Mulan’s Lunar New Year by Natasha Yim, illustrated by Sophie Li. PICTURE BOOK. Disney Press, 2018. $18. 9781368023269
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Mulan is getting nervous that she won’t be able to enjoy the new year because she has made so many mistakes that feel unlucky, like dropping a glass and putting on her robes backward. Her parents teach her more about what luck and the new year really means.
I learned so much from this story. All the details about the Chinese New Year were slipped into the story of a little girl feeling like she couldn’t stop making mistakes. Great layers. I only struggled with the age of Mulan - she seems so much younger than the Mulan of the movies and it felt confusing.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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