none of that may’t do, haven’t got, why me.” Choi’s easy, brightly coloured work—crammed with firecrackers, dragons, and different cultural symbols—ably illustrate the optimistic exercise and the craving within the accessible, rhythmic textual content. Youngsters of various backgrounds will join with the boy’s earnest need to assist change the household’s luck and notice his personal potential. Gillian Engberg

From The Horn E-book

“In a spare, lyrical narrative a Chinese language-Korean boy displays on what the luner new yr, in any other case often known as Chinese language New Yr, means to him . . . The ideas of renewal, beginning over, and luck, which inform most of the rituals, will resonate with younger readers.” —The Horn E-book