Postcards From Buster: Buster Changes His Luck (L3): First Reader Series

by Marc Brown

Buster meets new friends in San Francisco's Chinatown who teach him about the Chinese New Year and good luck symbols in Chinese culture.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2006

About the author

Marc Tolon Brown is perhaps best known for his series of children's books about Arthur the aardvark, which was turned into an animated television show on PBS. Brown is a three-time Emmy Award winner, for his role on the television show inspired by his books.

He lives on Martha's Vineyard and in New York City with his wife, Laurie Krasny Brown. He has three children, sons Tolon and Tucker, and daughter Eliza. The names of his two sons have been hidden in all of the Arthur books except for one: Arthur's Tooth.

Reviews

[Mari]

This book gives insight to the Chinese new year and customs. There's a lot about what they do they get good luck for the new year and what they do to banish bad spirits away.

I know that when people go from other countries to China and other places, part of their cultural experience is taking part in their cultural/religious practices, including bowing to their gods.. in this book, Buster also bows to their ancestral/home/heaven god... I don't like this practice.

[Anna]

Very similar to Buster's show Postcards from Buster. I enjoyed the story and the illustrations. The illustrations are similar to the Arthur books and the show.

[Claire Wrobel]

I thought this was so fun. I loved how Buster would write postcards to his friends back home about the different traditions and all he was learning.

[Alice]

3.75 Stars with Chinese New Years On the Way, it was fun to read a book about it. There are not a ton of good Chinese New Year books. We have the Chineses Zodiac book which are cool!

Learning from Buster is always fun!