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Lunar New Year

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Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the Year of the Snake. Celebrate Chinese New Year with these picture books for kids.

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Cover of "Grumpy New Year" shows an elderly person and a child with a dragon, celebrating New Year.

Grumpy New Year by Katrina Moore

This funny and heartwarming follow-up to Grandpa Grumps celebrates Lunar New Year and the love of a doting grandparent as Daisy travels to China to see her Yeh-Yeh again.

Illustration of a family shopping for Lunar New Year. Colorful decorations and lanterns fill the street.

The Night Before Lunar New Year by Natasha Wing

Told in the style of Clement C. Moore’s classic tale, it is the night before Lunar New Year and a little girl is excited for all the celebrations to come, but she is a bit nervous about all the loud noises at the upcoming Lunar New Year Parade.

Children in colorful winter clothes holding lanterns, with snow-covered houses and fireworks in the background.

Playing With Lanterns by Yage Wang

Young readers can join Zhao Di and her friends as they partake in their favorite Chinese New Year tradition: creating unique colorful lanterns to experience the thrill of nighttime in their village.

Illustrated book cover with a child holding a dragon, titled "I Love Lunar New Year" on a red background.

I Love Lunar New Year by Eva Wong Nava

It’s almost Lunar New Year! Join Mai-Anne and her family as they prepare for a day of fun traditions! Mai-Anne can’t wait to participate in all of her favorite holiday traditions: hanging up red lanterns, eating a delicious Reunion Dinner, and listening to her Nai Nai recount the tale of the Great Race!

Girl with short black hair and a cat at a table with traditional decorations, food, and flowers for New Year.

A Sweet New Year for Ren by Michelle Sterling

Little Ren longs to be old enough to help make her favorite pineapple cakes during the festivities of Lunar New Year, in this wonderful celebration of family traditions.

Cover of "PoPo's Lucky Chinese New Year" showing a child holding a dragon mask.

PoPo’s Lucky Chinese New Year by Virginia Loh-Hagan

A Chinese-American girl learns how to properly celebrate Chinese New Year when her grandmother from China visits and shows her what to do and what not to do.

Illustrated cover of "Bringing In the New Year" depicting a child in a dragon costume on a red background.

Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin

Preparing for the Lunar New Year, the members of a Chinese-American family symbolically sweep up, hang decorations and make dumplings while anticipating the upcoming fireworks, lanterns and dragon parade.

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