Holidays- Volume III Books in the Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library Compiled by S. Kirven

Thanksgiving (Please check these websites when selecting books: American Indians in Children’s Literature http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/

Books to Avoid (Oyate) http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2014/11/oyates-list-of-thanksgiving-books-to.html

Deconstructing the Myths: The First Thanksgiving http://oyate.org/index.php/resources/43-resources/thanksgiving

Images of Indians in Children’s Books http://imagesofindiansinchildrensbooks.blogspot.com/

Oyate criteria for Evaluating Books http://oyate.org/index.php/resources/41-resources/how-to-tell-the-difference http://oyate.org/index.php/resources/42-resources/oyate-s-additional-criteria

Behrens, June Feast of Thanksgiving: juv. 812.54.b419f The First American Holiday* (Thanksgiving play –contains dated perspectives) Graham-Barber, Lynda Gobble!: The Complete Book of juv.394.268.G742g Thanksgiving Words Grimes, Nikki Thanks a Million juv.811.54.G862t Jules, Jacqueline Duck for Turkey Day juv.J942d Landau, Elaine What is Thanksgiving? Juv.394.26.L253et London, Jonathan Giving thanks juv. L848g Livingston, Cohn Thanksgiving Poems juv.808.81T367 (multicultural, multi-perspectivist collection) Meadowcraft, E. L. First Year juv. M482fy Milgrim, David Thank You, Thanksgiving juv.M6442t Miller, Edna Mousekin’s Thanksgiving juv.M647mt Moncure, Jane Belk Our Thanksgiving Book juv.394.2.M7390t Mora, Pat Gracias, Thanks juv.M83g Myra, C. L. Thanksgiving Poems juv. 808.81 T367 1621:A New Look at Thanksgiving juv. 394.268.G729s Nikola-Lisa,W. Setting the Turkeys Free juv.N693s Parr, Todd Thankful book juv.P258t Pinkwater, D. M. Hoboken Chicken Emergency juv. P 655h Rael , Elsa Okon Rivka’s First Thanksgiving juv.R1344r Rosen, Michael Greatest Table: A Banquet to fight against juv.811.54.R813g hunger Secrhrist, E. H. It’s Time for Thanksgiving juv. 394.2 S544I Shiverick, Nathan C. Joram’s Feast juv.S5586j Smith, E.B. Coming of the Pilgrims juv. 973.2.S4646c

Sdk 10/00 rev. 4/19 1 *Caution: contains dated perspectives Sorrell, Traci We Are Grateful/Otsaliheliga Juv. S7134w (Thankfulness during all the seasons with Cherokee celebrations)

Swamp, Chief Jake Giving Thanks: A Native Good juv.299.79.S791g Morning Message Sweet, Melissa Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story juv.927.91.S245s of the Puppeteer of the Macy’s Parade Wilson, Karma Bear says Thanks juv.W7492b

Not Recommended (dated perspectives/Thanksgiving Myth/cultural stereotypes) Cohen, Barbara Molly’s Pilgrim juv. C6722m Dalgleish, Alice The Thanksgiving Story juv.D142T 1985 Devlin, Wende Cranberry Thanksgiving juv.D489c and Harry Fritz, Jean Who's that Stepping on Plymouth Rock? juv.974.4.F919w Parish, Herman Amelia Bedelia talks turkey juv. P233at Koller, Jackie French Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration Juv. 394.268. K814n Weisgard, Leonard The Plymouth Thanksgiving juv.973.2W427p

Eid-al-Adha Mobin-Uddin, Asma Best Eid Ever juv. M687b

Hanukkah Adler, David A. One Yellow Daffodil juv. A237o (During two children help a Holocaust survivor to once again embrace his religious traditions.) Baum, Maxie I Have A Little Dreidel juv. 782.41.B347i Bunting, Eve One candle juv. B941o Cohen, Deborah Bodin Engineer Ari and the Hanukkah Mishap juv.C6782eh Cohen, Lenore Came Liberty Beyond our Hope; juv. 296.4 .C678c a Story of Hanukkah Cooper, Alexandra Spin the dreidel Juv. C7765s Groner, Judyth and All About Hanukah Juv.296.4.G876a Wikler, Madeline Howland, Naomi Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat: juv. H864L A Chanukah Story Hyde, Heidi Smith Emanuel and the Hanukkah rescue juv.H9942e Kimmel, Eric Herschel and the Hanukah Goblins juvK497h Kimmelman, Leslie Dance Sing Remember: A celebration juv. 296.4.K49d of Jewish Holidays Kroll, Steven Hannukah Mice juv.K934hm Matthews, Caitlin While the Bear Sleeps: juv. 398.33.M439w Winter Tales and Traditions McGinty, Alice B. Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons Juv.M4786r Modesitt, Jeanne It’s Hanukkah! juv.M6911 Newman, Leslea Eight Nights of Chanukah juv.296.4.N553e Newman, Leslea Runaway Dreidel! juv.N553r Older, Effin My Two Grandmothers juv. O447m Robinson, Sharon Jackie’s Gift Juv.R6643j (A story about Jackie Robinson) Rosinsky, Natalie M. Hanukkah juv. 296.4.R821 2003 Silverman, Erica Hannukah Hop juv.S5876h Simon, Richard and Oskar and the Eight Blessings juv.s5964o

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Tupa, Mae Rockland Hanukkah Book juv. 745.59.R683h Yorinks. Arthur Flying Latke juv.Y59f Zalben, Jane Breskin Pearl’s Eight Days of Chanukah Juv. 296.4.Z22p

Christmas Ada, Alma Flor Tree/El arbol de Navidad juv.394.268.A191c Ada, Alma Flor Merry Navidad!: Villancicos en espanol juv.784.62.A191m e ingles/Christmas Carols in Spanish and English Alsenas, Lina Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation juv. A4613m Berger, Barbara Donkey’s Dream juv.B495d Blough, Glenn Orlando Christmas Trees and How They Grow juv. 585 .B657c Branley, Franklyn The Christmas Sky juv. 232.9 .B821c Budbill, David Farm juv. 634.9 .B927c Cooney, Barbara Christmas juv. 394.268 .C775c Cotton, Cynthia This is the Stable juv.C8468t Daly, Niki What’s Cooking Jamela juv. D1535w De Paola, Tomie Guess Who’s Coming to Santa’s for Dinner juv. D419g DePaola, Tomie Legend of Old 398.2.D419L De Paola, Tomie Legend of the juv.394.268.D419l Elya., Susan Middleton N is for Navidad juv.E523n Evers, Alf. Three kings of Saba. juv.E Farmer, Jacqueline O Christmas tree: It’s History and traditions juv.394.26.F233o Figuerdo, D. H. Road to Santiago Juv. F475r Gibbons, Gail Santa Who juv.394.26.G441s

Gil, Lydia M. Mimi’s Parranda/La parranda Juv.G4635p de Mimi (A little girl wants to go to Puerto Rico for Christmas. In English and Spanish) Grimes, Nikki Under the Christmas Tree juv. 811.54 G862u Hall, Rosalys Haskell. Three Beggar Kings juv. H1785t Helmer, Marilyn One Splendid Tree juv.H478o (A WWII Christmas) Hennessy, B. G. Attic Christmas juv. H515a Hoffman, Mary Three Wise Women juv.H711t Hoover, Helen Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman juv.H789g Horse, Harry Little Rabbit’s Christmas juv.H8173Lr Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane : An Hispanic Christmas juv. 394.268.H868p Celebration Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane Three Kings Day: juv. 394.268.H868t A Celebration at Christmastime Johnston, Tony A Kenya Christmas juv. J73k Joseph, Lynn Island Christmas juv.394.26.J83i von Juchen, Aurel Holy Night juv.394.268 J91h Kahl, Virginia Plum Pudding for Christmas juv.394.268.K12p Kain, Karen juv.K13n King, Thomas Coyote Solstice Juv. K546c (Trickster Coyote falls prey to Christmas consumerism) Kroll, Steven Pooch on the Loose: juv.K934p A Christmas Adventure Kurelek, William A Northern Nativity: Christmas Dreams juv. 232.9 .K96n of a Prairie boy

Sdk 10/00 rev. 4/19 3 *Caution: contains dated perspectives Kusagak, Michael Arvaarluk Baseball Bats for Christmas juv.813.54.K97b Landau, Elaine What is Christmas? Juv.394.26.L253wc Langstaff, John On Christmas day in the Morning! juv783.65.L285o Leuck, Laura Santa Claws: A Scary Christmas to All juv.L6524s Lindgren, Astrid Christmas in Noisy Village juv. L745ch Lindgren, Astrid Tomten juv. L745t Maloney, Peter and Redbird at Rockefeller Center juv. M257r Zekauskas, Felicia Manzano, Sonia Miracle on 133rd Street juv.M2697m Marzollo, Jean I See a Star: A Christmas Rebus Story juv. M393i Marzollo, Jean Ten Presents juv.M393t McCutcheon, John Christmas in the Trenches juv. M1335c Moncure, Jane Belk Our Christmas Book juv. 394.2 .M739oc Nazoa, Aquiles A Small Nativity juv.863.64.N336s (A contemporary Latin American rendering of the nativity story for older children.) Older, Effin My Two Grandmothers juv. O447m Onyefulu, Ifeoma An African Christmas juv.294.26.O595a Pallotta, Jerry and Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight? juv.P1685w David Biedrzycki Pauli, Hertha Ernestine America's First Christmas juv. 923.9 .C718p (contains dated perspectives) Pearson, Susan Karin’s Christmas Walk juv.P3622k Polacco, Patricia Orange for Frankie juv. P7620f Presilla, Maricel E Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad : juv. 394.2 .P934f Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic Caribbean Reiss, Mike Santa’s Eleven Months Off juv. R3785s Robbins, Ruth Baboushka and the Three Kings juv. .R635b Robinson, Sharon Jackie’s Gift juv.R6643j (A story about Jackie Robinson) Rockwell, Anne F Befana: juv. 398.2 .R864b Ross, Michael Elsohn Mexican Christmas juv. 394.268.R825m Rubel, David Carpenter’s gift: juv.R8946c A Christmas tale about Rockefeller center Sacre, Antonio La Noche Buena: A Christmas Story juv. S1233n (A Cuban-American girl visits her grandmother in Miami for .) Scotton, Rob Russell’s Christmas Magic juv.S4319rc Seuss, Dr. How the stole Christmas juv.G313hg Silverman, Erica Hanukkah Hop juv.S5876h Slate, Joseph Secret Stars juv.S63s (Three Kings Day) Soto, Gary Que monton de juv.S717ts Soto, Gary Too many tamales! juv.S717t Stainton, Sue Christmas Magic juv.S7822cm Thong, Roseanne ‘Twas Nochebuena juv. T4868tn (A version of Twas the Night Before Christmas incorporating Latinx cultural traditions. Spanish words are incorporated into the English text. A glossary is included at the end of the book.)

Tudor, Tasha Take Joy: The Tasha Tudor juv.394.268.C555t Christmas Book Van Allsburg, Chris Polar Express juv. V217p Wahl, Jan Emily and the Snowflake juv. W136e

Sdk 10/00 rev. 4/19 4 *Caution: contains dated perspectives Walton, Rick & Bunny Christmas: A Family Celebration juv.W241b Miglio, Paige Winkler, Lisa K. Clara and her nutcracker juv.V7758c Wojciechowski, Susan Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey juv. W8475c

Kwanzaa Banks, Valerie J.R. The Coloring Book juv.394.268.B218k 1991 Chocolate, Deborah Kwanzaa juv.394.268.C545k Chocolate, Deborah M My First Kwanzaa Book juv. 394.268.C545m Chocolate, Debbi Very Special Kwanzaa juv.C5448v Madhubuti, Safisha L. The Story of Kwanzaa juv.394.268.M182s 1992 (contains a teacher’s guide) Medearis, Angela Shelf The Seven Days of Kwanzaa juv.394.268.M488s Porter, A.P. Kwanzaa juv.394.268.p844k Ross, Kathy All New Crafts for Kwanzaa juv.745.5.R824a Saint James, Synthia Gifts of Kwanzaa juv.394.2.S143g Williams, Nancy A Kwanzaa Celebration: Pop-Up Book juv. 394.268.W725k 1995

THREE KINGS DAY/

Alvarez, Julia El mejor regalo del mundo juv. 398.2 .A473m : la leyenda de La Vieja Belén Evers, Alf. Three kings of Saba. juv. E González, Lucía M The storyteller's candle juv. G6434s = La velita de los cuentos Hall, Rosalys Haskell. Three Beggar Kings juv. H1785t Presilla, Maricel E Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad: juv. 394.2 .P934f Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic Caribbean Robbins, Ruth Baboushka and the Three Kings juv. .R635b Ross, Michael Elsohn Mexican Christmas juv. 394.268.R825m Slate, Joseph Secret Stars juv.S63s (Three Kings Day)

GENERAL Alexander, Sue Small Plays for Special Days juv.812.54.A378s Al-Gailani, Noorah and Islamic Year juv.529.327.A394i Smith, Chris Calmenson, Stephanie Kindergarten kids : riddles, rebuses, juv. 811.54 .C164k wiggles, giggles, and more! Gilchrist, Cherry and Calendar of Festivals juv.394.26.G467c Cann, Helen Harbo, Christopher L. Easy Holiday Origami juv. 736.98.H255eh Helfman, Elizabeth S. Celebrating Nature: Rites and ceremonies juv.394.2H474c around the world Jacobs, Laurie A. One Box of Candles juv.J172f Livingston, Myra Cohn Festivals juv.811.54.L912f Nielsen, Laura F Mrs. Muddle’s Holidays juv.N6695m Simonds, Nina, Moonbeams, Dumplings and Dragon Boats: juv.394.26.S597m Swartz, Leslie A Treasure of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities and Recipes & The Children’s Museum, Boston Tabor, Nacy Maria G. Celebrations: Holidays of the United States juv.394.2.T114c of America and Mexico/ Celebraciones:

Sdk 10/00 rev. 4/19 5 *Caution: contains dated perspectives Días feriados de los Estados Unidos y México Whitehead, Jenny Holiday Stew: A Kid’s Portion of juv. 811.6.W592h Holiday and Seasonal Poems

TEACHER MATERIALS

Curriculum Collection

CMC GT3930 .F65 1992 Folklore of World Holidays CMC LB1029.G3.W52 1982 Circle Time Book for Holidays and Special Occurrences Throughout the Year CMC 1140.35.C74.B42 1982 Channels to Children: Early Childhood Activity Guide for Holidays and Seasons CMC LB1169.O93 Illustrated Guide to Individualized Kindergarten Instruction CMC LB1181.35.A93 F.I.E.L.D.: Five Senses Internalize Experience for Language Development (Unit on Seasons) CMC LB1528.M394 1988 Themes: Celebrations: Hannukah, Christmas, The CMC LB1528.M3945 1988 Themes: Fall CMC LB1537.S48 1980 Special Things for Special Days: Holiday Ideas and Activities for Teaching Children Ages Five to Eight CMC LB 3015.F58 Holiday Programs for Boys and Girls CMC LB3525.W34 1999 Book of Days: A Resource Book for Activities for Special Days in the Year CMC M1995.P54.C8 Curtain Going Up: Musical Plays for Children CMC PE1127.H85.K46 1995 Celebrate With Us: A Beginning Reader of Holidays and Festivals CMC Z5710. M38 20003 Neal-Schuman Guide to Celebrations and Holidays Around the World: The Best Books, Media, and Multicultural Learning Activities

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