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Updated January 28, 2025
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Baby's First Lunar New Year
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...
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Boys Don't Fry
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Jin loves the aromas and the bubbly chatter coming from his kitchen. He loves to breathe in the bright citrusy notes of kaffir lime leaves and the zesty tang of lemongrass as his aunties float around as they dice, slice, and cook for the New Year. There's nothing he wants more than to learn about...
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I Love Chinese New Year!
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Chinese New Year is almost here! Chinese New Year is almost here, and Mai-Anne can't wait. Her Nai Nai is coming to celebrate with them, and Mai-Anne is looking forward to sharing all their family traditions. Fish for good luck . . . Noodles for long life . . . ...
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LunarTale (an Abrams Trail Tale) : A New Year's Adventure
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A thrilling Lunar New Year-inspired, full-color board book adventure with pages to peek through and gatefolds to open--part of the Abrams Trail Tale series, taking readers on unforgettable holiday-themed adventures. Written and illustrated by Stella Hong, LunarTale<...
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Take Me to Laolao
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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...
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Peppa's Chinese New Year.
Archer, Mandy.
Paper Book
Celebrate Chinese New Year with Peppa Pig in this charming storybook! It's the year of the Pig--Peppa Pig, that is! When Madame Gazelle tells the children it's time to celebrate Chinese New Year, they couldn't be more excited. Peppa and her friends hang lanterns, eat fortune cookies, and...
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The dragon new year : a Chinese legend /
Bouchard, David, 1952-
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Frightened into sleeplessness by the noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year, a young girl takes comfort in her grandmothers soothing story of a dragon, a mothers sorrow, and Buddha.
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Holiday! : celebration days around the world /
Chancellor, Deborah
Paper Book
It's time for fun and festivities -- the year is full of days to celebrate. Longer sentences and an expanded vocabulary make this series of 48-page books slightly more challenging: Level 2 is appropriate for children who have started to read but still need help. Information boxes full of background...
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Sam and the lucky money.
Chinn, Karen, 1959-
Paper Book
Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu
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D is for dragon dance = Shi wu long /
Compestine, Ying Chang
Paper Book
A bilingual introduction to the Chinese New Year in English and Chinese. From the dazzling dragon dance to the scrumptious steamed dumplings to the firecrackers that frighten away evil spirits, this alphabet book celebrates the traditions of the lunar new year. First published in...
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The runaway wok : a Chinese New Year tale.
Compestine, Ying Chang
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When a boy goes to the market to buy food and comes home with an old wok instead, his parents wonder what they'll eat for dinner. But then the wok rolls out of the poor family's house with a skippity-hoppity-ho! and returns from the rich man's home with a feast in tow! With...
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Maisy's Chinese New Year.
Cousins, Lucy
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Join Maisy and friends in a joyful celebration of Chinese New Year. Tomorrow is Chinese New Year, and Maisy's friend Tiger is coming home for the occasion. Hooray! Tiger has brought some beautiful gifts, some with a special symbol that means good luck. Maisy has asked all her...
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Lunar new year /
Eliot, Hannah
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Learn all about the traditions of Lunar New Year--also known as Chinese New Year--with this fourth board book in the Celebrate the World series, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe. After the winter solstice each year, it's time for a celebration with...
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Two New Years
Ho, Richard (Children's author)
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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...
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Year of the cat.
Ho, Richard (Children's author)
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Every year is the Year of the Cat! A legendary race determined the order of the animals in the Chinese zodiac calendar . . . but what happened to Cat, the one animal who never received a year? Rat, Cat, and their eleven friends star in this funny animal adventure that introduces young...
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Grace's Chinese new year
Huang, Jackie
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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...
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Festivals and celebrations /
Jenner, Caryn
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Celebrate different holidays around the world, from Chinese New Year to Diwali, and from the Mexican Day of the Dead to American Thanksgiving. Beginning with New Year's Day, Festivals and Celebrations lets young children join in celebrations around the world throughout the year....
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My first Chinese New Year.
Katz, Karen.
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Hooray! Hooray! Soon it will be Chinese New Year. A fun and colorful way to introduce the Chinese New Year to young readers Chinese New Year is a time of new beginnings. Follow one little girl as she learns how to welcome the coming year and...
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Tomorrow is New Year's Day : Seollal, a Korean celebration of the lunar new year
Kim, Aram
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A fun and informative celebration of Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year!Seollal is Mina's favorite day of the year. She can't wait to show her classmates her hanbok and make tteokguk in the cooking room. Even her little brother, who wants to wear his shark shirt, not his hanbok, eventually joins in...
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Chloe's Lunar New Year.
LaMotte, Lily
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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...
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Chinese New Year : a celebration for everyone /
Lee, Jen Sookfong.
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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...
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Chinese New Year : a celebration for everyone /
Lee, Jen Sookfong.
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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...
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Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade
Lee, Lyla.
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Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this second novel in an adorable new chapter book series about Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl who is getting ready to celebrate Lunar New Year! Mindy is excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Even though it's the first...
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Ruby's Chinese New Year.
Lee, Vickie.
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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...
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The tray of togetherness.
Leung, Flo
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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...
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Lunar New Year around the world : celebrate the most colourful time of the year.
Li, Amanda
Paper Book
Find out all about Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated in different communities across the world!
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Bringing in the New Year.
Lin, Grace
Paper Book
In a brightly colored board book, perfect for the youngest child, Newbery Honoree Grace Lin tells the tale of a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each family member lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it...
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Friends are friends, forever.
Liu, Dane
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On a snowy Lunar New Year's Eve, it's Dandan's last night with Yueyue. Tomorrow, she leaves China for America. The two best friends have a favorite wintertime tradition: crafting paper-cut snowflakes, freezing them outside, and hanging them as ornaments. Will there be anyone to carry on this...
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Chinese New Year colors /
Lo, Rich
Paper Book
This bilingual color concept book celebrates a rainbow of traditional objects seen during the Chinese New Year. Hóng is the color of explosive firecrackers! Jīn is the hue of lucky coins. Zŏng is the shade of sweet peanut puffs. Welcome to the...
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PoPo's lucky Chinese New Year.
Loh-Hagan, Virginia
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Making sure the new year is lucky is serious business. Thankfully PoPo has come all the way from China to America to help! Join one little Chinese-American girl (and her baby brother) as her grandmother teaches her all the do's and don'ts of celebrating the Chinese New Year. From making...
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Chinatown
Low, William
Paper Book
Chinatown. City within a city. Home to street cobblers and herbalists, tai chi masters and kung fu students, outdoor fish markets and lots and lots of restaurants. And best of all, when the Chinese New Year begins there's a New Year's Day parade, complete with a lion dance.Young readers will be...
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Feasts and festivals around the world : from Lunar New Year to Christmas
McGinty, Alice B.
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Explore the celebrations and feasts of twelve countries and cultures from around the world! From South Korea to Nigeria to the USA, come celebrate festivals throughout the year! People around the world are celebrating. In Australia, it's Christmas in summer with barbecues on the...
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Lunar New Year : Ready-To-Read Level 1
McNamara, Margaret
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The first graders at Robin Hill School learn about and celebrate the Lunar New Year in this easy-to-follow Level 1 Ready-to-Read story! Eigen's mom has come to talk to Mrs. Connor's class about a special holiday called Lunar New Year. She tells them all the fun ways that the...
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New year.
Mei, Zihan (Children's author)
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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...
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Celebrating Chinese New Year : History, Traditions, and Activities - a Holiday B
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Celebrate Chinese New Year with this festive introduction for kids ages 6 to 9 Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is one of the most celebrated holidays around the world. This engaging book for kids explains the history, folklore, traditions, and...
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Chinese Celebrations for Children : Families, Feasts and Fireworks!.
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**A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection** **Winner of the 2023 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD in the Chinese Culture Activity Books category from Creative Child Magazine** Families, feasts and fireworks--Chinese Celebrations for Children showcases the rich...
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Celebrate Chinese New Year /
Otto, Carolyn
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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...
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What do you celebrate? : holidays and festivals around the world /
Stewart, Whitney, 1959-
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Holidays are FUN--and this entertaining nonfiction picture book introduces kids to 14 celebrations from around the world! Across the globe, every country has its special holidays. From Brazilian carnival and Chinese New Year to France's Bastille Day and...
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How to Catch a Dragon
Wallace, Adam.
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From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an all-new dragon story, a great Chinese New Year book for kids! Do you have what it takes to snag a dragon? The How to Catch kids are off again, this time trying to catch a dragon...
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Li's Chinese New Year = Xiao Li de nong li xin nian /
Wang, Fang (Author at Mantra Lingua (Firm))
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The race for the Chinese zodiac.
Wang, Gabrielle
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With gorgeous illustrations based on Chinese painting techniques, a lively retelling of the legendary animals' race that led to the twelve signs on the Chinese Zodiac. Long ago in ancient China, the Jade Emperor, ruler of heaven and earth, proclaimed a mighty race, saying that...
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Home for Chinese New Year : a story told in English and Chinese.
Wei, Jie (Children's author)
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The Chinese New Year is a time for family reunions. This Chinese children's story tells a delightful trip with lots of cultural details along the way! Jia Jun's Dad worked out of town all year around. Now it's time for him to come home. He took a train, bus, three-wheeled...
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Goldy Luck and the three pandas.
Yim, Natasha
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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...
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A New Year's reunion.
Yu, Li Qiong, 1980-
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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...
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A New Year's reunion.
Yu, Li Qiong, 1980-
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"Celebrations and traditions might differ, but the story of missing distant family is universal." -- School Library Journal (starred review) This poignant, vibrantly illustrated tale, which won the prestigious Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award in...
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