Happy Chinese New Year!

<b>Count to twelve with the zodiac animals as they get ready to celebrate Chinese New Year!&#160;Sweet colorful illustrations introduce each of the zodiac animals as they bring special items to the celebration.</b><br><br>X&#299;n Ni&#225;n&#65279; Ku&#224;i L&#232;!&#160;Happy Chinese New Year!<br><br>The zodiac animals are ready to celebrate Chinese New Year with traditions and a big feast! Little ones can count to twelve as each animal prepares for the holiday:&#160;<br><br><i>Rat cleaned away the bad luck in <b>one</b> big sweep!</i><br><i>Ox shopped for <b>two</b> new outfits.</i><br><i>Tiger brought <b>three</b> kinds of flowers.</i><br><br>The simple text and vibrant illustrations in this book make it easy for little ones to follow along as the animals' preparations lead up to a tasty feast followed by a party with music and dancing!&#160;<br><br>The pages also feature the Chinese characters that correspond to each number highlighted on the page.&#160;Children will learn to recognize the characters as they read the book again and again and the pronunciation guide will help them say the words out loud.<br><br>In the back of the book each of the Chinese New Year traditions mentioned in the story is explained in further detail&#151;from the customs of cleaning the house and wearing new clothes to hanging lanterns and making dumplings.&#160;<br><br>This visually stunning board book has red and gold foil on the cover and is the perfect way to introduce little ones to Chinese New Year and its traditions.