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Henry's First-Moon Birthday Hardback - 2001

by Lenore Look; Yumi Heo (Illustrator)

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A young Chinese-American girl helps her grandmother with preparations for thetraditional Chinese celebration for her baby brother's "first moon" birthday.Full-color illustrations.

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Jenny's baby brother Henry is having his one-month birthday -- his first-moon, as it's called in Chinese. And even though Jenny's sure he doesn't deserve it -- all Henry does is sleep, eat, and cry -- there's a big celebration planned for him. Together, Jenny and her grandma get everything ready, from dyeing eggs a lucky red to preparing pigs' feet and ginger soup. And someday, when Henry's old enough to appreciate all her hard work, Jenny will tell him how lucky he was to have her in charge.
The childlike charm of Lenore Look's story is perfectly captured in Yumi Heo's nave illustrations, which give readers the impression that Jenny drew them herself.

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Jenny's baby brother Henry is having his one-month birthday -- his first-moon, as it's called in Chinese. And even though Jenny's sure he doesn't deserve it -- all Henry does is sleep, eat, and cry -- there's a big celebration planned for him. Together, Jenny and her grandma get everything ready, from dyeing eggs a lucky red to preparing pigs' feet and ginger soup. And someday, when Henry's old enough to appreciate all her hard work, Jenny will tell him how lucky he was to have her in charge.

The childlike charm of Lenore Look's story is perfectly captured in Yumi Heo's naive illustrations, which give readers the impression that Jenny drew them herself.

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  • Title Henry's First-Moon Birthday
  • Author Lenore Look; Yumi Heo (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2001-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780689822940 / 0689822944
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.97 x 9.69 x 0.39 in (25.32 x 24.61 x 0.99 cm)
  • Age range 05 to 08 years
  • Grade levels K - 3
  • Reading level 580
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Chinese
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Infants, Brothers and sisters
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98021626
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2002, Page 1229
  • Booklist, 04/01/2001, Page 1470
  • Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's, 01/01/2002, Page 768
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2001, Page 265
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 03/15/2001, Page 415
  • Multicultural Review, 12/01/2001, Page 97
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/09/2001, Page 73
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2001, Page 126

About the author

Lenore Look is the author of Ruby Lu, Brave and True, an ALA Notable Book, as well as its sequels, Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything and Ruby Lu, Star of the Show. Her picture books include Love as Strong as Ginger, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson; Henry's First-Moon Birthday; and Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding, both illustrated by Yumi Heo. She lives in Hong Kong.
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