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Two New Years

by Richard Ho

CCBC Review:

What’s better than one New Year celebration? Two New Year celebrations! For one multicultural family, both Lunar New Year and Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) are times to celebrate with family and to enjoy traditional foods and activities. The two holidays may follow different calendars and have different cultural roots, but at their hearts lie similar sentiments. Both offer a chance to “sweep past troubles out the door” and “try on new beginnings.” Both inspire “good wishes” for the year ahead. And both are marked by distinctive sights and sounds: the peal of the shofar and special melodies of Rosh Hashanah, and the noisy fanfare of firecrackers and bright lanterns of Lunar New Year. “Together, we watch, / listen, / and celebrate. / One family. / Two New Years. / A shared year of double blessings.” A sparse, straightforward text and sunny, digitally collaged ink illustrations convey an abundance of joy and love in this Chinese American and white Jewish family. ©2023 Cooperative Children’s Book Center

Illustrated by Lynn Scurfield

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8
Age Range: PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7) Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format: Picture book
Subjects: Asian Americans Celebrations, Holidays, and Observances Chinese and Chinese Americans Families Jewish People Multiracial Characters/Families
Diversity subject: Asian Jewish
On CCBC Booklist: Asian in America: Selected Books for PreK-Grade 12 to Support Hmong and Asian American Studies in Wisconsin

Publisher: Chronicle
Publish Year: 2023
Pages: 36
ISBN: 9781797212814
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Ho

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