Immerse yourself in the history and traditions of the Lunar New Year, and learn about how the holiday is celebrated in different countries. To celebrate the Year of the Rabbit (and Cat), Dublin City Libraries have put together a list of their favourite Lunar New Year titles, with tales for all the family to enjoy. You can find and reserve the book you want online and collect from a library of your choosing. If you don’t have a library card, why not contact your local library this Lunar New Year and they will help you to join. See here for more information on library membership or contact the Dublin City Libraries team at askalibrarian@dublincity.ie

• Lunar New Year by Hannah Eliot
• All About Lunar New Year: Things to Make and Do by Kevin Tsang
• Around The World in 80 Festivals by Nancy Dickmann
• The 12 Days of Lunar New Year by Jenna Taylor Lettice
• Chloe’s Lunar New Year by Lily LaMotte
• Lunar New Year Around the World by Amanda Li
• The Night Before Lunar New Year by Natasha Wing with Lingfeng Ho
• Baby Loves Lunar Phrases by Ruth Spiro
• Maisy’s Chinese New Year by Lucy Cousins
• Holidays Around The World: Celebrate Chinese New Year with
• Fireworks, Dragons, and Lanterns by Carolyn Otto
• Baby’s First Chinese New Year by Dorling Kindersley
• Celebrating the Chinese New Year by Sanmu Tang
• Chinese Zodiac Animals by Sanmu Tang
• Chinese New Year by Robyn Hardyman
• Chinese New Year by Saviour Pirotta
• Chinese New Year by Katie Dicker
• Chinese New Year by Nancy Dickmann
• Chinese New Year by Lisa J. Amstutz
• Chinese New Year by Rebecca Pettiford
• Chinese New Year by Grace Jones
• I Love Chinese New Year by Eva Wong Nava and illustrated by Li Xin
• Happy Chinese New Year: A Festive Counting Story by Jannie Ho
• It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George! by Maria Wen Adcock
• The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Emily Hiles

For more information on the Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated throughout the world, check out the online encyclopaedias in Dublin City Libraries’ extensive range of online resources.

• World Book Kids and World Book Student
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica Junior and Encyclopaedia Britannica Student.