Last week, I shared some of our favorite Lunar New Year children’s books. I found several lunar new year books for the younger crowd to0. These Lunar New Year books for babies and toddlers are perfect for introducing the Chinese New Year to your little ones.
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When author Joyce Wan reached out to me about reviewing her newest book My Lucky Little Dragon, I was captivated by her artwork. A quick look at Wan’s website revealed that we already had her book You Are My Cupcake on our bookshelf. My sister gave it to Jaxson last year. My Lucky Little Dragon has the same fun, whimsical illustrations for each animal of the Chinese zodiac. Wan even created a chart to discover what your animal is.
Karen Katz is another talented writer and illustrator who has written numerous multicultural books for babies and toddlers. My First Chinese New Year shows a little girl’s wonder as she and her sister prepares for the upcoming new year. You’ll learn about lunar new year traditions and why we wear the color red on this holiday.
When my kids were little, they loved books with pop-ups and flaps to flip open. Actually, they still like those types of books. Lucky New Year! by Mary Man-Kong will keep little hands busy with all the interactive flaps and exciting pop-up illustrations.
We enjoy Grace Lin’s books so much, I’m surprise we don’t own more of them. Thank goodness for the library! Red Is a Dragon: A Book of Colors will teach your kids about color by showing them different items from the Chinese culture including dragon dances and firecrackers, iconic images for the Lunar New Year.
With flaps and rhymes, Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year Lift-the-Flap Book by Joan Holub shows how families prepare for the Chinese New Year. Visit the outdoor market to lucky red envelopes, little readers can “help” prepare by lifting the flaps.
I’m glad to have found Lunar New Year books for babies and toddlers. It’s never too late to learn about new cultures and holidays!
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I am always looking for books for the children especially about different cultures. I’m now inspired to create a cooking lesson about the Chinese New Year. According to the chart my Chinese Zodiac sign is a rat/mouse. I need to research that…it kinda of makes me sad. Lol
Mandi, don't be sad. In the Chinese zodiac, rats are quick-witted, resourceful and versatile. With strong intuition and quick response, they are always easy to adapt themselves to a new environment.
My sign is the dog, but my toddler daughter's sign is the dragon. I am always looking for cute dragon themed things for her, and Wan's book looks like it would be perfect! Thanks for letting people know about the book!
My sign is the rabbit and my daughter is a rat(??). Now I'm off to see what this all means!
My sign is the rabbit. This is very interesting. I have a child that is difficult to keep engaged. Teaching him about the Chinese zodiac could be fun!
I am an ox and my son is a dragon! Thank you for this post!