PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Vickie Lee is an acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner. Vickie graduated from Columbia University with a dual degree in East Asian studies and English literature. She was inspired by her daughter, Ruby, and their shared love of animals and of Chinese culture to write Ruby's Chinese New Year, her picture book debut. 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. joeychouart.com
"""Lee introduces and identifies the traits of the 12 animals of the zodiac in English and Chinese, while Chou, an animator, depicts each animal in a charming graphic style."" --Publishers Weekly on 12 Lucky Animals ""This charming bilingual board book introduces the Chinese zodiac and language in an accessible way regardless of the language ability of readers."" --School Library Journal on 12 Lucky Animals"
