Books with title Happy New Year!

Celebrating a new year is a lot of fun, especially when you’re with your family and friends. This book explores how New Year’s is celebrated in different cultures around the world. Each page features colorful illustrations and accessible text that even reluctant readers will enjoy. Relatable characters make it easy for children to learn about holidays that may be unfamiliar to them. Readers will love learning about Chinese New Year, Dwali, and other New Year’s celebrations.

Take a little Horror home with you!Ray Gordon loves to scare his younger brother, Brandon. It's not hard considering Brandon is terrified of everything--loud noises, roller coasters, and especially the wooden dummy, Slappy, that Ray got from Jonahttan Chiller's HorrorLand gift shop. In order to throw his big New Year's Even party, Ray's parents make him promise to leave Brandon alone. But strange, mean-spirited things keep happening to his little brother, and Slappy always seems to be around for it. Could those words Ray read out loud actually have brought the dummy to life?

“In a book that is itself a celebration, Demi explains the rituals and ideas behind the Chinese New Year festival. The last 15 days of the old year are spent cleaning and preparing (‘Wash your hair and get a new haircut. Pay the debts that you owe and collect what is owed to you!’). On the eve of the new moon, a special feast is prepared. . . . The first 15 days of the new year are spent celebrating with lion dances, firecrackers, and other activities. Demi’s characteristic tiny, lively figures illustrate each page, with several spreads devoted to small, labeled pictures identifying things associated with the holiday. Infused with joy and filled with information.”—Booklist

It's New Year's Eve and Mallory can't wait to celebrate! Her camp friends are coming to Fern Falls and she and Mary Ann have planned out every last detail for a perfect winter reunion and New Year's Eve party. But what Mallory hadn't planned on is getting sick. Poor Mallory has to ring in the New Year in the hospital instead of at home with her friends and family. Mallory thinks she's missing out on all the fun. Is this the beginning of the worst year ever, or is Mallory in for a big New Year’s surprise?

When strange lights explode and light up the sky, one sad bear knows that he must return to his empty cave farther north in hopes of finding his long lost significant other.Approximately 2,900 words.Note: This book deals with the pain of losing a loved one and the joy of being reunited with them. It is intended for a slightly older audience than my typical children's books. If you have any concerns, please download a sample before purchasing.