Hiss! Pop! Boom! Celebrating Chinese New Year [Hardcover]

Tricia Morrissey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2006 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Hiss! and Pop! snap the firecrackers. Boom! says the drum to the Lion Dancer. Chinese New Year is here! Beautiful Chinese brush painting and elegant calligraphy illustrate each moment of the New Year celebration. Share the traditions with your child, and learn a few new things too!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tricia Morrissey
Author of Hiss! Pop! Boom!, My Mom is a Dragon and My Dad is a Boar, Everyday Life, and H is for Hong Kong, Tricia Morrissey was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and spent her childhood in Africa, Greece, and the United States. She now lives in San Francisco where she writes and edits books for children, specializing in the culture of China.

Kong Lee
Kong Lee was born in Guangzhou, China, but grew up in Hong Kong. His love for Chinese calligraphy, brush painting, and photography began at a very young age. Mr. Lee’s work, which is inspired by his love of travel, has been exhibited throughout China and California. Mr. Lee lives in California with his family.

 

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: ThingsAsian Press (January 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971594074
• ISBN-13: 978-0971594074
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,009,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you have to have 1 book on Chinese New Year - this is it!!!!!!!!, February 11, 2007

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KSL "emma-and-me" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hiss! Pop! Boom! Celebrating Chinese New Year (Hardcover)

I am really impressed with this book. It is written so everyone can understand the Chinese New Year / Spring Festival. The book is sepperated into the following A New Year's Legend, New Year's Traditions, Flowers and Plants, Eating together, Lion dance, Firecrackers, Fruit, Tray of Happiness, Red Envelopes, Parades, Lantern Festival which is very fitting because the Lantern Festival is the last day of the 15 day celebation. The book also includes an explaination of Chinese Calligraphy. The brush painintg pictures are beautiful and really add a lot to the book. A terrific book explaining the Chinese New Year and if you are going to own 1 book, this is the book for you!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Illustrations, May 6, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Hiss! Pop! Boom! Celebrating Chinese New Year (Hardcover)

This book is one of my all time favorites, even if it isn't a fantasy. Three days before chinese new year, I brought it to class and shared a little about it. All my friends think it's awesome, especially the drawings. A lot of my friends are asian, but have seen very little actual Chinese brush art/ calligraphy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids' DIY guide to CNY, December 1, 2007

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E. Yap - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiss! Pop! Boom! Celebrating Chinese New Year (Hardcover)

This is a book that might cause you to just stare and admire the pictures until your kid grows impatient as to whether or not you're really going to tell the story.

The Chinese New Year, according to the lunar calendar. Around the world, Chinese families are united by this one celebration which brings back families and unites the community. It is a 15-day occasion set aside for family and bliss.

The traditional Chinese life is one of symbolism, gestures, word-play, proverbs and reverence. During Chinese New Year, these elements come to the forefront in full force that might seem like a hopeless mesh of confusion for the uninitiated but a meaningful and articulate celebration of ushering in the New Year as is practiced by generations past thousands of years ago.

During this special time, special dresses are worn, special foods are eaten, special greetings are exchanged, the adults are especially nice and the children especially happy.
I remember as a child, I would usually go with the flow and be fascinated by the various traditions observed by the adults, with a thousand questions flowing through my head at any one time. Why are tangerines and pomelos exchanged and eaten during Chinese New Year? Why are the sweet goodies on the table called the Tray of Happiness and can only be eaten during Chinese New Year? Why does my grandma cook the New Year chicken in such an unusual way?

Children are always fascinated by loud noise and sparks. What's behind the booming sound of those long, winding Chinese New Year firecrackers? What underlies the massive lion and dragon dances?

From the noisy crackers to the fine art of Chinese calligraphy and brush painting, Hiss! Pop! Boom! Celebrating Chinese New Year introduces to young readers the elaborate celebration and highlights an age-old heritage of the Chinese people with a treasure cove of beautiful illustrations and an elegantly simple narrative.