20 Delightful Lunar New Year Books for Kids to Read

Baby Loves Lunar Phases on Chinese New Year by Ruth Spiro

This is such a sweet board book that follows a baby who discovers the science of the lunar moon phases. It’s such a great option for little readers because it has delightful visuals and is really great at explaining the phases of the moon.

It’s Your Year, Baby Rabbit by Little Bee Books

Since this Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the Year of the Dragon, this is a perfect board book to add to your collection! This board book is so cute and helps to introduce little readers to the zodiac signs through animals. This book is sure to help you celebrate the Year of the Dragon!

Lunar New Year by Hannah Eliot

How adorable is this cover? It’s so cute. As part of the Celebrate the World board book series, this book helps share the traditions and celebrations of Lunar New Year. You’ll also get to learn all the names it’s known by and why it’s such a special time.

A Sweet New Year for Ren by Michelle Sterling

Another great book on this list that highlights the traditions during Lunar New Year. A Sweet New Year for Ren follows Ren and her family as they prepare for the New Year. She’s always been too little to help make pineapple cakes but maybe this year will be the year she can help!

Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin

This book is so sweet and is a great option to celebrate Lunar New Year. Every family member has an important role to play as they prepare to celebrate with family and friends. It also shares the celebration with lanterns, dancers and fireworks. With beautiful illustrations and delightful text, this book is a great choice.

Chloe’s Lunar New Year by Lily LaMotte

Chloe joins her family as they celebrate their Lunar New Year traditions. It’s hard without her A-má, but there are ways to honour and remember her while they celebrate. Chloe’s Lunar New Year shares the joy of celebration while dealing with loss.

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim

There’s nothing better than an adorable retelling. This book follows Goldy Luck who visits the home of a Panda family. This book is so much fun and is guaranteed to make you smile. Since it’s a retelling of a classic story, readers will love the way Goldy Luck brings chaos to the Panda home.

Grumpy New Year by Katrina Moore

This book is so adorable and is a sequel to Grandpa Grumps. When Daisy goes to China, she’s excited to see her Yeh-Yeh and celebrate Lunar New Year. But when she arrives, she has trouble sleeping which makes her grumpy. It’s such a cute story and is perfect for little readers who have a great relationship with a grandparent.

How to Catch a Dragon by Adam Wallace

The How to Catch series is one of my favourites, so it’s perfect that they have a book to help celebrate Lunar New Year. The How to Catch kids are trying to catch a dragon. It’s such a fun book that has them chasing the dragon through the celebrations of Chinese New Year. It also has Mandarin translation in the back.

Mulan’s Lunar New Year by Natasha Yim

There’s nothing better than celebrating Lunar New Year with a Disney Princess. I adore this book, and not just because Mulan is the main character. Mulan loves Lunar New Year and she’s finally old enough to help prepare for the celebrations. But everything she helps with goes wrong. It’s a great story about family and is sure to become a favourite!

Ruby’s Chinese New Year by Vickie Lee

If you’re wanting another book that focuses on the zodiac signs, this is a great option. Ruby wants to give her grandmother a card for Chinese New Year, but who will help her? Ruby meets the twelve zodiac animals as she goes to deliver her card. It’s a really sweet story with adorable illustrations!

The 12 Days of Lunar New Year by Jenna Lettice

The 12 Days of Lunar New Year takes the traditional Christmas song but turns it into a countdown to Lunar New Year. With the fun rhyming text and the counting illustrations, little readers will certainly love the countdown to the new year!

The Night Before Lunar New Year by Natasha Wing and Lingfeng Ho

The Night Before series is always a great option for celebrations. It’s the night before Lunar New Year and a little girl is all excited. She’s helped with all of the preparations but she’s nervous about the loud noises at the Lunar New Year parade. It’s a really sweet story that helps celebrate the traditions of Lunar New Year!

The Tray of Togetherness by Flo Leung

There’s nothing better than a book about food! When a little girl and her family host a party to celebrate Lunar New Year, they need to fill up the Tray of Togetherness. It’s a really sweet book about family, traditions as well as celebrating togetherness.

Tomorrow is New Year’s Day by Aram Kim

Tomorrow is New Year’s Day celebrates Korean Lunar New Year! When Mina gets to share the customs of Korean Lunar New Year with her classmates, she brings joy to all her friends. It’s a really sweet story that also has a glossary of Korean terms!