Make the most of this Spring Festival by preparing with your child.

The Spring Festival is a grand celebration for Chinese people worldwide. As winter arrives and the 12th lunar month begins, this festival of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new kicks off. From cooking Laba porridge on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month to greeting the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month, every day becomes a time node of special significance. Adapted from Nursery Rhymes of Northern China, this story is catchy, full of childlike charm and strong festive vibes. Now reborn through the artist’s brushstrokes, it vividly brings traditional festival customs to life for children.

Illustrator: ZHANG Yunlu

Graduated from the Art Design Department of the School of Arts, Renmin University of China, the illustrator has worked as an art teacher, art editor, and commercial illustrator. Currently a freelance illustrator, she specializes in picture book and illustration creation, and has long created illustrations for periodicals such as?Smart Express,?OCTOBER the Children's Literature, and?QiCai YuWen. In 2018, she was selected into the ID PARK Illustrators Group Exhibition Program, and has published the picture book?Papa Sun and Mama Moon.

Translator: LU Qiaoling

A literary translator whose major translated works include The Beasts of Clawstone Castle and Selected Humorous Stories by O. Henry.

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The anticipation and excitement of children permeate the entire Song of the Twelfth Lunar Month, leading up to the Spring Festival. The inter-generational transmission of cultural traditions illuminates our shared festival memories.

—— Tong Zi (Poet, Editor of October Juvenile Literature)

★ What traditional nursery rhymes convey are the most precious and vivid elements of Chinese culture. Children naturally resonate with the charm of nursery rhymes, and through these rhymes, they will gradually understand and develop a love for traditional Chinese culture.

★ We often seem to forget the importance of preparing earnestly for a traditional festival.

★ Building a sense of ritual in daily life helps children develop a deep love for life from an early age.

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