The Year of the Rat.

The Year of the Rat. The Year of the Rat Oliver Chin, author Miah Alcorn, illustrator Immedium c/o China Books & Periodicals, Inc. 360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48, South San Francisco, CA 94080 9781597020114, $15.95 www.immedium.com www.chinabooks.com1-800-818-2017 Written in celebration of 2008, the most recent year of the rat,The Year of the Rat: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac is a children'spicturebook about an eager young rat named Ralph. Grounding the story inthe basic animals and associated character traits derived from theancient Chinese Zodiac, The Year of the Rat follows Ralph as hisinquisitive nature gets him into trouble. But when his dear friend theboy Bing runs into trouble at his birthday party, it takes the quickthinking of a born rat to save the day! The colorful, simpleillustrations are brimming with unfettered enthusiasm in this charmingchildren's story.