Most countries do observe the January 1st celebration, but they also have their own cultural observances of a new year. So whether you're looking forward to New Years Day in January, Hindu Diwali (celebrated in the Fall), Chinese New Year (celebrated in February), Iranian Nawrūz (celebrated in March), Jewish Rosh Hashanah (celebrated in September) or Vietnamese T̂ét (celebrated in February)...the Alkek Library's Juvenile Collection has some fun books to share with your child:
Maggie Celebrates Ayyám-i-Há / Patti Rae Tomarelli.
A New Year's Reunion / Yu Li-Qiong.
A Gift / Yong Chen.
Even Higher: A Rosh Hashanah Story / Eric A. Kimmel.
Religious New Year's Celebrations / Ann Morrill.
New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story / April Halprin Wayland.
The Night Before New Year's / Natasha Wing.
No Rouz: Our Persian New Year / E.S. Zameen.
Shanté Keys and the New Year's Peas / Gail Piernas-Davenport.
New Clothes for New Year's Day / Hyun-Joo Bae.
365 Penguins / Jean-Luc Fromental.
Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Fong Family / F. Isabel Campoy.
D is for Dragon Dance / Ying Chang Compestine.
The T̂ét Pole = Ṣư tích cây nêu ngày T̂ét: The Story of the Tet Festival / Tr̂àn Qúôc.
The Year of the Dog: A Novel / Grace Lin.
Chinese New Year / Judith Jango-Cohen.
Sokita Celebrates the New Year: A Cambodian American Holiday / Barbara Lau.
Diwali: Hindu Festival of Lights / June Preszler.
The Wishing Tree / Roseanne Thong.
When the Chickens Went on Strike: A Rosh Hashanah Tale / Erica Silverman.
Ten Mice for T̂ét! / Pegi Deitz Shea.
Celebrate Diwali / Deborah Heiligman.
Lighting a Lamp: A Diwali Story / Jonny Zucker.
When the Circus Came to Town / Laurence Yep.
The Runaway Rice Cake / Ying Chang Compestine.
The Kite Fighters / Linda Sue Park.
This Next New Year / Janet S. Wong.
Happy New Year, Everywhere! / Arlene Erlbach.
Happy New Year! : Kung-hsi fa-ts'ai! / Demi.
Celebrating Chinese New Year / Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith.
Chinatown / William Low.
Chinese New Year / by Tricia Brown.
The Dancing Dragon / Marcia Vaughan.
Dragon Feet / Marjorie Jackson.
Sam and the Lucky Money / Karen Chinn.
The Bravest Flute: A Story of Courage in the Mayan Tradition / Ann Grifalconi.
Têt: The New Year / Kim-Lan Tran.
Happy New Year, Beni / Jane Breskin Zalben.
Dumpling Soup / Jama Kim Rattigan.
Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year / Kate Waters.
A Happy New Year's Day / Roch Carrier.
Gung Hay Fat Choy = Happy New Year / by June Behrens.
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