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PoPo's lucky Chinese New Year / written by Virginia Loh-Hagan ; illustrated by Renné Benoit.
"When her Chinese grandmother comes to visit, a young Chinese-American girl learns of and participates in the customs and beliefs celebrating an authentic Chinese New Year."--Provided by the publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781585369782 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 24 X 29 cm
- Publisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Sleeping Bear Press, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsons Public Library | JUV PIC L (Text) | 30886000666392 | Juv Holiday | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2017 Fall
PoPo (grandmother) comes from China to the U.S. to teach her granddaughter and baby grandson traditional ways to bring in a lucky new year. The story lacks conflict and character development, but the book works as nonfiction; information about Chinese New Year traditions is shared through the narrative text and in callout boxes. Friendly watercolor illustrations add warmth. Complicated craft instructions included. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2016 November #1
PoPo helps her granddaughter learn Chinese New Year traditions in this intergenerational celebration of family and culture. When PoPo arrives from China, preparations for Chinese New Year, a holiday that's like "Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day all bundled together," begin. Everything, from what one cooks and wears to how one cleans and decorates, is important to this age-old custom. As PoPo explains the symbolism behind each gesture, her Chinese-American granddaughter reacts with an honesty and effort that will captivate readers. The child's candid responses, both humorous and endearing, make the holiday's rituals accessibleâwhether she's sweeping her baby brother out with the bad luck (before bringing him back in and lovingly rubbing his "big Buddha belly"), greedily eating seconds for a long life, or acting like a cash register, yelling "Cha Ching!" when red envelopes with money are being distributed. Benoit's pencil-and-watercolor illustrations are extremely appealing. They exude warmthâboth in the way she draws her characters and with her palette selection and how she thoughtfully applies her colors. Everything has a softness to it, drawing readers in, until they too feel embraced by the girl who cuddles her baby brother and the grandmother who is passing her heritage on to her kin. With running commentary on common practices included on each spread and an art activity at the end, Loh-Hagen offers a comprehensive idea of what Chinese New Year is about, couched within an authentic Chinese-American experience. One of the best of its genre; attractive and informative, and a must for the growing Chinese New Year shelf. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus 2016 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
