Audiobooks for Lunar New Year

Chinese Menu

The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods

By: Grace Lin
Narrated by: Lisa Ling
Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written full-color book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food.

From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods. Do... Read more

The Lunar New Year Surprise

By: Jade Wang
Narrated by: Christopher Lee
Length: 15 minutes

During the Lunar New Year festivities, can Gege find the perfect moment to present his handcrafted surprise to his little sister? This story will teach children what makes the Lunar New Year special, from the preparation responsibilities to the celebratory new moon signifying the first day of the holiday and the festivities that continue in the... Read more

Lunar Love

By: Lauren Kung Jessen
Narrated by: Raechel Wong
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect match with readers of Helen Hoang, Jasmine Guillory, and Helena Hunting.

Always a matchmaker, never a match...
Olivia Huang Christenson is excited-slash-terrified to be taking over her grandmother’s matchmaking business. But when she... Read more

The Year of Cecily

From Sunset Park, With Love: Book #1

By: Lisa Lin
Narrated by: Kat Riley
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

San Francisco attorney Cecily Chang is ready to tackle the New Year head on, so she creates a list of resolutions guaranteed to reboot her life—right after her dutiful visit home to Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for the Lunar New Year. Cecily prepares to face her critical, meddling mother, nosy relatives, and the chaos and drama family togetherness... Read more

Dial A for Aunties

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Narrated by: Risa Mei
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

“I love everything I read from Jesse Sutanto! Dial A For Aunties and its subsequent novels are some of the most fun reads I’ve ever come across. So full of heart, and love for family, and absolutely HILARIOUS circumstances. I reread when I need a bit of laughter and happiness, never fails! Read more

Last Tang Standing

By: Lauren Ho
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
Length: 12 hours 38 minutes

Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones's Diary in this funny and irresistible debut novel about the pursuit of happiness, surviving one's thirties intact, and opening oneself up to love.

At thirty-three, Andrea Tang is living the dream: She has a successful career as a lawyer, a posh condo, and a clutch of fun-loving friends who are always in the... Read more

Gods of Want

Stories

By: K-Ming Chang
Narrated by: Catherine Ho, Natalie Naudus, Elaine Wang, Nancy Wu & Annie Q
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Startling stories center the bodies, memories, myths, and relationships of Asian American women in “a voracious, probing collection, proof of how exhilarating the short story can be” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice)—from the National Book Award “5 Under 35” honoree and author of Bestiary

“Wise, energetic, funny, and wild, Gods... Read more

Happy Chinese New Year!

A Festive Counting Story

By: Jannie Ho
Narrated by: Sura Siu
Length: 5 minutes

Count to twelve with the zodiac animals as they get ready to celebrate Chinese New Year! This delightful audiobook introduces each of the zodiac animals as they bring special items to the celebration.

Xīn Nián Kuài Lè! Happy Chinese New Year!

The zodiac animals are ready to celebrate Chinese New Year with traditions and a big feast! Little ones... Read more

Peppa's Chinese New Year (Peppa Pig)

By: author
Narrated by: Lauren Irwin
Length: 17 minutes

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Peppa Pig in this audiobook.It's the year of the Pig--Peppa Pig, that is! When Madame Gazelle tells the children it's time to celebrate Chinese New Year, they couldn't be more excited. Peppa and her friends hang lanterns, eat fortune cookies, and put on a dragon dance! Based on the hit TV show on Nick Jr. Read more

Our Lunar New Year

Celebrating Lunar New Year in Asian Communities

Asian Holidays Series

By: Yobe Qiu
Narrated by: Charlotte Chiew
Length: 10 minutes

It's almost Lunar New Year! Xiao Mi, Hang, Kwan, Malai and Charu all celebrate the New Year in their own special way. Experience how each one of the Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Indian children and their families honor Lunar New Year, from dragon dances in China to firecrackers in India! Read more

Maizy Chen's Last Chance

(Newbery Honor Award Winner)

By: Lisa Yee
Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE

Twelve year-old Maizy discovers her family’s Chinese restaurant is full of secrets in this irresistible novel that celebrates food, fortune, and family.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal • Booklist •... Read more

The Kitchen God's Wife

By: Amy Tan
Narrated by: Gwendoline Yeo
Length: 14 hours 17 minutes

For decades—in China and in San Francisco—Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong have kept each other's confidences, but those secrets are about to be revealed. Convinced that she is dying, Helen decides to celebrate the Chinese New Year by unburdening herself of hidden truths—not only hers, but those of Winnie and of Winnie's daughter, Pearl. So begins a... Read more

My Year Abroad

A Novel

By: Chang-rae Lee
Narrated by: Lawrence Kao
Length: 16 hours 34 minutes

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A New York Times Notable Book * Named a Best Book of the Year by Vogue, TIME, and Marie Claire

“A manifesto to happiness—the one found when you stop running from who you are.” –New York Times Book Review

“An extraordinary book, acrobatic on the level of the sentence, symphonic across its many movements—and... Read more

Interior Chinatown

A Novel (National Book Award Winner)

By: Charles Yu
Narrated by: Joel de la Fuente
Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

“This satirical work is written in the form of a TV script that focuses on the 'generic Asian man.' It provides a deep, thought-provoking and brilliant social commentary that brings to light and challenges Asian stereotypes in Hollywood and on a larger scale. I really enjoyed this listening experience! Read more

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

By: Malinda Lo
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

“This coming of age story about a young woman growing up queer in 1950s Chinatown, San Francisco, was brilliant. I loved the rich historical detail, believable characters, exploration of intersectional identities, romance, and sense of place, made even stronger by the excellent narration. Best book I've read in quite some time and highly... Read more

Beautiful Country

A Memoir

By: Qian Julie Wang
Narrated by: Qian Julie Wang
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

“In this brutally honest coming-of-age memoir, Qian Julie Wang comes to terms with the deprivations and struggles of her undocumented Chinese upbringing in New York City in the 1990s. Read more

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

By: Grace Lin
Narrated by: Janet Song
Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver

In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with... Read more

Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade

Mindy Kim: Book #2

By: Lyla Lee
Narrated by: Jaine Ye
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this second novel in an adorable new chapter book series about Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl who is getting ready to celebrate Lunar New Year!Mindy is excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Even though it’s the first one without her mom, Mindy is determined to enjoy the day. She decides to... Read more

Alex's Good Fortune

By: Benson Shum
Narrated by: Elizabeth Pan
Length: 8 minutes

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this sweet story of friendship and family!

Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for Alex and her family, so it's even more special when she gets to share her favorite traditions with her best friend, Ethan. Together, they join the Chinese New Year parade and get to help make the dragon dance. Then they... Read more