Two New Years

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    🕮    Happy New Year! Rosh Hashanah (which begins this year on September 15, 2023), is celebrated by Jewish folks each fall. The Lunar New Year (which will be celebrated next on February 10, 2024) is celebrated by Asian folks each spring. In the picture book Two New Years, Richard Ho explains and Lynn Scurfield beautifully illustrates the parallels between these two celebrations. The book is about a Chinese Jewish family and is a wonderful example of the increasingly diverse Jewish representation being published today. 

LEARN MORE:

• Buy Two New Years
  
• Richard Ho's website
• Lynn Scurfield's website
• Jewish/Asian intersectional kidlit list 
• Other books mentioned: Friends Are Friends Forever by Dane Liu and illustrated by Lynn Scurfield, The Nian Monster by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Alina Chau, Spork by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, The Jake Show by Joshua Levy
• Forthcoming books by Richard or Lynn: A Taste of Home by Richard Ho and illustrated by Sibu T.P. (spring 2024), Golem, Golem, Golem by Richard Ho and illustrated by Carmel Ben-Ami (fall 2024), You Can Move Mountains by Richard Ho (fall 2024), Flight by Mya-RoseCraig illustrated by Lynn Scurfield, Quest for a Tangram Dragon by Christine Liu-Perkins and illustrated by Lynn Scurfield (fall 2024)
  

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