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Mulan Lunar New Year

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Follow along with Disney! It's the Lunar New Year, which just happens to be Mulan's favorite festival! There is a lot to do to prepare for this important celebration, and for the first time, Mulan is old enough to help out. But everything Mulan does seems to turn out wrong. Follow along with word-for-word narration with Mulan in this special Lunar New Year story that captures the unique sense of magic, imagination, and possibility that surrounds the holiday!
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    • School Library Journal

      February 1, 2019

      PreS-Gr 2-In this oversize picture book, Disney's Mulan is seven years old and eager to bring good luck to her family as the Lunar New Year approaches. Grandmother Fa shares many traditional Chinese beliefs as she reminds the girl that everything done during the New Year festival brings luck-good or bad. Mulan's family joyfully woo happiness, prosperity, reunion, and longevity by picking fresh flowers; eating steamed buns, dumplings, and noodles; and hanging dragon-shaped lanterns. Good-hearted but clumsy, Mulan makes a mess of many of the preparations. Has she brought bad luck on the whole family? No matter the blunder, her father, mother, and grandmother support her good intentions. The story culminates with a parade full of loud noises meant to drive away evil spirits. The digital illustrations are aglow with deep reds and golds (good luck colors) contrasting with charcoal black, stone gray, and other earth tones. Brush strokes add texture and depth. However, the symbolism of each tradition is only briefly explained in the text, lacking the supporting details that could truly expand readers' cultural knowledge. For instance, readers learn that eating noodles during Lunar New Year brings luck, but there's no context as to how and why that belief came to be. VERDICT This simple introduction to Chinese traditions surrounding the Lunar New Year will be most appealing to Disney fans, with some additional interest during seasonally appropriate times.-Amy Seto Forrester, Denver Public Library

      Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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