Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Winter Holidays
Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela!
Alessandri, Alexandra.
Ava Gabriela is excited to celebrate the New Year with her extended family in Colombia, but being a...
Over the River & Through the Wood : A Holiday Adventure
Ashman, Linda.
The classic song gets a fresh new twist! The fun begins when Grandma and Grandpa send invitations to...
Freedom Soup
Charles, Tami.
Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition d...
Shubh Diwali!
Chitra Soundar.
One family celebrates the Hindu festival of lights, taking place November 11-16, 2020. ...
The Shortest Day
Cooper, Susan.
A celebration of the winter solstice (December 21, 2020) and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on...
The Night of Las Posadas
DePaola, Tomie.
At the annual celebration of Las Posadas in old Santa Fe, the husband and wife slated to play Mary ...
Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas
Ehrenberg, Pamela.
A boy is worried that his little sister's climbing will spoil the first night of Hanukkah, whe...
King for a Day
Khan, Rukhsana.
Even though he uses a wheelchair, a Pakistani boy tries to capture the most kites during Basant, th...
Hanukkah Bear
Kimmel, Eric A..
On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a deli...
The Nutcracker in Harlem
McMorrow, T. E.
In Harlem in the 1920s, in the middle of a family Christmas party, Marie receives a nutcracker from...
The Joyful Book
Parr, Todd.
Illustrations and simple text show all the ways to be joyful during the holiday season. ...
Shanté Keys and the New Year's Peas
Piernas-Davenport, Gail.
When Shanté is sent to find black-eyed peas for her family's New Year's celebration, she...
Ten Mice for Tet!
Shea, Pegi Deitz.
A village of mice prepares for Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, as different numbers of mice give gifts...
Meet the Latkes
Silberberg, Alan.
Lucy Latke's family is a family of potato pancakes. After lighting the menorah and gobbling th...
Too Many Tamales
Soto, Gary.
Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get...
The Nian Monster
Wang, Andrea.
The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, s...
Li'l Rabbit's Kwanzaa
Washington, Donna L.
L'il Rabbit searches for a gift for his grandmother when she is sick during Kwanzaa, and surpr...

Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus!
Atinuke.
Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. But she is spending Christmas with her granny in Cana...
A dreidel in time : a new spin on an old tale
Berneger, Marcia.
A brother and sister receive a strange Hanukkah gift and family heirloom--a magic dreidel that take...
The Lotterys more or less
Donoghue, Emma.
Nine-year-old Sumac Lottery considers it her job to make sure none of the Lottery celebrations are ...
Mindy Kim and the lunar new year parade
Lee, Lyla.
Mindy is excited to go to the Lunar New Year parade in her new town with her father and her friend ...
Sikhism in India : [a family, a child, a celebration]
Hawker, Frances.
Sikhism in India follows Pulkit and her family in the Punjab. Join her as she makes flower garlands...
Festivals and celebrations
Bassington, Cyril.
If there's something that binds most cultures together, it's a respect for holidays, both...
A calendar of festivals
Gilchrist, Cherry.
A collection of tales and stories recalling the origins of many festivals that are celebrated throug...
Festivals and celebrations
Jenner, Caryn.
Celebrate different holidays around the world, from Chinese New Year to Diwali, and from the Mexica...
Festivals and celebrations
Lawrence, Sandra.
Describes how people around the world celebrate throughout the year, including festivals based on t...
Celebrations and special days
Lawrence, Ellen.
In Celebrations and Special Days, young readers will join children around the world as they celebrat...
Celebrations of light : a year of holidays around the world
Luenn, Nancy.
Describes various festivals centered around light that are celebrated by different cultures through...
The shortest day : celebrating the winter solstice
Pfeffer, Wendy.
Describes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on an...
Kwanzaa Kids
Holub, Joan.
Kwanzaa is here, and there are so many fun things to do! Each day the children light another candle ...
The sound of Kwanzaa
Tokunbo, Dimitrea.
Hear the words, sing the songs, dance to the beat, and shout "Harambee!" as you jump into ...
Prince of Fire : the Story of Diwali
Verma, Jatinder Nath.
Retells the Hindu tale of a heroic prince and his bride who are separated by the demon prince Ravan...
Let's Celebrate Diwali
Jośī, Añjalī.
Harini is excited to share her Diwali story, but she quickly learns that she's not the only one...
A World of Cookies for Santa : Follow Santa's Tasty Trip Around the World
Furman, M. E.
A World of Cookies for Santa takes readers across the globe to see all the treats that await Santa ...
Christmas Traditions Around the World
Ingalls, Ann.
Explores several of the ways in which Christmas is celebrated in various countries around the world...
We are Grateful : Otsaliheliga
Sorell, Traci.
Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for ...