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Janet S. Wong

This Next New Year.young boy looks forward to the Chinese New Year — also known as the Lunar New Year, the day of the first new moon. It is a time of hope, and you don't have to be Chinese to celebrate it! His best friend, Glenn, who is French and German, and his cousin Evelyn, part Hopi and part Mexican, like the food and envelopes of money, while he celebrates the fresh start the day offers. He cleans the house to make room for luck, and is glad the palms of his hands itch — that means he is coming into money. Most of all, he vows not to say things such as "cant do / don't have / why me because he has dreams he is ready to make come true. Janet Wong's spare, lyrical couplets voice a child's determination to face the new year with courage and optimism. Yangsook Choi captures the spirit of celebration in her vibrant, energetic pictures.



to visit the village where Mother grew up, we shopped for gifts for our family, things we thought they would need. Then, in our brand-new traveling clothes, we flew a day and a night and a day..// //. //
 * The Trip Back Home**//The week we went on the trip back home