MOCAKIDS Author Meet & Greet- Gordon & Li Li: Celebrate Chinese New Year Coloring & Activity Book Launch with Michele Wong McSween
January 29, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Slither into fun and festivities as we kick off the Year of the Snake and the launch of Gordon & Li Li’s: Celebrate Chinese New Year Coloring & Activity Book by Brooklyn author, Michele Wong McSween. This delightful companion to Gordon & Li Li’s beloved Celebrate Chinese New Year book is packed with coloring pages, fun puzzles, and hands-on activities that will bring a festive spirit to any Lunar New Year celebration.
Join us on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 2 PM, for a lively event featuring interactive storytelling, bilingual activities, crafts, and a book signing with Michele. Books and plushies will be available for purchase following the reading. This event is best for families with children ages 3-8. Younger and older siblings are welcome!
Don’t let this event slip away—mark your calendars! 📚🐍✨ Join us the very same day for our MOCACREATE: Lunar New Year Museum Makeover from 1 – 4 PM.
FREE! RSVP optional, but appreciated.
About the Author
Michele Wong McSween, a former fashion designer, mom, and author of Gordon & Li Li, began a journey to reconnect with her Chinese heritage as a fourth-generation Chinese-American. Inspired by her children, Michele enrolled them in Mandarin classes to foster a sense of cultural identity. While seeking simple and engaging Mandarin learning materials for non-Chinese speaking families, she discovered a lack of resources and was inspired to fill that gap.
This led her to create Gordon & Li Li, a bilingual book series that makes learning Mandarin approachable and fun. Michele is deeply committed to representing multicultural families and fostering a connection to Chinese culture through language.
About the Series
Gordon is a five year old panda who lives in Brooklyn, New York with his parents and two younger brothers. When he’s not rocking out, you can find him drawing and reading about his favorite animals: orcas and sharks. When Gordon grows up, he wants to become a marine biologist, a rock star, or a pizza maker because like any true New Yorker, he’s always searching for the best slice!
Li Li is also five and she’s from Beijing, China. She’s read all about New York and is so excited to see it with her own eyes. Whether by train or by scooter, Li Li loves to explore the diverse neighborhoods, learn about their history and culture, and of course sample the multi-cultural foods New York has to offer. When Li Li’s not exploring Brooklyn, you’ll find her reading or hosting tea parties where she serves foods from around the world to her extensive collection of stuffed animals. Li Li’s dream job would take her to all the places she’s read about so she can become a global citizen of the world, learn multiple languages, and eat and eat and eat.
MOCAKIDS Authors Meet & Greets are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts under Governor Kathy Hochuls’s Regional Economic Development Council Initiative.
