These books will help you learn more about Chinese New Year. It is the most important festival in China, also called the Spring Festival. The date of the new year is determined by the lunar/solar calendar, so the date of the holiday varies from late January to mid February.
1. Celebrating Chinese New Year
This story book teaches kids all about Chinese New Year by taking them through the preparations and special day with a family from San Fransisco.
2. Happy New Year! Kung-Hsi Fa-Ts'Ai!
This exploration of the rituals of the Chinese New Year celebration is filled with illustrations and labels explaining the images associated with the festival, including lion dances, firecrackers, heavenly beings, and food symbolism.3. Chinese New Year
This books writes about and shows photographs that explain the celebration of Chinese New Year by Chinese Americans living in San Francisco's Chinatown.4. The Runaway Rice Cake
The author of this story book crosses 'The Gingerbread Man' with the traditional folktale of the bottomless rice jar for this story reinforcing the importance of giving.5. Gung Hay Fat Choy
Explains the significance of the Chinese New Year and describes its celebration by Chinese Americans.6. Chinese New Year for Kids
"Chinese New Year for Kids" is a full color paperback book with beautiful, authentic Chinese illustrations. This is a hands-on workbook for parents and teachers, written for children from ages 3 to 12 years old, for use in the classroom or at home. Children will enjoy the party ideas, dragon parades, lion dances, art projects, and zodiac games. The art projects are designed to be easy, as well as inexpensive to reproduce for large groups.7. Chinese New Year
Describes the traditions, ceremonies, and foods associated with the celebration of the Chinese New Year.