Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival

Lunar New Year is on January 29 this year (2025). It is commonly known as the Spring Festival in China and celebrations last for around 15 days. The houses and the streets are adorned with red colored decorations wishing a happy new year to all.

In this story, we, the readers, are given a beautiful overview of the preparations that happen before the Lantern Festival, part of the Lunar New Year. Amy loves the traditions that her family follows and her favorite one in this celebration was to light the lanterns at night - wow, it should be a very beautiful sight for the eyes!

Title: Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival

Author: Kat Zhang 

Illustrator: Charlene Chua 

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Sadly, she ends up breaking her family's lantern accidentally which was passed on to her dad from her grandma, and hence, was priceless! Amy tries to fix it somehow, but she is unsuccessful and this upsets her even more. Every year, Amy's family lights this lantern which was given to her dad by his grandma when he was a young boy.

However, Amy's dad consoles her and says that traditions change over time and it is always good to have something new in the midst of old traditions. Dad and Amy fix the lantern up with paper drawings from the family. This lantern has now become even more special to the family since it reminds Amy's dad about his grandma and also Amy!

📚 Beautiful depiction of family relationships and traditions which are part of the Lunar New Year.

📚 A cute little message too is embedded inside this story - preserving memories by compromising and making things work well.

📚 Charming and delightful illustrations - makes the readers feel like part of the celebrations.

📚 Recommended for kids ages 4+

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