Chinese Kite Festival
CCBC Review:
“A dragonfly hovers in the breeze.” “A goldfish swims in the rain.” Fourteen spare yet lyrical descriptive statements are paired with striking digital watercolor illustrations of animal kites in the sky. Each full-page illustration shows the richly hued, multicolored kite against a background skyscape suggested by the descriptive sentence. The facing page features the sentence in both English and Simplified Chinese against a white background. The background of both pages includes glimpses of one or more of the other kites and decorative spirals in complementary shades. There is a sense of whimsy in the book’s visual elements matched by the playfulness of the language used to describe each kite in action. A closing page spread shows all 14 animal kites with a brief explanation of each animal’s significance in Chinese culture. ©2022 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Rich Lo
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-7
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Bilingual Books
Chinese and Chinese Americans
Chinese language
Diversity subject:
Asian
Publisher:
Holiday House
Publish Year: 2021
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780823447640
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Lo