Lunar New Year - Children

Updated December 14, 2023
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Welcome to Chinatown
Low, William
Paper Book
Welcome to Chinatown. There is so much to see. People practicing tai-chi, shoe cobblers, rows of herbs, outdoor fish markets, and more. And best of all, when the Lunar New Year begins, there's a New Year's Day parade, complete with a lion dance. This bilingual board book adaptation...
Chloe's Lunar New Year
LaMotte, Lily
Paper Book
Lily LaMotte, brilliant author of the graphic novel Measuring Up, an ALA Top Ten, has written her debut picture book about a special Lunar New Year feast. Perfect for fans of Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin and I Am Golden by Eva Chen. "Themes of love and family...
Friends are friends, forever
Liu, Dane
Paper Book
A picture book based on the author's own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and passing on love and kindness around the world. On a snowy Lunar New Year's Eve in Northeastern China, it's Dandan's last night with Yueyue. Tomorrow, she moves to America. The...
Bringing in the New Year
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family and friends....
This next New Year
Wong, Janet S.
Paper Book
Celebrating the Chinese New Year A young boy looks forward to Chinese New Year - also known as the Lunar New Year, the day of the first new moon. It is a time of hope, and you don't have to be Chinese to celebrate it! His best friend, Glenn, who is French and German, and his cousin Evelyn, part...
Ruby's Chinese New Year
Lee, Vickie
Paper Book
In this picture book by Vickie Lee celebrating Chinese New Year, animals from the Chinese zodiac help a little girl deliver a gift to her grandmother. Ruby has a special card to give to her grandmother for Chinese New Year. But who will help her get to grandmother's house to...
Chinese New Year colors
Lo, Rich
Paper Book
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a rainbow of traditions in this bilingual board book!      Hóng is the color of firecrackers! Jīn is the hue of lucky coins. Zŏng is the shade of sweet peanut puffs. Welcome to the festivities of the Chinese New Year,...
Goldy Luck and the three pandas
Yim, Natasha.
Paper Book
A retelling of a favorite fairy tale, set in a bustling contemporary Chinatown, that celebrates Chinese New Year. It's Chinese New Year, and Goldy Luck's mother wants her to take a plate of turnip cakes to the neighbors. The Chans aren't home, but that doesn't stop Goldy from...
A New Year's reunion
Yu, Li-Qiong
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011! Maomao's dad works many miles away, but he is coming home for New Year! Little Maomao's father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely...
Mulan's lunar new year
Yim, Natasha
Paper Book
It's the Lunar New Year, and it happens to be Mulan's favorite festival! There is a lot to do to prepare for this important celebration, and for the first time, Mulan is old enough to help out. But everything Mulan does seems to turn out wrong... Follow along with Mulan in this special Lunar New...
Two New Years
Ho, Richard (Children's author)
Paper Book
A Sydney Taylor Gold Medalist  A National Jewish Book Award Winner  This warm and welcoming New Year celebration invites readers to learn about Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year traditions and to reflect on the rich blends of cultures...
Tomorrow is New Year's Day : Seollal, a Korean celebration of the Lunar New Year
Kim, Aram
Paper Book
From Korean American author-illustrator Aram Kim, Tomorrow is New Year's Day follows a little girl sharing the fun customs of Seollal--the Korean Lunar New Year--with her classmates. Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, is Mina's favorite day of the year. ...
A sweet new year for Ren
Sterling, Michelle
Paper Book
Celebrate the Lunar New Year through a young girl's family traditions in this charming picture book featuring illustrations by New York Times bestselling artist Dung Ho that also includes a recipe for pineapple cakes! Little Ren looks forward to the preparation for...
The tray of togetherness
Leung, Flo
Paper Book
A delicious ode to food, family, and togetherness that celebrates Lunar New Year A little girl and her family are hosting a New Year party, an event marking the Lunar New Year. There's a lot to do before the guests arrive! First, a trip to the market to fill up the Tray of Togetherness, a...
Grumpy New Year
Moore, Katrina
Paper Book
This funny and heartwarming follow-up to Grandpa Grumps celebrates Lunar New Year and the love of a doting grandparent. "A superb celebration of the Lunar New Year." --School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW "Moore structures her story as a 10...
Playing with lanterns
Wang, Yage (College teacher)
Paper Book
Zhao Di wishes the New Year would never end! Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night with their paper lanterns and celebrate Chinese New Year. Each holding a unique colorful lantern with a lit candle inside, they admire the breathtaking colors while doing their best...
Lunar New Year
Yim, Natasha
Paper Book
The dragon new year : a Chinese legend
Bouchard, Dave.
Paper Book
The essence of ancient China is charmingly evoked for young readers by David Bouchard's tale of courage, kindness, love, and inspiration. Every spring, the Chinese New Year is heralded by noise and sound: a clash of cymbals, the splash of fireworks across the sky, shouts and whistles and...
Chinese New Year
Flanagan, Alice K.
Paper Book
All about the history of the Chinese New Year, and how the holiday is celebrated today.
Paper crafts for Chinese New Year
McGee, Randel.
Paper Book
Do your readers want to make their own dancing dragon puppet? Dragon dances are an important part of Chinese New Year celebrations. Readers follow storyteller Randel McGee as he explores Chinese New Year. Readers will learn to make LAI SEE envelopes, shadow puppets, a Chinese lantern, and more.
Celebrate Chinese New Year
Otto, Carolyn.
Paper Book
Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next generation. For two joyous weeks red is...
Moonbeams, dumplings & dragon boats : a treasury of Chinese holiday tales, activities & recipes
Simonds, Nina.
Paper Book
Filled with delectable recipes, hands-on family activities, and traditional tales to read aloud, this extraordinary collection will inspire families everywhere to re-create the magic of Chinese holidays in their own homes. They can feast on golden New Year's dumplings and tasty moon cakes, build a...
Mindy Kim and the yummy seaweed business. Book 1
Lee, Lyla
Paper Book
Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this first novel in an adorable new chapter book series about Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl who is starting a snack business! Mindy Kim just wants three things: 1. A puppy! 2. To fit in at her new school ...
The year of the dog : a novel
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
This funny and profound debut novel by prolific illustrator Lin tells the story of young Pacy who, as she celebrates the Chinese New Year with her family, discovers this is the year she is supposed to "find herself." Illustrations.
The year of the rat : a novel
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her. The Year of the Dog was a very lucky year: she met her best friend Melody and discovered her true talents. However, the Year of the Rat brings big changes: Pacy must deal with Melody moving to California, find...
The dragon warrior
Zhao, Katie
Paper Book
"An exhilarating tale. . . Readers will be enthralled." --J.C. Cervantes, New York Times bestselling author of The Storm Runner A debut novel inspired by Chinese mythology, this middle-grade fantasy follows an outcast as she embarks on a quest to save the...

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