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Ruby's Chinese New Year Paperback – Picture Book, Dec 6 2022

by Vickie Lee (Author), Joey Chou (Illustrator)
4.7 out of 5 stars (265)
3.8 on Goodreads
498 ratings
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In this picture book by Vickie Lee celebrating Chinese New Year, animals from the Chinese zodiac help a little girl deliver a gift to her grandmother.

Ruby has a special card to give to her grandmother for Chinese New Year. But who will help her get to grandmother’s house to deliver it? Will it be clever Rat, strong Ox, or cautious Rabbit? Ruby meets each of the twelve zodiac animals on her journey. This picture book includes back matter with a focus on the animals of the Chinese zodiac.

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Kindergarten - Preschool
  5. Dimensions
    21.59 x 0.25 x 27.81 cm
  6. Publisher
    Square Fish
  7. Publication date
    Dec 6 2022
  8. ISBN-10
    1250846579
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1250846570
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Macmillan Publishers is a leading publishing company and home to some of the world’s most cherished authors and creators. Our imprints publish a wide range of genres and formats for every kind of reader — from adult fiction and nonfiction to many inspired children’s books. Our list features bestselling, award-winning literary talent, including the Nobel Prize, the Man Booker Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery Medal, and the Caldecott Medal.

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Vickie Lee is an acupuncturist and a Chinese medicine practitioner. Vickie graduated from Columbia University with a dual degree in East Asian studies and English literature. She is the author of Ruby's Chinese New Year and 12 Lucky Animals. She lives with her daughter and her husband in Brooklyn, New York.

Joey Chou was born in Taiwan and moved to sunny California in his early teens. There he received his BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Joey works by day as a visual development artist on feature animated films, and by night as a picture book illustrator. He has illustrated such books as Group Hug, When the Snow Is Deeper Than My Boots Are Tall, Ruby's Chinese New Year, Monster & Son, and Disney Parks Presents: It's A Small World.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Square Fish
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Dec 6 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250846579
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250846570
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 181 g
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 0.25 x 27.81 cm
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - Preschool
  • Best Sellers Rank: #90,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars (265)

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    Joey Chou was born in Taiwan and grew up in Southern California. After Graduated from Art Center College of Design with illustration degree, he has been working as Visual Development artists in feature and TV animation for the past 10 years. He is currently working at Sony Picture Animation. He has worked on films such as The Emoji Movie, Hotel Transylvania 2, Cloudy with chance of meatball 2 animated shorts, Surfs up 2, Kung Fu Panda: legend of awesomeness and more. He has worked with studios such as Disney, Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, Warner Bros, Cartoon network, Paramount, Sony, Netflix and many more.

    Joey is also known doing illustration work for children's book such as "It's a small world", "Say What", "I'm a Ballerina little golden book", "Monster and sons", "B bear and Lolly series", working with publishers such as Simon and Schuster, Chronicle books, Random House, Disney Press, HarperCollins. His graphic sense of style is influence by many great illustrators from the 60s such as Mary Blair, Miroslav Sasek, Alice and Martin Provensen, and Ezra Jack Keats.

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Customer reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
265 global ratings

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The book features adorable illustrations that customers find appealing. Readers describe it as a good book for kids and a good book to read. The story receives mixed feedback, with some finding it wonderful while others feel it has little to engage the reader.
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11 customers mention illustrations, 11 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book absolutely adorable, particularly praising the illustrations as adorable.
7 customers mention content, 7 positive, 0 negative
Customers find this book suitable for children and consider it a good read. They describe it as a great book for Chinese New Year and mention it makes a perfect gift for children.
8 customers mention story, 5 positive, 3 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the story. Some find it wonderful and cute to share with young ones, while others feel it has little to engage the reader and feels longer than expected.

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  • Ryan Anderson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for kids
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    This is a good book for kids to learn about the Chinese new year! The pictures are cute and the kids were curious and excited to keep reading it.
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  • Angel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cute story to share with young ones about the Chinese zodiac
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Though the story itself is not according to the legend. The author has included a simple version of the legend at the end of the book to help young readers to learn about it.

    The illustration is so beautiful. My young ones enjoy reading them very much.
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  • J Michael
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love, so cute!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2022
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    My son and I read this book over and over leading up to Lunar New Year. It’s so cute and he loved learning the characters of each animal.
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  • lori johnson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for Chinese new year
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Love the story and colorful pictures.
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  • msaet02
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cutest book ever
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I love Joey Chou’s art and just had to have this book! The illustrations are adorable and so inspiring!!
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