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Celebrating Chinese New Year by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith makes the young readers aware of the vibrant Chinese New Year celebrations. Christmas literature for kids like Celebrating Chinese New Year by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith begins on a positive note with the hectic New Year preparations, of10-year-old Ryan Leong and his family, in San Francisco. Through out the book big, bright photographs accompanied by easy-to-follow text, allows the young readers to imagine and feel the unique festive preparations, activities and help them to learn more about the Chinese history and traditions.
Christmas literature like A Happy New Year's Day by Roch Carrier, begins when the whole world was in the midst of a war, yet in the far away small Canadian village of Sainte Justine, the families carried on with their holiday celebrations.
While going through the story one can feel the warmth and happiness that unfolds when the family gathers together, though the story transcends time as the family mentioned in the story could just be a well be a modern-day one. The writing does not hover around in nostalgia. Playful illustrations also accompany the text.
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