It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George Book Review | Note: Thank you to Clarion Books/Harper Collins for providing a copy to review. All opinions are my own.
A Multicultural Children’s Book Featuring Chinese Lunar New Year
It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George is written by Author, Maria Wen Adcock. Maria is the creator of BiculturalMama. This is a tabbed board book and it can grow with kids. Curious George will celebrate this special holiday with his friend Mei and her family! Children will learn about one of the most celebrated cultural festivals in the world with this beautifully written rhyming book.
From cleaning house and finding red clothes to wear, to hanging decorations and enjoying a family feast, to fireworks and a dragon dance, George and readers will enjoy learning about many Chinese New Year traditions.
This book is carefully designed and well-organized for readers to follow and experience the traditions of Chinese Lunar New Year. More importantly, It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George acknowledges the diversity of this important festival so families and children from various backgrounds can use this book to expand and explore further.
The seven main topics in the book walk readers through – Celebrate Chinese New Year, Zodiac Signs, A Lucky Start, Family Reunion Dinner, Lucky Money, Chinese New Year’s Day, and Lantern Festival. A complete fun story with vibrant and engaging illustrations.
You can pre-order now and be the first ones to read it upon its release on January 3, 2023.
“We live in a multicultural world and we all intersect with all the technology and so forth. We can get to know people from all over the world. So it is just natural and organic to just learn about our world around us and outside of our own bubble where we live. And also, it’s just important to learn about other cultures of our friends and neighbors if you live in a city where there are diverse friends and so forth, it’s just really good to know about other people.”
An Interview with Author Maria Wen Adcock
“I would love for kids and their parents and educators to read the book and realize there is so much in the world that we can learn about and celebrate about other people.”
I had such a wonderful time talking with Maria about the writing of It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George, her writing journey, and her mission to expand children’s worldview with diverse books. In this conversation, Maria not only shared an exclusive preview of the book but also did a read-aloud for you.
Make sure you watch this lively conversation with your children below or on YouTube.
“I think it’s great that Curious George is learning about the other cultures and the kids can see themselves in the books.”
Maria Wen Adcock shares her outstanding storytelling in this book to inspire children to expand their worldview with beautiful rhyming, complete festival highlights, and guiding curiosity. I believe this book will become one of your and your children’s favorite books for this Lunar New Year and years to come.
Pre-order and Own a Copy of It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George
Find “It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George” (Board Book) on Amazon, Bookshop, Walmart and where books are sold. The release date is on January 3, 2023!
About the Author
Maria Wen Adcock is the author of It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George published by Clarion Books/Harper Collins. Maria is a first-generation Chinese-American writer and founder of the award-winning multicultural parenting blog www.BiculturalMama.com. She has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Bloomberg News, Newsday, and Huffington Post. Maria is a board member of Multicultural Kid Blogs, an organization supporting diverse parenting bloggers, and co-host of the annual publishing event Multicultural Children’s Book Day. She resides on Long Island with her husband and two children.
Learn more about Maria’s work, support her mission, and connect with her at:
- Website: https://www.BiculturalMama.com
- Facebook Maria Wen Adcock Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/mariawenadcockauthor
- Instagram: @BiculturalMama or https://www.instagram.com/biculturalmama
- Twitter: @BiculturalMama or https://twitter.com/biculturalmama
- Pinterest: @BiculturalMama or https://www.pinterest.com/biculturalmama
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