Children's Literature: Holidays
Holidays and Celebrations series
Hanukkah by ISBN: 0736806628Publication Date: 2000-09-01Simple text and photographs describe the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated.
Christmas Around the World series
Each title in this series briefly describes the customs, songs, foods, and activities associated with the celebration of Christmas in a specific country. To view all the titles available in the library, search the catalog for the series Christmas Around the World.
Christmas in Norway by Call Number: GT4887.59 .T56 1999ISBN: 9781476531014Publication Date: 2013-07-01
Christmas in Mexico by Call Number: GT4987.16 .E56 1998ISBN: 9781620651384Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Christmas in the Philippines by Call Number: GT4987.76 .E53 1998ISBN: 9780716608530Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Fiction
These are just a few of the titles available in the library. For other listings of popular children's holiday books, you can go to: Amazon.com or Goodreads.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Call Number: PZ7.R5628 Be3ISBN: 0060250437Publication Date: 1972-11-14The story of a family of incorrigible children who discover the Christmas story for the first time and help everyone else rediscover its true meaning.
The Egg Tree by Call Number: PZ7.M596 Ef 1992ISBN: 0689715684Publication Date: 1992-02-28One Easter morning, Katy and Carl went on an egg hunt through Grandmom's house. Katy couldn't find anything until she went up to the attic. And there she discovered a very special set of eggs.
Grandma's Gift by Call Number: PZ7.V4878 Gpn 2010ISBN: 9780802720825Publication Date: 2010-10-12After they prepare their traditional Puerto Rican celebration, Eric and Grandma visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a school project. Grandma witnesses his fascination, and presents Eric with the perfect Christmas gift—a sketchbook and colored pencils—to use in his first steps toward becoming an artist.
How Many Days to America? by Call Number: PZ7.B91527 Ho 1988ISBN: 0899195210Publication Date: 1988-09-19After the police come, a family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat.
Librarian's Night Before Christmas by Call Number: PS3554.A93344 L53 2006ISBN: 9781589803367Publication Date: 2007-02-28A librarian who is busy shelving books on Christmas Eve is surprised to see Santa flying toward the library in his red bookmobile.
The Nutcracker by Call Number: PZ8.C293 Nu 2009ISBN: 9781402755620Publication Date: 2009-10-06In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves a boy from an evil curse.
