Every Month Is a New Year: Celebrations Around the World

Description:

Happy New Year ... in July! This versatile collection of engaging original poems showcases New Year celebrations throughout the year and around the world.

Brief description:

Marilyn Singer, recipient of the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, is the author of more than one hundred award-winning books for young readers, including Lee & Low's A Full Moon Is Rising. She has enjoyed a variety of New Year's celebrations--watching midnight fireworks in a city park, receiving red envelopes at a favorite Chinese restaurant, and eating honey cake with family on Rosh Hashanah. Singer and her husband live in Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, Connecticut. Her website is www.marilynsinger.com.

Review Quotes:

* "This celebration of new year celebrations around the world is itself worth celebrating... This complete package is an illuminating and respectful appreciation of both our global uniqueness and our commonality." -- Booklist, starred review

* "A visually and sonically stunning introduction to the importance of appreciating time and the change of seasons throughout the world: a multicultural gem." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "A lovely collection that both looks back at tradition and forward to new beginnings, wherever one might live." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "This gorgeously illustrated picture book-in-verse is jam-packed with lively and lovely descriptions of New Year's traditions around the world." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review

"A rich compendium of poetry, collage, and cultural and historical information on various New Year celebrations from a celebrated poet... A complex and rewarding package that will be cherished by children and adults alike. A strong choice for poetry collections." -- School Library Journal

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels - National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)