The Night Before Lunar New Year book
The Night Before Lunar New Year book written by Natasha Wing & illustrated by Amy WummerX
In The Night Before Lunar New Year, children will explore how the holiday is celebrated. The holiday is commonly celebrated by families of Asian heritage & culture. It is also referred to as "Chinese New Year" or "Eastern New Year."
Discover all the celebratory traditions surrounding Lunar New Year in this festive addition to the Night Before series.
It's the night before Lunar New Year, and a little girl is excited for all of the celebrations to come. She's prepared dumplings with her mom, bought a new dress in Chinatown, and even helped scare mythical beast Nian away with her cousins and brother. There's only one problem: she's a bit nervous about all of the loud noises at the upcoming Lunar New Year Parade. Will she overcome her fears?
Each book is full of vocabulary & rhyme to educate & engage kids of all ages. Each book contains a story line that is modeled after Clement C. Moore's beloved poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with adorable twists from Natasha Wing’s imagination.
These books are essential for any home or lower elemetary classroom library. Of course, they are also wonderful for building excitement & anticipation of upcoming holidays!
Format: Softcover
Ages: 3-9 years
Page Count: 32 pages
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
Engagement Feature: rhyme
Enrichment Activity: For added enrichment, discuss how your family welcomes a new year. When does a new year start in your family? What special activities take place? What traditions are involved?
Educational Value: Thise book is a great tool for exploring the literary concept of a parody & helping readers to form connections with what they are reading.
Teaching Tip: This story is a parody of Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Explain that a parody is when one author imitates the style of another particular writer, artist, or genre usually for a comic effect.
Maestra's Memo: "Lunar New Year" is commonly celebrated by families of Asian heritage & culture. It is also referred to as "Chinese New Year" or "Eastern New Year." Unlike Western New Year which happens on January 1st each year, the celebration of Lunar New Year occurs over several days & the dates in which it is celebrated change each year based on the phases of the moon. This is why it is called "Lunar" (Luna is the Latin word for moon).
Consider adding: The book, Dragon Dance, to your order to learn more about the Chinese New Year & how it is celebrated!
Additional/Suggested Resource: Watch this video for kids by Twinkl that explains more about Lunar New Year.
Details about a series of books: Each "The Night Before..." book is full of vocabulary & rhyme to educate & engage kids of all ages. Each book contains a story line that is modeled after Clement C. Moore's beloved poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with adorable twists from Natasha Wing’s imagination. These are great tools in exploring the literary concept of a parody as well as for building excitement & anticipation of upcoming holidays!
Check out some of Maestra Casiano's other fun holiday books, crafts & resources for celebrating Lunar New Year.
Key words: Chinese, Eastern, Asian, Dragon, holiday, festival, tradition, holidays, lunar new year, family, activities, culture, winter, spring, Asia, multicultural, multiculturalism, culturally responsive, diversity, tolerance