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Keywords

animals, beauty, china, chinese, clothing, dancing, dragons, family, feelings, food, grandparents, happiness, health, holidays, language, lion, money, multicultural, new year, nutrition, parade, parents, party, plants, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication, wish

Title

My first Chinese New Year

Description

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year! A Chinese child is getting ready for the Chinese New Year by decorating the walls with red, making an alter to honor ancestors, getting a new dress to wear, and getting a haircut to start the new year off fresh and new. They eat a New Year's Eve feast for the good health and finally the New Year's parade with lion dancers, drummers, and the dragon! Then, they wish each other Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Author

Katz, Karen

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Illustrator

Katz, Karen

ISBN

0-8050-7076-1

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

2004

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Katie Armbruster, 2006

Citation

Katz, Karen, “My first Chinese New Year,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed June 30, 2022, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13357.