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rkiladitis's review against another edition
4.0
As the Lunar New Year approaches, a Singaporean boy named Yao waits to awaken the sky dragon, Shen Long. When he does, Yao will go on a magical adventure with the dragon, dancing the bad luck of the previous year away, and bringing in the good luck for a prosperous new year.
Originally released in the UK by Lantana Publishing in 2015, Dragon Dancer is a gorgeous book that draws on ancestry, legend, and tradition for Lunar New Year reading. The text pulses with the energy of the dragon dance, the art coming alive from the page as the dragon writhes, corkscrews, and spins away misfortune and welcomes in prosperity. The background pages remain starkly white, allowing the brilliant colors to spring off the page and into readers' imaginations. The music in the story urges dragon and dancer on, and draws the reader into the narrative: you can feel the drums pounding, the cymbals clashing, the crowds cheering. Yao thinks of his grandfather, hoping for his strength and guidance as he prepares to wake Shen Yao, and the dragon praises his skills as a dragon dancer. A note from the author provides a bit of personal experience of the New Year celebration. This one's a definite purchase for my holiday collection.
Originally released in the UK by Lantana Publishing in 2015, Dragon Dancer is a gorgeous book that draws on ancestry, legend, and tradition for Lunar New Year reading. The text pulses with the energy of the dragon dance, the art coming alive from the page as the dragon writhes, corkscrews, and spins away misfortune and welcomes in prosperity. The background pages remain starkly white, allowing the brilliant colors to spring off the page and into readers' imaginations. The music in the story urges dragon and dancer on, and draws the reader into the narrative: you can feel the drums pounding, the cymbals clashing, the crowds cheering. Yao thinks of his grandfather, hoping for his strength and guidance as he prepares to wake Shen Yao, and the dragon praises his skills as a dragon dancer. A note from the author provides a bit of personal experience of the New Year celebration. This one's a definite purchase for my holiday collection.
jillcd's review against another edition
4.0
A beautifully illustrated book about the Chinese New Year. I loved the use of white space which made the illustrations even more vibrant and powerful therefore adding to the overall story.
reddjena's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely glorious illustrations throughout turn a story about Chinese New Year celebrations into a fantastical depiction of the traditions of the holiday. Such a fun way to explore the culture!
bridgette's review against another edition
4.0
Gorgeous illustrations with a story about family, tradition, and the Chinese New Year. Seriously, the illustrations are stunning. I had a DRC, so I had to zoom in on them, but on paper this would be flawless. A little wordier than some other picture books, but the text flowed smoothly. An Author's Note at the end provides information about Chinese New Year.
mrsheidrich's review against another edition
5.0
Love this story about hope and light in the darkness. Beautiful story about connection, family and finding yourself. The illustrations are absolutely amazing! This would be an amazing story to share with kids and then draw their own dragons which are supposed to bring prosperity and joy according to the author.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgiduEuomjM&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgiduEuomjM&feature=youtu.be
librarianryan's review
3.0
This is an interesting story of Chinese New Year. Shen is going to be a dragon dancer, and dance bad luck away in the shopping mall. With only a little knowledge of Chinese New Year, this book is a bit hard to understand, but the author gives more detail in the end. The story is interesting and makes me want to learn more. Plus, the artwork is gorgeous.
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