Chinese Celebrations for Children
Festivals, Holidays and Traditions
Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · March 7, 2023
**A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection** **Winner of the 2023 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD in the Chinese Culture Activity Books category from Creative Child Magazine** Families, feasts and fireworks—Chinese Celebrations for Children showcases the rich cultural traditions of China with stories, activities, recipes and more.
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- Who it’s for
- Stories, activities, and recipes introduce China's traditional celebrations across the year.
- Themes
- Chinese cultural traditions, Festivals and holidays, Cultural activities and recipes
- Genres
- Holidays & Celebrations, Lunar New Year, Diversity & Culture
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**A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection** **Winner of the 2023 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD in the Chinese Culture Activity Books category from Creative Child Magazine** Families, feasts and fireworks—Chinese Celebrations for Children showcases the rich cultural traditions of China with stories, activities, recipes and more.
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The charming illustrations of Patrick Yee and informative texts of Susan Nunes conjure up the pageantry and symbolism of China's traditional celebrations—from birthdays and anniversaries to harvest festivals and public holidays. It's a year filled with celebrations on this festive trip to China! - Meet the Three Lucky Gods! - Make a fresh start at the Spring Festival! - Create some bold strokes with calligraphy! - Celebrate the Lunar New Year! - Learn about the lion dance and the legend of Nian! - And many more holidays, stories, recipes, events and activities! Experience these traditions and more in this fascinating book, which features exciting activities and stories— from money-filled red envelopes given during the Lunar New Year to making mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival! Chinese Celebrations for Children explains why in China there's always a good reason to celebrate!
Chinese Festival Traditions
Stories, activities, and recipes introduce China's traditional celebrations across the year.
Come here for
- Stories and activities about the Spring Festival and Lunar New Year
- Recipes include mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
Expect
- Celebrations from birthdays and anniversaries to harvest festivals and public holidays
- Illustrations by Patrick Yee
Where it sits
| Lunar New Year | 45% |
|---|---|
| Diversity & Culture | 40% |
| Holidays & Celebrations | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Nonreligious Holidays
- Asia for Kids
- Customs & Traditions
- Authors
- Susan Miho Nunes
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Published
- March 7, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Chinese cultural traditions · Festivals and holidays · Cultural activities and recipes
- Reading lane
- Nonreligious Holidays