A Sweet New Year for Ren

Name: A Sweet New Year for Ren
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781534496606
Price: 37.99 NZD
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By Michelle Sterling

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Summary

A Sweet New Year for Ren by Michelle Sterling is a heartwarming children's book that follows Ren as she eagerly prepares for the Lunar New Year. Set in a bustling family kitchen, Ren learns important traditions, helping her family with cooking and decorations. Through this festive journey, Ren discovers the joy and meaning behind the holiday celebrations.
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Format: Hardback

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You might enjoy this delightful children's book if you are looking for a heartwarming story that explores cultural traditions, family, and celebrations. This engaging tale weaves together themes of heritage and the joy of welcoming the new year, making it perfect for young readers interested in learning about different customs through beautifully illustrated storytelling.

A Sweet New Year for Ren

Celebrate the Lunar New Year through a young girl’s family traditions in this charming picture book featuring illustrations by New York Times bestselling artist Dung Ho that also includes a recipe for pineapple cakes!

Description

Little Ren looks forward to the preparation for and festivities of Lunar New Year, but she is always too little to help make the delicious pineapple cakes that are her favourite. She watches family members rolling out the dough and loves the mouth-watering smell.

Watching and waiting, when will Ren be old enough?

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A Sweet New Year for Ren by Michelle Sterling is praised for its vibrant colour palette, rich in radiant reds, golden yellows, and budding greens, which enhances the warmth and familial love depicted in the story. The book charmingly details practices associated with the Lunar New Year, focusing on various traditional foods, making it both a delightful and educational read for children.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781534496606

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 February 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books

Illustration: f-c digital; emboss

Contributors:

Illustrated by Dung Ho

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 463g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Michelle Sterling

About the Author

Michelle Sterling is an author, photographer, and speech-language pathologist who wrote the picture books When Lola Visits and A Sweet New Year for Ren. Many of her stories are inspired by her heritage, family traditions, and her love of gastronomy and food history. She lives in Southern California with her family. Find Michelle online at AveryandAugustine.com.

Dung Ho (pronounced Dzung) is the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling picture book Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Eyes that Speak to the Stars, Me and Ms. Too, The Mindy Kim books, and many others. Born and raised in Hue, Vietnam, she worked in the design and advertising industries before discovering a great passion for illustration and picture books and becoming a freelance illustrator. She lives and works in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.