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Lunar New Year Reads

Celebrate with folktales, stories of family, art, and cultural traditions. Browse our list of books and themed coloring sheets for all ages.

King County Library System

22 items

  • Mooncakes & Milk Bread

    Sweet & Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries

    Cho, Kristina,
    This cookbook is a love song to fabulous bakeries located both in China and the US. A collection of mouth-watering food worthy of its own celebration.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper Horizon, [2021] — 641.5951 CHO
  • Malaysia

    Recipes From a Family Kitchen

    Coombes, Ping,
    Coombes has assembled 100+ authentic and accessible recipes that serve as the perfect introduction to the tastes, textures, and colors of Malaysian fare.
    BookSan Francisco, CA : Weldon Owen, 2017. — 641.59595 COO
  • The Sacred Willow

    Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family

    Elliott, Duong Van Mai, 1941-
    A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of the lives of four generations of her family.
    BookNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017. — 959.704 ELL 2017
  • A debut rom-com about a woman who takes on Lunar Love, a matchmaking business founded by her grandmother. Find out if the "matchmaker who can't be matched" finds love with her competitor.
    BookNew York : Forever, 2023. — ROM JESSEN
  • Tomorrow Is New Year's Day

    Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year

    Kim, Aram,
    Follows a little girl sharing the fun customs of Seollal--the Korean Lunar New Year--with her classmates.
    BookNew York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022. — E KIM
  • Eric Kim shares recipes that honor his past as the child of two Korean immigrant parents as well as his present as a Korean American. Each delicious culinary delight combines his heritage and his life experience.
    BookNew York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2022. — 641.59519 KIM
  • A debut picture book about a special Lunar New Year feast.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — E LAMOTTE
  • Mindy is excited to go to the Lunar New Year parade in her new town with her father and her friend Sally.
    BookNew York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; New Dehli : Aladdin, 2020. — J LEE
  • 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.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018. — E LEE
  • The Woks of Life

    Recipes to Know and Love From a Chinese American Family

    Leung, Bill, 1964-
    Enjoy Leung family stories from China and their home in New Jersey. Deepen your knowledge of Chinese cooking.
    BookNew York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2022] — 641.5951 LEU
  • A heartwarming, food-focused story. A young girl helps her multi-racial family prepare their Tray of Togetherness
    BookToronto, ON ; Berkeley, CA : Owlkids Books, [2022] — E LEUNG
  • At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. She is shocked to find her childhood neighborhood is fading and that's she's inherited her grandmother's restaurant.
    BookNew York : Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019. — FIC LIM
  • Dandan is sad when she and her family make the move to the United States. Before they leave, Dandan's best friend Yueyue gives her a gift for New Year. When Dandan makes a new friend, they celebrate and think about friendship.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021. — E LIU
  • Vietnamese

    Simple Vietnamese Food to Cook at Home

    Luu, Uyen,
    Good, fresh food is central to the lives of Vietnamese people, who tend to eat for the love of eating. Uyen Luu showcases the joy of Vietnamese cooking with over 85 of her tastiest recipes that are easy to whip up in your own home kitchen.
    BookLondon : Hardie Grant Books, 2021. — 641.59597 LUU
  • Three sisters encounter strange glimpses of long-buried secrets from the ancestors they never knew. Stories reveal the dramatic events that brought them to America.
    BookToronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2022] — FIC TRAN
  • Families come together to help sweep out the old year, hang dazzling decorations and prepare lavish meals to share.
    Book[United States] : [Alice Trinh], [2021] — E TRINH
  • A real, wily dragon winds through streets in China, eluding the traps set by a group of children during the Chinese New Year celebration. Available in eBook and Audiobook formats.
    BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Wonderland, [2019] — E WALLACE
  • The Chinese New Year is a time for family reunions. This Chinese children's story tells a delightful trip with lots of cultural details along the way!
    BookNew York : Better Link Press, Shanghai Press and Publishing Development Company, [2017] — E WEI CHINESE ENGLISH
  • Ping is determined to make the quintessential pot for a tangerine tree she and her grandfather purchased for Lunar New Year, but she soon discovers all things made with love are imperfectly perfect.
    BookMinneapolis, MN : Beaming Books, 2025. — E WU