Lunar New Year Picture Books for Kids

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Lunar New Year Picture Books for Kids

Recommended reading for families from the Asian Pacific American Coalition of Connecticut.

A Sweet New Year for Ren, by Michelle Sterling, illustrated by Dung Ho

Alex’s Good Fortune, by Benson Shum

Bizzy Bear: Chinese New Year, by Benji Davies

Chloe’s Lunar New Year, by Lilly Lamotte, illustrated by Michelle Lee

Friends Are Friends, Forever, by Dane Liu, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield

How to Catch a Dragon, by Adam Wallace, illustrated by Andy Elkerton

Lunar New Year Around the World, by Amanda Li, illustrated by Angel Chang

Lunar New Year, by Natasha Yim, illustrated by Jingting Wang

LunarTale, by Stella Hong

Our Lunar New Year: Celebrating Lunar New Year in 5 Asian Communities, by Yobe Qiu

The Lucky Red Envelope, by Vicki Zhang

The Lunar New Year Surprise, by Jade Wang, illustrated by Tammy Do

The Night Before Lunar New Year, by Natasha Wing and Lingfeng Ho, illustrated by Amy Wummer

Tomorrow Is New Year’s Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year, by Aram Kim

Two New Years, by Richard Ho, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield

Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal, by Junghwa Park

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