A family prepares to celebrate the Lunar New Year and looks forward to the good luck they hope it will bring.

A girl and her family prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year.

Ms. Frizzle and her tour group are transported to China 1000 years in the past, where they learn how rice, tea and silk are grown and harvested, and visit the Emperor in the Forbidden City. They are celebrating the Chinese New Year. Following Wanda and Arnold's lead, the Friz dives under a dancing dragon at the local Chinatown parade.

Summary: A simple introduction to the traditions and festivities of Chinese New Year.

"Little Maomao's father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely recognizes him, but before long the family is happily making sticky rice balls, listening to firecrackers, and watching the dragon dance in the streets below. Papa gets a haircut, makes repairs to the house, and hides a lucky coin for Maomao to find. Which she does! But all too soon it is time for Papa to go away again. This...

In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.

The first Christmas since Julie's parents' divorce is difficult for the whole family, but Julie finds comfort sharing the Chinese New Year traditions of her best friend, Ivy Ling, and thinking about new beginnings.

Examines the customs, traditions, food, and lore associated with the celebration of Chinese New Year.