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Asian New Year Celebrations
Booklists for Kids


CHINESE NEW YEAR

Bailey, Donna
New Year in Hong Kong.  Stech-Vaughn, 1990.

Bouchard, Dave
The Dragon New Year: a Chinese Legend. Peachtree, 1999.

Brown, Tricia
Chinese New Year.  Holdt, 1987.

Chambers, Catherine
Chinese New Year.  Raintree, 1997.

Chang, Monica
    Story of the Chinese Zodiac: English/Khmer.  Yuan-Liou, 1994.
    Story of the Chinese Zodiac: English/Spanish.  Yuan-Liou, 1994.
    Story of the Chinese Zodiac: English/Vietnamese.  Yuan-Liou, 1994.

Chen, Hou-ping
Fun with Chinese Festivals.  Heian International, 1991.

Cheng, Hou-Tien
The Chinese New Year.  Rinehart, 1976.

Cheong, Colin
Festivals of the World China.  Stevens, 1997.

Chin, Steven A.
Dragon Parade: A Chinese New Year Story.  Raintree, 1993.

Ching, Emily, Ed. et al
    Brother Cat & Brother Rat.  The Rooster's Antlers. English & Vietnamese. Wonder Kids, 1992.
    Brother Cat & Brother Rat.  The Rooster's Antlers. English & Khmer. Wonder Kids, 1992.
    Celebrating New Year: Miss Yuan -Shiau. Wonder Kids, 1992.
    Celebrating New Year: Miss Yuan -Shiau. English & Vietnamese. Wonder Kids, 1992.
    Celebrating New Year: Miss Yuan -Shiau. English & Khmer. Wonder Kids, 1992.

Chinn, Karen
Sam and the Lucky Money.  Lee & Low, 1995.

Demi
Happy New Year: Kung-hsi Fa -tsai.  Crown, 1997.

Eimon, Mina Harada
Why Cats Chase Mice: A Story of the Twelve Zodiac Signs.  Hein International, 1993.

Happy New Year, Minnie! : an Adventure in China. Grolier, [199-].

Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane
Celebrating Chinese New Year. Holiday, 1998

Hu, William C.
Chinese New Year: Fact & Folklore.  Ars Ceramica, 1991.

Low, William
Chinatown.  Holt, 1997.

Macmillan, Dianne
Chinese New Year.   Enslow, 1994.

Marx, David F.
Chinese New Year. Children’s, 2002.

Moyse, Sarah
Chinese New Year.  Milbrook, 1997.

Nunes, Susan
The Last Dragon.  Clarion, 1995.

Robinson, Fay
Chinese New Year—a time for parades, family, and friends. Enslow, 2001

Sing, Rachel
Chinese New Year's Dragon.  Moderen Curriculum, 1992.

Stepanchuk, Carol
Red Eggs and Dragon Boats: Celebrating Chinese Festivals.  Pacific View Press, 1994.

Vaughan, Marcia K.
The Dancing Dragon.  Mondo, 1996.

Wallace, Ian
Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance.  Atheneum, 1984.

Waters, Kate
Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year.  Scholastic, 1990.

Welch, Patricia Biaaland
Chinese New Year.  Oxford University Press, 1997.

Whitfield, Susan
The Animals of the Chinese Zodiac.  Crocodile, 1998.

Yen, Clara
Why Rat Comes First: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac.  Children's Book Press, 1991.

Young, Ed
Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac.  Holt, 1995.

CAMBODAIAN NEW YEAR

Chiemruom, Sothea
Dara's Cambodian New Year.  Modern Curriculum Press, 1992.

JAPANESE NEW YEAR

McKay, Susan
Festivals of the World: Japan.  Gareth Stevens, 1997.

VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR

Macmillan, Dianne
Tet: Vietnamese New Year.  Michael P. French, 1994.

McKay, Susan
Festivals of the World: Vietnam.  Gareth Stevens, 1997.

Tran, Kim Lan
Tet: The New Year.  Modern Curriculum, 1992.

GENERAL ASIAN NEW YEAR

Bernhard, Emery
Happy New Year!  Lodestar Books, 1996.

Blackwood, Alan
New Year.  Rourke Enterprises, 1987.

Ingpen, Robert R.
A Celebration of Customs & Rituals of the World.  Facts on File, 1996.

Smith, Debbie
Holidays & Festivals Activities.  Crabtree Pub., 1994.

Spirn, Michele
New Year.  Blackbirch Press, 1999.

Viesti, Joe F.
Celebrate! In Southeast Asia.  Lee & Shepard Books, 1996.

Winchester, Faith
Asian Holidays.  Bridgestone Books, 1996.


Compiled by May Lo, General Library, Children's Department, 2003.