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What are the English picture books about Chinese New Year?

English picture books about Chinese New Year are as follows:

1, "A New Year's Reunion"

This is a Chinese original picture book, the original Chinese version is called "Reunion", is the first "Feng Zikai It was translated into English and introduced to the United States in 2011, and was named one of the ten best children's picture books of 2011 by the New York Times at the end of the year.

The story is a very warm and heartbreaking one, told from the point of view of the left-behind child MaoMao. It's about Mao Mao's father, who is building a big house far away and can only come home once a year, coming home for New Year's Eve and quickly developing a bond with Mao Mao in just a few days during the Spring Festival vacation. ......

2. "Peppa's Chinese New Year"

What sparks will Peppa's rare appearance in this picture book, dressed in a Tang suit and holding a folding fan ......, create with the Chinese New Year? Is today a lucky day? Everyone is confused. It was only after seeing the hanging lanterns, writing the Chinese character "福" and eating the sugar cookies that Paige and her friends gradually realized the "Chinese New Year."

This book is a great example of how the Chinese New Year can be a great success. This book shows the Chinese New Year from multiple perspectives with diverse scenes to experience the strong atmosphere of traditional culture; conveys the knowledge of Chinese New Year customs with simple daily conversations and lively stories, which is entertaining and educational; and brings together the East and the West so that children can form a broader view of the world at an early age.

3. My First Chinese New Year

This book is a representative work of Karen Katz, a famous American author of young children's books and a winner of the U.S. National Parent-Child Publications Gold Medal and the Oppenheim Toy Gold Medal. The book is a representative work of Karen Katz, a famous American author of young children's books. The book contains a lot of English expressions about Chinese New Year, such as cut papers, New Year's Eve banquet, and so on.

The picture book tells the story of Chinese New Year customs from the perspective of Mary, a little girl living abroad, describing details related to Chinese New Year such as sweeping the house, putting up Spring Festival couplets, handing out red envelopes, wearing new clothes, and the dragon and lion dances. It is especially suitable for parent-child ***reading*** with your child on this day of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, ****expecting the arrival of the Spring Festival together!

4. Chelsea's Chinese New Year

This picture book is a little different from the previous ones in that it tells the story from the point of view of a little Chinese girl living in the U.S. about how they celebrate the Chinese New Year in America. Of course, the customs of putting up spring couplets, hanging lanterns, wearing new clothes, New Year's dinner, receiving red envelopes, and lion dances are not left out.

It's just that the drawing style is more like a child's doodle, and more in the style of a western picture book. But the book is created from a more interesting perspective, and the little girl's statements seem as if they appear to be conversing with you, which can pique a child's interest in interacting.