Sophie Pan

Jade's Chinese New Year Sophie Pan

Illustrated book for children

Every year, Chinese New Year is the most important date for Chinese people, all around the world. It's time for family reunion, celebration and feast around many traditional dishes and rituals. We will follow the celebration with Jade, in Paris, within a French family of Chinese culture.

There are many ways of celebrating Chinese New Year, it may vary depending on the places. This explaining book, carefully illustrated by hand (in acrylic paint), tells you the way of a family from the Chinese diaspora now settled in France. Happy New Year! he author

Sophie Pan, born in France in 1983 is a Humanities graduate from Paris IV-Sorbonne. She always liked drawing since childhood and learnt by herself. With her books for children, she would like to convey curiosity towards other cultures and ways of life.