Lunar New Year 2026 for Kids

It's the Year of the Horse! Celebrate Lunar New Year 2026 with the young readers in your life.

Updated February 10, 2026
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It's your year, baby horse
IL: Hsu, Ariel
Baby Horse is energetic and thoughtful! Celebrate the Horse (2026) in your life with this fun board book series introducing kids to each zodiac sign through positive personality traits and adorable animal characters. You are energetic, thoughtful, talented, and friendly, Baby...
Sparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story
Chen, Sylvia
Lunar New Year is coming up, and Sunny is stuck wearing hand-me-downs to the party AGAIN. "This warm family story will resonate with youngest children everywhere, regardless of a particular holiday or season. Highly recommended."-School Library Journal ...
Lunar New Year, Spread Love and Cheer (an Our Neighborhood Series Board Book for Toddlers Celebrating Chinese Culture)
Habib, Grace
May good luck and fortune fall upon you! Join a joyful and sweet celebration of Lunar New Year in this gorgeous board book highlighting a fun festivity. Our Neighborhood is a series of board books that celebrates every kids' culture so kids can find themselves, their family,...
Lucky New Year: Colors
Wan, Joyce
Celebrate Lunar New Year with Joyce Wan's irresistable petite picture book that will introduce kids (ages 3-5) to the colors of the holiday. Features a book jacket that opens into a poster! From the RED of lucky envelopes and the ORANGE of tangerines to lovely PINK plum blossoms,...
We Always Had Wings
Snow, Jess X
A stunning, mythology-inspired ode to the places and people who came before us as a girl embarks on her first visit to her mother's hometown in China for Lunar New Year. Little Snow can't remember the last time she was on an airplane, and is afraid of the long journey from her...
My lantern and the fairy : a story of light and kindness : told in English and Chinese
Li, Jian (Art teacher)
Paper Book
A sweet story that shows how one small act of kindness can help those around you. Little Mo and her family always compete in their village's annual lantern competition, but this year she has no new ideas and doesn't know where to begin. Little Mo finds herself wishing for...
Maybe you\'ve heard about Lunar New Year and all the fun food! But what about dancing dragons, lanterns and red pockets?
The animals of Chinese New Year
Lee, Jen Sookfong
Paper Book
Drawing on the myth of the Chinese zodiac, The Animals of Chinese New Yearfollows twelve animals as they speed across a river, competing to represent the imminent new year in a race held by the Jade Emperor, the most powerful Chinese god. Each animal competes in its own unique way. The ox...
Happy Chinese New Year! a festive counting story
Ho, Jannie
Paper Book
Count to twelve with the zodiac animals as they get ready to celebrate Chinese New Year!Sweet, colorful illustrations introduce each of the zodiac animals as they bring special items to the celebration. Xīn Nian Ku i L !Happy Chinese New Year! The zodiac...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Chinese New Year : a celebration for everyone
Lee, Jen Sookfong
Paper Book
From its beginnings as a farming celebration marking the end of winter to its current role as a global party featuring good food, lots of gifts and public parades, Chinese New Year is a snapshot of Chinese culture. Award-winning author and broadcaster Jen Sookfong Lee recalls her childhood in...
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...
Nian, the Chinese New Year dragon : a beastly tale : adapted from a Chinese legend
Loh-Hagan, Virginia
Paper Book
2020 EUREKA Excellence in Nonfiction Awards - Gold Winner 2020 Feather Quill Reviewer's Choice Award Mei hates springtime. Why? Because it's only in the spring that Nian, a fierce dragon, is able to leave his mountain prison under the sea to terrorize the local village. When the...
Baby's first Lunar New Year [board book].
DK Publishing, Inc., publisher. 
Paper Book
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with this delightful baby board book teaching little ones all about this amazing New Year holiday. Bold, brightly colored pictures, and short and snappy text is the perfect way to discover the Lunar New Year together in this delightful book! From...
Boys don't fry
Lee, Kimberly 
Paper Book
Jin wishes his family would ask him to help prepare the Lunar New Year feast. But boys, or Babas, never get asked--only Nyonyas, the girls. It's the eve of Lunar New Year, and Jin can't wait for the big family reunion dinner. He loves the aromas and the bubbly chatter coming...
The Lunar New Year Surprise
Wang, Jade. 
Paper Book
"It's the first day of the Lunar New Year--the biggest, yummiest, NOISIEST celebration of the year!" During the festivities, can Gege find the perfect moment to present his handcrafted surprise to his little sister? Children will learn what makes the Lunar New Year special, from the...
Lunar New Year.
Yim, Natasha 
Paper Book
Let's celebrate Korean New Year!
Park, Michelle W.
Paper Book
Ring in the Lunar New Year with this sweet picture book by Emmy-winning TV host Michelle W. Park. This heartwarming story follows two sisters as they explore the Korean traditions of Seollal while learning about the importance of family. The author's own dumpling recipe and a fun activity are...
Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival
Zhang, Kat
Paper Book
Amy Wu celebrates Chinese New Year with her favorite family traditions in this sweet and brightly illustrated fifth installment in the Amy Wu picture book series. Lunar New Year is Amy's favorite holiday! Her family celebrates for two whole weeks, and she loves everything about...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
New Year
Mei, Zihan (Children's author)
Paper Book
A moving picture book to read when we're missing family far away, set during Lunar New Year. It's Lunar New Year, a time when families come together for a wonderful feast, and a father longs to be with his daughter--but she lives in another country. As he imagines how his...
Take me to Laolao
Zhu, Evie
Paper Book
Celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival! This gentle picture book explores the special bond between children and their grandmothers, all against the backdrop of Chinese mythology and holiday celebration. A must-read for fans of Drawn Together or I Dream of Popo! There's nothing...
The Chinese New Year helper
Compestine, Ying Chang
Paper Book
A young girl finds an exciting role for herself at the Chinese New Year celebration in her family's restaurant. At last, she isn't being told that she's too young to help! Jia's family is busy preparing for the Chinese New Year feast at their restaurant in Chinatown, and Jia...
Grace's Chinese New Year
Huang, Jackie (Paper artist)
Paper Book
Firecrackers, family, a Lion dancer, and loud drums are all parts of Grace's Chinese New Year celebrations in this Step 2 Reader! Sweep away the bad luck; sweep in the good luck--it's Chinese New Year! Grace and her family are getting ready for the festivities. They're hanging...
Happy Chinese New Year, Little Red Panda
Wood, Amanda
Happy Chinese New Year, Little Red Panda shares the excitement of Chinese New Year and its traditions, featuring a delightful blend of watercolor illustrations and adorable photos of real red pandas Join Little Red Panda as he learns about all the fun to be...
Gordon & Li Li celebrate Chinese New Year
McSween, Michele Wong
Paper Book
Learn English and Mandarin words with Gordon and Li Li as they celebrate the traditions and festivities of Chinese New Year in their latest bilingual book! Gordon and Li Li are cousins. Li Li is from Beijing, China and speaks Mandarin. Gordon lives in Brooklyn, New York...

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