Not having read the previous installments in the series did not negatively affect our understanding or enjoyment of the book. In an imaginative ruse that’s maintained through the whole book, a young astronaut prepares for his mission to Planet Kindergarten. Books bring out the best imaginations in children and this one does that, with lots of great fun characters to meet along the way of a fun adventure! Edward Eaves is an up-and-coming young illustrator with a growing reputation and several successful children's books under his belt.

However, as we read through it it soon became clear that it isn't quite up to the same brilliant standard of How To Grow A Dinosaur and Supermarket Zoo. Written in rhyming text with adorable digitally painted artwork, a group of young children are chasing down a dragon.I really enjoyed the educational aspect of the Chinese customs and the highlighted words in English and the corresponding Chinese characters on select items throughout the story. However, I think that a lot of classes do something similar to a lunar new year mini-lesson and this will be a very popular read aloud for that purpose.

I also like that this story deals with an ethnic holiday (Chinese New Year) and that the characters in the story were all nationalities. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. He has illustrated several New York Times, USA Today, and Barnes and Noble bestselling titles, and can't think of a better job to have than being paid to doodle stuff all day long! I received a free copy of this title from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this one in particular because it talks about the Chinese New Year, as well as the Chinese culture in general.I keep hoping that the issues with the meter will be cleared up in these books, but each one I read seems to be exactly the same. Andy began his career in illustration in 2003, after spending fifteen years working as a graphic designer in the computer games industry. I personally love the reference to Dragons Love Tacos when the main character mentions using rice to catch this dragon and not tacos.

Are we to believe that there are a bunch of white, black, and Latinx kids living in a traditional country village in China that appears to have a 19th-century level of technology? There's something about these books that makes it really hard for me to like them (even though I really want to). I was going to hold this off until next year at New Years, but I needed some 2019 books for this month, so I’m using it. Cute story from the famous author of the "How to catch" series , but this has to be my favorite; its got a DRAGON!I'm not understanding why this Chinese New Year seems to be set in the past, a pre-technology kind of feel surrounds the whole book, which wouldn't really be a problem if they book didn't include a whole bunch of characters of different diversities. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

In addition, the artwork is very colorful, and works well with the Chinese culture that the story is representing. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. In this one, the story centers on kids trying to catch the Chinese New Year's dragon and learning that family and friends stick with one another through thick and thin.