Product Review: No Year of the Cat [Hardcover] (Age 6+)
Auspicious – Giving or Being a Sign of Future Success
In the Chinese Zodiac I am an Earth Goat (the 8th position). What does that mean? It’s supposed to mean that I am creative, intelligent, dependable and calm. Calm? Hmmm….maybe they have me confused with someone else. I am sure you have been to a Chinese restaurant that gives you your ‘auspicious year’ and possibly even wonder what I have, ‘why is there no cat’? That’s actually a question that has become a Chinese legend throughout Chinese culture and Sleeping Bear Press put together a cute children’s book to explain the story after the author discovered the legend while vacationing in Taiwan. I had never heard the story (which also details why cats are not so fond of the Rat) and found it quite delightful. The pictures are beautiful and if you want to learn how to write the characters of the numbers 1-12 in Chinese, you are also in luck!
In Which Auspicious Year Was Your Child Born?
Rat – 1996 & 2008
Ox – 1997 & 2009
Tiger – 1998 & 2010
Rabbit – 1999 & 2011
Dragon – 2000 & 2012
Snake – 2001 & 2013
Horse – 2002 & 2014
Sheep – 2003 & 2015
Monkey – 2004 & 2016
Rooster – 2005 & 2017
Dog – 2006 & 2018
Pig – 2007 & 2019
Free! Check out the free teacher’s guide for No Year of the Cat available here at the Sleeping Bear Press website.
No Year of the Cat [Hardcover] (Age 6+)
List Price: $16.95 (Currently $13.22 through Amazon.com – pre-order available!)
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