A New Year's Reunion

A New Year's Reunion

by Zhu Cheng-Liang (Illustrator), Yu Li-Qiong (Author)

Synopsis

Little Maomao's dad works many miles away ... but he is coming home for New Year! Maomao and her mum are very excited. Who will find the coin that brings good fortune? Little Maomao's father works far away from the family home, so his return for New Year is a cause for celebration. Maomao and her mother welcome him back and together they enjoy the firecrackers and make sticky rice balls - in one of which Maomao finds the lucky fortune coin. But after watching the dragon dance and playing snowballs, Maomao discovers disaster has struck ... where is the lucky coin? At first inconsolable to have lost it, Maomao is finally restored to happiness before her father must depart again.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 40
Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 06 Dec 2012

ISBN 10: 1406338575
ISBN 13: 9781406338577
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years

Media Reviews
A memorable portrait of China's most important holiday of the hardship facing migrant workers and their families, with accessible text and beautiful gouache illustrations rich in cultural detail. * Amnesty International blog *
Author Bio
Yu Li-Qiong was born in China's Anhui Province in 1980. A member of the Chinese Institute of Prose, she has published more than a hundred thousand words of writing in prose and novels since 1996. She lives in Nanjing, China. Zhu Cheng-Liang was born in Shanghai in 1948. He graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Nanjing Art School and is currently Deputy Chief Editor at the Jiangsu Fine Arts Publishing House. His achievements include an Honourable Mention by UNESCO's Noma Concours for Children's Picture Book Illustrations, for his book Flashing Rabbit-Shaped Lamp. He too lives in Nanjing, China.