Wang, Andrea
Summary: "The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with young Xingling! But Xingling is clever and thinks quickly to outwit him with Chinese New Year traditions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WANHo, Richard
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HOManushkin, Fran
Summary: Pedro attends a colorful parade with his friend Katie Woo and her family to celebrate Chinese New Year, but when Katie goes missing Pedro is ready to come to the rescue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MANLiu, Dane
Summary: 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 ancient art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIUSterling, Michelle
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN WLD SterlingHo, Jannie
Summary: "Happy Chinese New Year! The zodiac animals are ready to celebrate Chinese New Year with traditions and a big feast! Little ones can count to twelve as each animal prepares for the holiday- Rat cleaned away the bad luck in one big sweep! Ox shopped for two new outfits. Tiger brought three kinds of flowers. Includes numbers written in Chinese characters and their pronunciation"--Publisher's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HO (BOARD)Nguyen, Dustin
Summary: On Valentine's Day, the Joker finds himself in need of Batman's rescue when he is unexpectedly pursued by Gotham's love-sick women--then during the Lunar New Year's celebration Robin takes on the case of a stolen artifact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 NGUWang, Yage
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YAGShum, Benson
Summary: "It's time to celebrate Chinese New Year! Join Alex as she gets ready for the holiday and shares her family's traditions with her best friend, Ethan"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHUMoore, Katrina
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MOOYu, Li-Qiong
Summary: Little Maomao's father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely recognizes him, but before long the family is happily making sticky rice balls, listening to firecrackers, and watching the dragon dance in the streets below. Papa gets a haircut, makes repairs to the house, and hides a lucky coin for Maomao to find. Which she does! But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2011
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Summary: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are enjoying a visit to San Francisco when Holden, their college-age tour guide, is accused of abducting Miss Chinatown from the Chinese New Year parade and stealing her valuable crown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2011
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Summary: "Little ones can join in the Chinese New Year celebrations along with Bizzy Bear and his friends by sliding, pushing and pulling tabs to enjoy the fun festivities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD DAVHargreaves, Adam
Summary: "Little Miss Neat is having a Chinese New Year party with traditional decorations, a New Year's Eve feast, and the next day there will even be a dragon dance. What could possibly go wrong?!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2020
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Summary: A real, wily dragon winds through streets in China, eluding the traps set by a group of children during the Chinese New Year celebration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WALMcDonald, Megan.
Summary: The first Christmas since Julie's parents' divorce is difficult for the whole family, but Julie finds comfort sharing the Chinese New Year traditions of her best friend, Ivy Ling, and thinking about new beginnings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2007
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MCDLin, Grace.
Summary: Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown & Co. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC LINWang, Jade.
Summary: Children will learn what makes the Lunar New Year special, from the preparation responsibilities, to the celebratory new moon signifying the first day of the holiday, and the festivities that continue in the following weeks. Whether rice balls for family togetherness, spring rolls for a fresh start, or noodles for long life and happiness, this tale has a foodie focus and shows why Lunar New...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soaring Kite Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WANLin, Grace
Summary: A Chinese American family prepares for and celebrates the Lunar New Year, in a book that includes endnotes discussing the customs and traditions of the Chinese New Year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Childrens Books 2013
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE LINYang, Gene Luen
Summary: Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love. Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed--no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 YANLin, Grace.
Summary: In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LINVaughan, Marcia K.
Summary: A rhyming story that describes a typical Chinese New Year celebration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MONDP 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE VAULee, Vickie
Summary: As Ruby travels to her grandmother's house to bring her a gift for Chinese New Year, she is joined by all of the animals of the zodiac. Includes the legend of the Chinese horoscope and instructions for crafts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEEChinn, Karen
Summary: Sam must decide how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 1995