Let's Celebrate! Kids' Holiday Books

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Updated November 19, 2024
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Best Christmas ever!
Shaskan, Stephen
Paper Book
Have Pizza and Taco been naughty or nice? These foodie besties are getting ready for the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER in this hilarious graphic novel chapter book! IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME....in a few months!!! But Pizza and Taco have decided it's never too early to make...
The Christmas book flood
Kilgore, Emily
Paper Book
Start your own holiday tradition inspired by this bestselling Yuletide story. Based on a real Icelandic tradition where people gift books to their family and friends on Christmas Eve, The Christmas Book Flood brings all the sparkle and anticipation of the winter season―and of the...
Christmas swim
Paper Book
Celebrate Christmas with Bluey and her family! Based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+ Bartlebee is Bluey's new toy, and he will be celebrating his first Christmas with the Heeler family! But during their annual Christmas Swim, Bluey is...
Feasts and festivals around the world : from Lunar New Year to Christmas
McGinty, Alice B.
Paper Book
Explore the celebrations and feasts of twelve countries and cultures from around the world! From South Korea to Nigeria to the USA, come celebrate festivals throughout the year! People around the world are celebrating. In Australia, it's Christmas in summer with barbecues on the...
Fly high, Lolo
Daly, Niki
Paper Book
A 2023 Skipping Stones Honoree A School Library Journal Best Book of 2022 A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Part of Niki Daly's Lolo series<...
The Hanukkah hunt
Gehl, Laura
Paper Book
Ruby and her family celebrate Hanukkah in a brand-new way. Ruby's cousin Avital is sad because her mom is going to be away on a work trip during Hanukkah. To help make sure Avital still has a happy holiday, Ruby plans an enormous eight-night treasure hunt....
Hanukkah pajamakkahs
Henry, Dara
Paper Book
A lively picture book celebrating holiday traditions, the patience of parenting, sibling relationships, and children's fondness for pajamas, along with a fun, read-aloud, new book to help everyone celebrate the holiday together - in, or out, of pajamakkahs. When Ruthie receives pajamakkahs...
Holiday recipes in 15 minutes or less
Peterson, Tamara J. M.
Paper Book
Looking to celebrate the holidays with quick and delicious recipes? Become a 15-minute foodie! Mix up a batch of rich, spiced Mexican hot chocolate to honor Día de los Muertos. Assemble a cute marshmallow puffed rice turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving. Make latkes out of hashbrowns to commemorate...
Juniper's Christmas
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
Kirkus Best Book of the Year Kids' Indie Next List Pick New York Times Bestseller Indie Bestseller New York Times Holiday Gift Guide Pick Publisher's Weekly Holiday Gift Guide Pick BookPage Most Anticipated Children's Book Pick
Kwanzaa Candles
Borgert-Spaniol, Megan
Paper Book
See what role candles play during Kwanzaa. Young readers will learn about the holiday in this fictional story, which pairs with the nonfiction title Holiday Fun.
A Kwanzaa keepsake and cookbook : celebrating the holiday with family, community, and traditions
Harris, Jessica B.
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of High on the Hog--inspiration for the "energetic, emotional, and deeply nuanced" (The New York Times) Netflix series of the same name--comes a new and updated edition of A Kwanzaa Keepsake, another important exploration of African American...
Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus!
Atinuke
Paper Book
When Anna leaves her family home in Africa to visit her Canadian grandmother, she discovers how resilient she can be in this fourth collection of stories from Atinuke's beloved series. Anna Hibiscus has never been away from her big white house in Nigeria, where baby brothers,...
Once upon the very first Christmas
Feek, Rory Lee
Paper Book
Bestselling author and songwriter Rory Feek takes children and families on a beloved journey to Christmas past in Once Upon the Very First Christmas. On a picturesque farm, schoolchildren gather their homemade costumes and props and put on a heartwarming Christmas play for the community. As they...
The people remember
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
Paper Book
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book--a tour de force that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans. This lyrical, powerful tribute is sumptuously illustrated by New Yorker artist and rising star Loveis...
Poppleton at Christmas
Rylant, Cynthia
Paper Book
Season's greetings from Poppleton, the posh and persnickety pig created by Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and acclaimed illustrator Mark Teague! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read....
Puppy for Hannukkah
Parent, Nancy
Paper Book
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a new puppy in this holiday Little Golden Book based on "Puppy for Hanukkah," the viral song that became an instant holiday classic! A new puppy brings added delight during the holiday season in this charming story! The joys of eight nights...
Rebecca Reznik reboots the universe
Shanker, Samara
Paper Book
Rebecca copes with family turmoil, a home invaded by demons, and what it means to grow up in this "clever, funny, and scary" (Kirkus Reviews) sequel to Naomi Teitelbaum Ends the World that's perfect for fans of Aru Shah and Charlie Hernández. Rebecca Reznik is...
Santa's first Christmas
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith team up for an unforgettable celebration of Christmas. We all know that Santa makes everyone's dreams come true every Christmas, but it turns out that he needs a little help getting into the holiday spirit himself. Instead of letting Santa get right...
The shortest day
Cooper, Susan
Paper Book
In this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper's beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Ellis's strikingly resonant illustrations. So the shortest day came, and the year died . . . As the sun...
The story behind Kwanzaa
Shofner, Melissa Rae?
Paper Book
Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival that begins on December 26th and is celebrated until the first of January each year. It celebrates African American culture as well as family and community. Families gather to eat delicious foods, exchange gifts, and honor their heritage and traditions. Using age...
Twelve dinging doorbells
Brown, Tameka Fryer
Paper Book
A cumulative all-holiday carol packed to the brim with family, food, love, and Black joy,especially perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, graduations, and all family celebrations. Every holiday, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and neighbors come over to eat, sing, and...
The twelve hours of Christmas
Bailey, Jenn
Paper Book
In this reinvention of the classic holiday carol "The 12 Days of Christmas," five golden rings become five Nana hugs, eight maids a-milking become eight mugs of cocoa, and much more, as a family comes together to celebrate the holidays. In the first hour of...

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