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The Nian Monster Hardcover – Picture Book, Dec 1 2016

by Andrea Wang (Author), Alina Chau (Illustrator)

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The Original Art 2017 Exhibit
2017-2018 Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Literature Award Picture Book Honor

STARRED REVIEW! "Wang's story thrills but doesn't threaten: Chau's wonderfully vivid watercolors give the monster doe eyes and a round body that make him seem like a cranky, overgrown teddy bear, and Wang shares cultural information about the Chinese New Year with the lightest of touches."- Publishers Weekly starred review

Tong tong! The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. With horns, scales, and wide, wicked jaws, Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with Xingling! The old tricks to keep him away don't work on Nian anymore, but Xingling is clever. Will her quick thinking be enough to save the city from the Nian Monster?

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4 - 8 years
Print length

32 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
Lexile measure

AD550L
Dimensions

27.31 x 1.02 x 21.59 cm
Publisher

Albert Whitman & Company
Publication date

Dec 1 2016
ISBN-10

0807556424
ISBN-13

978-0807556429
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The Original Art 2017 Exhibit
2017-2018 Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Literature Award Picture Book Honor

STARRED REVIEW!"Wang's story thrills but doesn't threaten: Chau's wonderfully vivid watercolors give the monster doe eyes and a round body that make him seem like a cranky, overgrown teddy bear, and Wang shares cultural information about the Chinese New Year with the lightest of touches."- Publishers Weekly starred review

"Alina Chau's vibrant depictions of Shanghai's cityscape, docks, and marketplaces surround an adorably wide-eyed Xingling as she saves the day in bunny slippers, merging old and new traditions while celebrating the spirit of the season."-Foreword Reviews "This tale of New Year's high jinks has enough information to be enjoyed by those who have never encountered the holiday. A fun read-aloud that;s sure to induce giggles."-School Library Journal

About the Author

As a child, Andrea Wang made dumplings and took baths with orange peels to prepare for Chinese New Year. When not traveling, she lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two children, and a dog named Mochi. This is her first picture book.

Alina Chau received her MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. She spent over a decade working in the animation industry. She currently develops her own illustration projects and lives in California.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Albert Whitman & Company; Illustrated edition (Dec 1 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807556424
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807556429
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 386 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 27.31 x 1.02 x 21.59 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #377,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #45 in Children's Books on Chinese New Year
- #444 in Exploring Asia for Children
- #5,820 in Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths for Children (Books)

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Alina Chau
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Alina Chau 周曉芬 is an award-winning filmmaker and artist. Her credits include the Emmy Award-winning Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, and numerous best-selling games. She illustrated The Nian Monster, which received the 2018 APALA Picture Book Honor. Having grown up in Hong Kong in an Indonesian-Chinese family during the British colonial era, her creative vision is strongly influenced by a diverse mix of cultures. She finds inspiration in her grandmother's stories, colorful sarongs, and delicate wooden sculptures from Southeast Asia, as well as in the aroma of stinky tofu, and the sound of Hong Kong tram bells chiming. Alina's unique cultural heritage strongly influences her artistic and storytelling voice.
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Andrea Wang
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Andrea Wang is the award-winning author of Watercress (Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, JLG Gold Standard Selection, seven starred reviews), The Nian Monster (Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor), Magic Ramen (Freeman Book Award Honor). Her debut middle grade novel, The Many Meanings of Meilan, is also a JLG Gold Standard Selection. Her work explores culture, creative thinking, and identity. She is also the author of seven nonfiction titles for the library and school market. Andrea holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People. She lives in the Denver area with her family.
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Alex

Interesting new version

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 19, 2023

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Fascinating take on the Nian story. Lovely colourful illustrations and great story for children with an interesting moral

Angily08

Fabulous book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 16, 2019

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Fabulous book. Used for year 2 topic work on China. Children loved the story and illustrations, it generated lots of discussion and really sparked their curiosity and imagination.

MING

Brilliant 💫

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 5, 2021

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Excellent story beautiful illustrations. Love it

maripaz

Awesome Chinese new year book that is a fun story in and of itself

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2019

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As other reviewers wrote, this actually works as a stand alone story to be enjoyed. The plucky, clever heroine uses her knowledge of Chinese traditions and food to trick and defeat the Nian monster. Cute illustrations, clever plot, and I love that I can expand on the things brought up in the book to teach my kids a little more about Chinese New year traditions in a fun way. For anyone who is familiar with Shanghai, there's a bonus in that landmarks and attractions are also the background to the story. In all, highly recommend and wish I had found this book before buying all the other books that are very obviously just straightforward Chinese New year books.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 3, 2019

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I purchased this book to read to my first grade class to teach them about cultures. Although this book has a bunch of cultural references and the students LOVED our craft of the Nian monster and the colorful pictures, as a teacher this read-aloud was way too long for a younger grade level. Some sentences were wordy and the flow of the story isn't as good as it could be. This was a rather painstaking read, especially since I reread books multiple times to my kids. I would use this book again next year but only as a one-time read on Chinese New Year.

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