 Hello everybody,大家好!大家好! Welcome to our Virtual Lunar New Year Storytime! My name is An Piat and I'm from West Vancouver Memorial Library. Thanks for joining me today for this special Storytime. We're going to listen to a story and sing lots of songs and rhymes to celebrate the new year. So before we get started, why don't we do a little bit of stretching to warm us up for the party? So the first song we're going to sing today is called Up, Down, Turn, Around. Are you ready? Let's get started! Up, down, turn, touch the sky and touch the ground. Wiggle shoulders, wiggle toes, wiggle fingers say hello. Let's do it one more time, shall we? Up, down, turn, touch the sky and ground. Wiggle shoulders, wiggle toes, wiggle fingers say hello. Awesome! Great job everyone! So now we're all ready to wave and say hello to our families and friends. So in this following song, we're going to wave and say hello in three different languages, including English, Hello, Mandarin, Ni hao, and Cantonese, Ne ho. Are you ready? Let's wave and say Ni hao. Let's wave and say Ni hao. Let's say hello to all our friends. Let's wave and say Ni hao. Let's wave and say Ni hao. Let's wave and say Ni hao. Let's say hello to all our friends. Let's wave and say Ni hao. Let's wave and say Ni hao. Let's wave and say Ni hao. Let's say hello to all our friends and start our story time. Hello, hello, hello, hello. I'm so happy to see you all today. I can't wait to celebrate the Lunar New Year with you. So now we're going to sing a New Year celebration song together. You may want to clap your hands while singing along with me. Here we go. Cheer, cheer, cheer a year. A new one's just begun. Celebrate with all your friends. Let's go have some fun. Clap, clap, clap your hands. The brand new year is here. Singing, dancing, laughing, playing through another year. Great job. Let's sing it one more time. This time let's stem our feet and roll our hands. Are you ready? Let's do this. Stem, stem, stem your feet. A new year's just begun. Friends, let's go have some fun. Roll, roll, roll your hands. A brand new year is here. If you see a big dragon, don't forget to cheer. Hooray! Big dragon? Can you see a big dragon? Hmm. Oh, I found him. He's hiding behind my legs. Hey, Mr. Dragon. Would you like to come over to join our story time today? Okay, so Mr. Dragon is coming in three, two, one. Hello, hello everybody. Hi, Mr. Dragon. I heard you've prepared something exciting for us today, haven't you? Hmm, great. So Mr. Dragon will like to invite all of you to sing and dance with him. Dragon, dragon, dance around. Dragon, dragon, touch the ground. Dragon, dragon, jump up high. Dragon, dragon, show me a smile. Where's my smile? Dragon, dragon, step your feet. Dragon, dragon, coming down the street. Let's do it one more time. Dragon, dragon, dance around. Dragon, dragon, touch the ground. Dragon, dragon, jump up high. Dragon, dragon, show me a smile. Smile, smile. Dragon, dragon, dragon, dragon, coming down the street. Awesome. Okay, Mr. Dragon will like to sing it one more time. But this time, let's sing and dance as fast as we can. Are you ready? Here we go. Dragon, dragon, dance around. Dragon, dragon, touch the ground. Dragon, dragon, jump up high. Dragon, dragon, show me a smile. Dragon, dragon, step your feet. Dragon, dragon, coming down the street. Great job, everyone. Great job, Mr. Dragon. We have so much fun doing this dragon dance. I'll see you next time, okay? Goodbye. Right. One, two, three, four, five. Cutie pie. Time to hear a story. Do you hear it? Yep, it's time for a story. So now we're going to read a picture book together. Let me go and grab my book. Here it is. So this story is called Macy's Chinese New Year, written by Lucy Cousins. Let's see how Macy and her friends get prepared to celebrate the Lunar New Year and learn about the traditions of this festival. Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. Macy sweeps and tidies the house to get it ready. Then Macy visits a market to buy food, decorations, and a new red outfit. Red is a lucky color. What red things can you see? I can see red flowers, red lanterns, and red dresses. At home, Macy waits for her guests. Who's that knocking at the door? It's Tiger. She has come to celebrate. Hooray! Tallulah, Charlie, and Sorrow arrive next. Welcome, Tiger. They all say, hello, happy new year. Tiger has brought lots of presents to wish everyone happiness and luck. They all sit at the table to eat a delicious feast. There are so many things to try, such as dumplings, sweet rice cakes, and mandarins. Yum, yum, says Charlie. After dinner, ostrich and penguin come to visit. They give everyone lucky red packets with money inside. Thank you, says Macy. Macy and her friends sit to listen to Tiger, who's going to tell an exciting Chinese New Year story. A long, long time ago, 12 animals raced across a great river. She begins. The reds warn the race, but we celebrate every animal in turn. And this makes up the 12-year Chinese zodiac. Tiger explains. Pop, pop, pop. At midnight, fireworks light up the sky to welcome the new year. The next day, Macy takes part in a spectacular parade with loud music and dancing. Finally, Macy leads her friends in a special dragon dance for good luck. Happy new year, Macy. Happy new year, everyone. And that is the end of the story. Macy's Chinese New Year. Quick question. Do you remember who tells Macy and her friends about this wonderful story of the Chinese zodiac? That's right. It is Tiger. So now, Miss Tiger would like to join us for this special story time, too. Hmm, can you find Miss Tiger? Pickaboo! Oh, there she is. Hiding behind my picture book. All right. So hello, Miss Tiger. How are you doing? Rrr. Miss Tiger would like to remind us that this year is actually the year of Tiger. Good for you, Miss Tiger. You must be really happy about it. Rrr. Okay, so Miss Tiger, I heard that you have prepared something exciting for us, haven't you? Rrr. Okay. So, yes, let's do this. Here comes the new year matching around E-I-E-I-O. And one of the years is the year of Tiger. E-I-E-I-O. With a roar, roar here And a roar, roar there Here a roar, there a roar Everywhere a roar, roar Here comes the new year matching around E-I-E-I-O. Let's sing it one more time, shall we? Here comes the new year matching around E-I-E-I-O. And one of the years is the year of Tiger. E-I-E-I-O. With a roar, roar here And a roar, roar there Here a roar, there a roar Everywhere a roar, roar Here comes the new year matching around E-I-E-I-O. Fantastic. Great job, everyone. Great job, Miss Tiger. What did you just say? Oh, Miss Tiger has another exciting song for us. It's called Tiger Hokey Pokey. You may want to stand up and dance with us while we're singing this together. Are you ready? So now, we are going to wave our right hand. Where's your right hand? I found Miss Tiger's right hand right over here. You put your right hand in You put your right hand out You put your right hand in And you shake it all about You do the hokey pokey And you turn yourself around That's what it's all about. Okay, next, let's find our left foot. Where's your left foot, Miss Tiger? Here it is. You put your left foot in You put your left foot out You put your left foot in And you shake it all about You do the hokey pokey And you turn yourself around That's what it's all about. Okay, next, we are going to find our tail. Can you find your tail? Oh, I found Miss Tiger's tail. How long it is? You put your long tail in You put your long tail out You put your long tail in And you shake it all about You do the hokey pokey And you turn yourself around That's what it's all about. Okay, finally, we are going to put our body Our whole self in and out. Are you ready? You put your whole self in You put your whole self out Your whole self in and You shake it all about You do the hokey pokey And you turn yourself around That's what it's all about. Hooray! Thank you, Miss Tiger. We really enjoyed your dance performance. Thanks for coming. I'll see you next time. Goodbye. Whew! It feels like we've done a workout. And since we've done a lot of hand dancing, I'm feeling a little bit hungry now. Do you feel hungry too? No worries. I've got you covered. I've prepared some tasty snacks. Let me go and grab my traditional Chinese candy box. Here you are. Tada! Can you see what's inside? Yup, they are fortune cookies. These are really delicious sugary and crispy cookies. And when you crack a fortune cookie, you can find a piece of paper inside that has either a blessing or a fortune written on it. So now, how many fortune cookies can you find? Let's count them in Chinese, shall we? 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Now there were two. Two fortune cookies. Isn't this fun? My brother ate one and now there was one. One little fortune cookie. Yum yum yum. But Tiger ate that one and now, oh no all the fortune cookies are gone. Hmm Why don't we bake ourselves some fortune cookies then? So here comes another fortune cookie song. Fortune cookies fortune cookies for the new year for the new year mixed sister and bae hik mixed sister and bae hik yum yum yum yum yum yum fortune cookies fortune cookies for the new year for the new year mixed sister and bae hik mixed sister and bae hik yum yum yum yum yum yum Let's sing it one more time. Fortune cookies fortune cookies for the new year for the new year mixed sister and bae hik mixed sister and bae hik yum yum yum Yum! Awesome! So now, let's eat our freshly baked fortune cookies! Delicious! I'm feeling energized now and I'm ready to invite the last guest of the day. Can you see our last guest? There she is! Hello, come over here! Are you ready to meet our last guest? In three, two, one! Hello, this little lion! Little lion has prepared us a lion dance performance. Look at you with this pretty scarf! Is this for your dance performance? Uh-huh. So now, you may also want to grab yourself a scarf, a handkerchief, a shaker or just anything that you like to wave and shake with us while singing to the song. Are you ready? In three, two, one! See the lion dance and pranks! Dance and pranks! Dance and pranks! See the lion dance and pranks on Luna New Year's Day! Hear the firecrackers pop, pop, pop! Pop, pop, pop! Pop, pop, pop! Hear the firecrackers pop, pop, pop on Luna New Year's Day! See the lion dance and pranks! Dance and pranks! Dance and pranks! See the lion dance and pranks on Luna New Year's Day! See the children laugh and shake! Laugh and shake! Laugh and shake! See the children laugh and shake on Luna New Year's Day! See the lion dance and pranks! Dance and pranks! Dance and pranks! I'll see you next time, all right? Goodbye! So now I have one last Luna New Year celebration song to share before we end our story time. It's an exciting action song called Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. And again, you might want to wave and shake your scarves and shakers while we're singing along together. Okay, are you ready? Three, two, one! Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. If you want a mega wish, hold it tight inside your face. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. In five, four, three, two, one. Happy New Year! Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. If you want a mega wish, hold it tight inside your feast. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. In five, four, three, two, one. Happy New Year! Let's do it one more time, but this time let's sing and dance as fast as we can. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. If you want a mega wish, hold it tight inside your feast. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. The year is changing soon. In five, four, three, two, one. Almost time for us to say goodbye because we are approaching to the end of our story time. Again, why don't we do a little bit of stretching before we wave and say goodbye to everybody? Okay, here we go. Up, down, blink your eye, kiss and say, okay, so now it's time for us to wave and say goodbye to our families and friends in three languages, including English, goodbye, Mandarin, Zaijian and Cantonese, Zaijian. Here we go. Let's wave and say Zaijian. Let's wave and say Zaijian. Let's say goodbye to all our friends. Let's wave and say Zaijian. Let's wave and say Zaijian. Let's wave and say Zaijian. Let's say goodbye to all our friends. Let's wave and say Zaijian. Let's wave and say Zaijian. Let's say goodbye to all our friends and see you all next time. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye everyone. Thank you once again for joining me today to celebrate the Lunar New Year. I hope you enjoy all of our songs, rhymes and stories, and have a happy and healthy new year. I'll see you next time. Goodbye.