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  • Published: 4 February 2026
  • ISBN: 9781662640902
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.00

Lucky New Year: Colors



Celebrate Lunar New Year with Joyce Wan's irresistable petite picture book! Kids, ages 3-5, will encounter the colors of the holiday. Features a book jacket that opens into a poster!

From the RED of lucky envelopes and the ORANGE of tangerines to lovely PINK plum blossoms, LUCKY NEW YEAR COLORS captivates young readers with Wan’s signature cute-as-a-button style, a rainbow of colors, and an authentic cultural experience.

Celebrate Lunar New Year with Joyce Wan's irresistable petite picture book that will introduce kids (ages 3-5) to the colors of the holiday. Features a book jacket that opens into a poster!

From the RED of lucky envelopes and the ORANGE of tangerines to lovely PINK plum blossoms, LUCKY NEW YEAR COLORS captivates young readers with Wan’s signature cute-as-a-button style, a rainbow of colors, and an authentic cultural experience. Kids will step into a colorful journey through the widely celebrated holiday known as Chinese New Year as Wan brings her Chinese heritage to life through all the colors of the rainbow and playful rhymes. This book shares a wonderful combination—the concept of colors and the traditions of the holiday—and the adventure culminates with the spectacular rainbow of lion dancers! Here's a book that helps little ones enhance their color recognition skills while experiencing the joy of the holiday.

  • Published: 4 February 2026
  • ISBN: 9781662640902
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.00

About the author

Joyce Wan

Joyce Wan is an author and illustrator of bestselling books for children such as You Are My CupcakeThe Whale in My Swimming PoolPeek-A-Boo Farm, and Sleepyheads. When Joyce was a young child, her mom could not speak English but took her and her siblings to the library every weekend. Although her mom was unable to read English, picture books enabled them to enjoy the pictures and make up stories together. That would be one of the greatest gifts her mom would ever give to her. (Read Joyce's essay on Why Picture Books Are Important). Joyce is originally from Massachusetts and currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter. Visit wanart.com

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Praise for Lucky New Year: Colors

Praise for BE MY YUMMY ABC:

"This celebration of food is a rare thing, a truly essential [picture] book." SLJ (starred)