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Our Family Dragon: A Lunar New Year Story

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Our Family Dragon: A Lunar New Year Story by Rebecca Lim is a heart-warming children's tale celebrating the bonds of family and tradition during the Lunar New Year. The story follows a young child and their family as they embark on preparing for the festive season, including an enchanting encounter with a dragon that embodies their family's values and heritage. It's a delightful blend of fantasy and cultural appreciation, perfect for young readers.
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You might enjoy this delightful children's book if you appreciate heartwarming stories about family traditions and cultural celebrations. It's perfect for young readers curious about the Lunar New Year, exploring themes of heritage and imagination through engaging illustrations and a captivating narrative.

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Our Family Dragon: A Lunar New Year Story

A glorious celebration of love, family and the Lunar New Year.

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I can't wait till the dragon gets here!

It's New Year's Eve - the Lunar New Year. We are in Australia, but Baba says people around the world have celebrated it for thousands of years. It's my very favourite time. Especially when the dragon is coming.

A gorgeous story that celebrates family, tradition, and the magic of the season.

Our Family Dragon: A Lunar New Year Story by Rebecca Lim is perfect for anyone who loves tales of excitement and cultural celebration.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761180637

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 November 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Albert Street Books

Contributors:

  • Cai Tse Caiyen
  • Cai Tse Caiyen

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 275.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 458g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Rebecca Lim is an award-winning Australian writer, illustrator and editor and the author of over twenty books, including Tiger Daughter (a CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers and Victorian Premier's Literary Award-winner), The Astrologer's Daughter (a Kirkus Best Book and CBCA Notable Book) and the bestselling Mercy. Her work has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Queensland Literary Awards, Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award and Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards; shortlisted multiple times for the Aurealis Awards and Davitt Awards; and longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award. Her novels have also been translated into German, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Polish and Vietnamese. She is a co-founder of the Voices from the Intersection initiative to support emerging young adult and children's authors and illustrators who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ and/or living with disability, and co-editor of Meet Me at the Intersection, a groundbreaking anthology of YA #OwnVoice memoir, poetry and fiction. Cai Tse is a Chinese Australian illustrator based in Sydney. She is an active practitioner of both lion and dragon dance, and has represented her team and country in international lion dance competitions. Her work aims to represent the global lion dance community in the larger conversation of comics and art media. Cai publishes a comedic webcomic called Under the Lion that reveals and pokes fun at the various situations her team finds themselves in as lion dancers. Her debut graphic novel, Lion Dancers, comes out with Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers in 2024.

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