Key Takeaways
- Check out these book selections on celebrating the New Year.
- The Lucky Grapes
- The Night Before New Year’s
- Happy New Year, Spot!
- Happy New Year: A New Year’s Day Picture Book for Kids
- Lunar New Year
When you have a toddler in the house and New Year’s is approaching, you have to get creative with how you celebrate. After all, you can’t really keep a toddler up till midnight to ring in the new year! So why not teach them about this holiday with books on New Year’s? Here’s a selection of toddler books you can read together as you celebrate.
The Lucky Grapes: A New Year’s Eve Story
This hardcover picture book is about New Year’s Eve in Spain, where little Rafa wants to stay up for the first time to celebrate with his family at the plaza. From fireworks to music, there will lots to remember about this celebration. There will also be grapes. Why? Rafa learns he must eat a small grape with each of the twelve midnight chimes. This brings luck in the New Year. Can he make it to midnight? Ready The Lucky Grapes and find out.
The Night Before New Year’s
Written by Natasha Wing, The Night Before New Year’s tells the story of a family determined to stay up until midnight. They have all the right supplies, from sparkly streamers to festive party hats. However, after playing card games and eating cupcakes all night long, the little kids are starting to get sleepy. Find out if they can make it till midnight in this charming book for ages 3 to 6.
Happy New Year, Spot!
Written by Eric Hill, Happy New Year, Spot! is a cheerful board book starring everyone’s beloved puppy. Although Spot is too young to stay awake until midnight, he still manages to ring in the New Year early with his family.
Happy New Year: A New Year’s Day Picture Book for Kids
Happy New Year offers a simple tale highlighting all the wonderful things children can look forward to as the New Year arrives. An excellent festive holiday read-aloud book, this book, written by Dee Smith, is a lovely blend of graphic design and photography taken in upstate New York for a unique visual effect.
Lunar New Year (Celebrate the World)
While it doesn’t quite line up with the New Year here in North America, Lunar New Year—also known as Chinese New Year— is still interesting to read about. This fourth board book in the Celebrate the World series highlights special occasions and holidays such as Chinese New Year across the globe.
After the winter solstice each year, Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, and Lunar New Year are embraced by many. Featuring stunning artwork by Chinese illustrator Alina Chau, Lunar New Year is a festive board book that teaches young readers to spend time with family and friends, light lanterns, set off fireworks, dance with dragons, and to embrace harmony and happiness in the new year.
We hope you enjoyed this election of toddler books, so grab one and start celebrating the New Year!
