Wishing to distinguish her style while honoring her family's ideals, young Sunny adds her unique touch to her sisters' hand-me-down dress for the Lunar New Year celebration.
Introduces the holiday through simple text and illustrations such as paper lanterns, fortune cookies, the twelve animals that represent different years, and a dancing dragon.
Eager to do something her big sister has not done first, Jasmine Toguchi, eight, decides to pound mochi with the men and boys when her family gets together for New Year's.
A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years--the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later.
Rat and the eleven other zodiac animals set out to apologize to Cat, but what will happen when Cat does not think Rat's apology is sincere?
On their way to Grandma's house to celebrate Lunar New Year, a brother and sister, protected and guided by the 12 magical animals of the Zodiac, gather special treats for their big, celebratory family dinner.
Energetic and thoughtful, Baby Horse celebrates the Year of the Horse and their zodiac sign as they explore their unique personality and spirited nature.
A young Malaysian boy enthusiastically assists his grandmother prepare their Lunar New Year dinner, all the while learning about the history of their traditional cuisine.
Mindy is excited to go to the Lunar New Year parade in her new town with her father and her friend Sally.
In preparation for the Lunar New Year, a little girl and her family fill up the Tray of Togetherness, a special candy box that has eight lucky snacks with special meanings, to share with family and friends.
Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave, Yueyue gives her a stack of red paper and a spool of string so she can share the art of paper cutting with Americans--and when Chinese New Year comes around again Dandan remembers Yueyue's gift and introduces her new friend Christina to this art.
Every year, millions of Asian families come together to celebrate the first new moon in the sky. Now preschoolers can learn about the zodiac animals, the delicious food, the exciting parades, and all the fun traditions.
Daisy, a young Chinese American girl, is excited to be celebrating the Lunar New Year with her Yeh-Yeh in China, but at first she is too grumpy from lack of sleep to enjoy the activities he has planned. Includes recipes for fried Jiao Zi (dumplings) and Eight Treasure Rice.
It's the morning of Tết, and Mai can't wait to celebrate at her beloved grandmother's home. With the perfect dress: a poofy, sparkly Cinderella dress that makes Mai look like the movie star she dreams of being! But when Mai's father suggests that she wears an áo dài, a traditional Vietnamese outfit, to her Ba Noi's party, Mai is disappointed. Stars don't wear áo dài, she thinks. Then Ba tells her the story of a true star, her very own Ba Noi, who sewed beautiful, highly sought-after áo dài in Vietnam and brought her magic with her when she immigrated to the United States.
Sohee helps her family prepare for the Lunar New Year celebration.
Sisters Eloise and Madeleine explore the Korean traditions of Seollal while learning about the importance of family. Includes a glossary, dumpling recipe, and a craft activity.
Siblings Lily and Noah help prepare for the Lunar New Year parade and learn about the colorful, traditional lion dance.
Ren has always been too little to help make her favorite pineapple cakes for the Lunar New Year, but when her one-of-a-kind brother Charlie arrives for the festivities, with his help, she finally gets her chance. Includes recipe for pineapple cakes.
Tết (short for Tết Nguyên Đán) is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. It is a time of celebration and it involves much preparation. This festive story is a great introduction to the most important Vietnamese cultural holiday. Families come together to help sweet out the old year, hang dazzling decorations, and prepare lavish meals to share. Discover how the anticipation of Tết and the days of festivities that follow culminate in the celebration of families and the Vietnamese cultural heritage.
A boy feels his passion for lion dancing re-igniting after the death of his father, and so he decides to join the local junior team, where his ex-best friend becomes his new rival.
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 to avoid the wind and the sneaky boys in the village. Every night, until the fifteenth day of New Year, Zhao Di and her friends take part in this fun tradition, experiencing the thrill of nighttime in their village. And then--it's time to smash the lanterns! In this cheerful book first published in China, readers are invited along with Zhao Di and her friends as they experience all the joy and excitement of this folk Chinese custom.
Lunar New Year is right around the corner, and Mai-Anne is so excited! She helps her parents decorate the house and plan their traditional meal filled with fish, noodles, dumplings, and chicken. But Mai-Anne can't wait for the part after dinner where she gets to cuddle up with Nai Nai and learn the story of the Great Race... Discover the history of Lunar New Year with additional information about the holiday!
Ping is determined to make the quintessential pot for a tangerine tree she and her grandfather purchased for Lunar New Year, but she soon discovers all things made with love are imperfectly perfect.
A magical first-hand account of Lunar New Year. Join Ling and her family as they celebrate 15 days of Lunar New Year full of careful preparations, delicious food, lanterns, fireworks, and dragon dancing.
Celebrate Lunar New Year through a story of ancestral bravery while learning about Chinese history, language and food. Join Mèng, a Chinese American girl, as she prepares for the Lunar New Year festivities with her family and discovers the significance of ancestral stories and the history behind the Mandarin language and traditional foods eaten during the holiday.
When Amy accidentally breaks her family's lantern, she learns to mend the old with the new to create a new tradition. Includes instructions on how to make homemade lanterns.