Best Children's Holidays & Celebrations Books

This charming tale of an overgrown pine always being passed by for Christmas, and what his woodland friends do to help him, is sure to become a Christmas classic. Award-winning wildlife artist Michael Glenn Monroe began his career at a very young age.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever follows the outrageous shenanigans of the Herdman siblings, or “the worst kids in the history of the world.” The siblings take over the annual Christmas pageant in a hilarious yet heartwarming tale involving the Three Wise Men, a ham, scared shepherds, and six rowdy kids. "One of the best Christmas books ever."

With a light-hearted introduction by bestselling author Anthony Horowitz, creator of the highly successful Alex Rider novels, most recently Snakehead . In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol , which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story.

This charming tale of an overgrown pine always being passed by for Christmas, and what his woodland friends do to help him, is sure to become a Christmas classic. Award-winning wildlife artist Michael Glenn Monroe began his career at a very young age.

Forget the bunny trail.…In this addition to the groundbreaking series from the legendary William Joyce, Guardian E. Astor Bunnymund is on the warpath. This second book in The Guardians series is about much more than fixing a few rotten eggs—it brings the Guardians one step closer to defeating Pitch! E. ASTER BUNNYMUND AND THE WARRIOR EGGS AT THE EARTH'S CORE. Author: Joyce, William. Illustrator: Joyce, William. A long-eared guardian with a corps of fierce, chocolate warriors helps to rescue the kidnapped children of Santoff Claussen village in this sequel to Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King (2011). When Pitch, the Nightmare King, sweeps all of the village’s children away to his lair at the Earth’s center, Cossack/mage Nicholas and his intrepid sidekick Katherine hie off to (where else?). There they solicit aid in their recovery from Bunnymund, last of the ageless Pookan Brotherhood and keeper of the second of the five Relics that must be gathered to ensure Pitch’s final defeat. Standing tall in designer shades and richly patterned robes, the “very egg-centric” but powerful lagomorph (inventor of Spring, jokes, chocolate and Australia) hops to. As in the previous episode, Joyce mines common European cultural motifs and lays clever twists and resonances on the result, for a tale as stylized and baroque as the occasional illustrations. Gr 4-6–Joyce weaves together imaginary beings, fictional characters, and references to real geographic places to create his fantasy world. He uses milk from an “intergalactic bovine creature that on occasion jumps over the Moon” or another chocolate concoction of “marshmallow made from the whipped eggs of Asian peacocks.” Still another chocolate is made with “cacao leaves that grow in the dark center of the great caves of Calcutta; it contains a pinch of mint from the ice caps of Mars.” Not only can he make delicious treats, but he can also travel through space and help the Guardians as they battle The Nightmare King. William Joyce does a lot of stuff but children’s books are his true bailiwick ( The Numberlys , Rolie Polie Olie , Dinosaur Bob , George Shrinks , and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore , which is also his Academy Award–winning short film, to name a few).

His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his “creative side.”. As if that’s not scary enough, Halloween’s just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. Jeff Kinneyis a #1 "New York Times" bestselling author and six-time Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award winner for Favorite Book.

This sturdy board book introduces toddlers to the traditions of the Jewish Festival of Lights and even teaches them how to play dreidel themselves! Naomi Kleinberg is a children’s book editor and the author of many children’s books.

In an African village live seven brothers who make family life miserable with their constant fighting. This latest title is an original folktale that will help introduce children to the holiday's seven principles, while also suggesting how Kente cloth was first created. Working together, the brothers create a tapestry of Kente cloth, the first multicolored cloth the village has seen, which they sell to the king's treasurer for gold, before returning to their village to farm and live harmoniously.

This hysterical collection includes 4 Junie B. favorites— Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake (JBJ #5), Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday (JBJ #6), Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren (JBJ #7), and Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed (JBJ #8). BARBARA PARK (1947–2013) is beloved by millions as the author of the wildly popular Junie B. Jones series.

This sturdy board book introduces toddlers to the traditions of the Jewish Festival of Lights and even teaches them how to play dreidel themselves! Naomi Kleinberg is a children’s book editor and the author of many children’s books.

Turkey is in trouble. The kind of trouble where it's almost Thanksgiving . He ties a brush on the back of his head and wears a tiny saddle because surely no one would eat a horse for dinner. When he hears Farmer Jake tell his wife that if they can't find the turkey, maybe they should eat the rooster for dinner, the protagonist comes up with the perfect ruse. A first choice for holiday collections.— Mary Hazelton, Elementary Schools in Warren & Waldoboro, ME END "Stuffed with clever wordplay, groanable puns, and easy-to-ham-it-up animal sounds, the chuckle-inducing narrative makes a crowd-pleasing read-aloud.

This hysterical collection includes 4 Junie B. favorites— Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake (JBJ #5), Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday (JBJ #6), Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren (JBJ #7), and Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed (JBJ #8). BARBARA PARK (1947–2013) is beloved by millions as the author of the wildly popular Junie B. Jones series.