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Jan 2025
10m 41s

Ruby’s Chinese New Year - by Vickie Lee

Bestselling Author - KeriAnne N. Jelinek for Sloth Dreams Books and Publishing
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In this picture book by Vickie Lee celebrating Chinese New Year, animals from the Chinese zodiac help a little girl deliver a gift to her grandmother.


Ruby has a special card to give to her grandmother for Chinese New Year. But who will help her get to grandmother’s house to deliver it? Will it be clever Rat, strong Ox, or cautious Rabbit? Ruby meets each of the twelve zodiac animals on her journey.


This picture book includes back matter with a focus on the animals of the Chinese zodiac.


Available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. Find more holiday books at: www.SlothDreamsBooks.com

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