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Teachers

Celebrate and Participate, Lessons for Every Holiday Book #3: Includes Palm Sunday, Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day
by Charisma Life Publishers

Inventing Christmas: How Our Holiday Came to Be
by Jock Elliot

The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein

Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury
by Jan Brett

Gifts Kids Can Make
by Sheila McGraw

Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury for Kids: A Story a Day from December 1st through Christmas for Kids and Their Families
by Jack Canfield, Irene Dunlap, Patty Hansen, Mark Victor Hansen

The Ultimate Book of Holiday Kid Concoctions
by John E. Thomas, Danita Thomas

Kids Around the World Celebrate! : The Best Feasts and Festivals from Many Lands
by Lynda Jones (Author)

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Ages 4-8

Autumn/Halloween

Autumn Story (Brambly Hedge)
by Jill Barklem (Illustrator)

Every Autumn Comes the Bear
by Jim Arnosky

Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch
by Jana Dillon (Illustrator)

The Parable Series: The Pumpkin Patch Parable
by Liz Curtis Higgs, Nancy Munger (Illustrator)

Lionel in the Fall (Puffin Easy-To-Read, Level 3)
by Stephen Krensky, Susanna Natti (Contributor)

Apples and Pumpkins
by Anne F. Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell (Illustrator)

Pumpkin Pumpkin
by Jeanne Titherington

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever (Read With Me Cartwheel Books)
by Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett (Illustrator), Steve Kroll-Smith

Mouse's Halloween
by Alan Baker (Illustrator)

It's Halloween
by Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie
by Alison Jackson, Judith Byron Schachner (Illustrator), Byron Schachner (Illustrator)


Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving
by Jean Craighead George, Thomas Locker (Illustrator)

Thanksgiving at the Tappletons'
by Eileen Spinelli, Maryann Cocca-Leffler (Photographer), Judith Stuller Hannant

Turkeys, Pilgrims, and Indian Corn : The Story of the Thanksgiving Symbols
by Ursula Arndt (Illustrator), Edna Barth (Author)

Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey
by Joy Cowley, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator)

A Turkey for Thanksgiving
by Diane de Groat (Illustrator), Eve Bunting (Author)

Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
by Dav Pilkey

Thanksgiving Is Here!
by Diane Goode (Author)

Three Young Pilgrims
by Cheryl Harness



Winter and Winter Holidays

The Night Before Christmas: A Pop-Up (Classic Collectible Pop-Up)
by Robert Sabuda (Illustrator), Clement Clarke Moore

Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?
by Jan Brett

Festival of Lights: The Story of Hanukkah
by Maida Silverman, Carolyn S. Ewing (Illustrator)

Joy to the World: Christmas Stories from Around the Globe
by Saviour Pirotta, Sheila Moxley (Illustrator)

Lights of Winter: Winter Celebrations Around the World
by Heather Conrad, deForest Walker (Illustrator)

Do Teddy Bears Ski?
by Rick Sanger, Carol Russell(Illustrator)

Flannel Kisses
by Mari Takabayashi (Illustrator), Linda Crotta Brennan (Author)

The Big Snow
by Berta Hader, Elmer Hader (Contributor)

All You Need for a Snowman
by Alice Schertle, Barbara Lavallee (Illustrator)

Winter Story (Brambly Hedge)
by Jill Barklem (Illustrator)

Snow Ponies
by Cynthia Cotten, Jason Cockcroft (Illustrator)

The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg (Author)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr. Seuss (Author)

The Magic Dreidels: A Hanukkah Story
by Eric A. Kimmel, Katya Krenina (Illustrator)

K Is for Kwanzaa: A Kwanzaa Alphabet Book
by Juwanda G. Ford, Ken Wilson-Max (Illustrator)

Celebrating Ramadan
by Diane Hoyt Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale (Photographer), Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith

The Mitten
Adapted and Illustrated By Jan Brett

Sledding
by Elizabeth Winthrop Illustrations By Sarah Wilson



New Year's Day

Happy New Year, Everywhere
by Arlene Erlbach, Sharon Lane Holm (Illustrator)

New Year's Day (Holidays and Celebrations)
by Mari C. Schuh, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor)

P. Bear's New Years Party: A Counting Book
by Paul Owen Lewis



Valentine's Day

Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Valentime (Junie B. Jones 14, paper)
by Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator)

Valentine Mice!
by Doug Cushman (Illustrator), Bethany Roberts (Author)

Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink
by Diane De Groat

Lots of Hearts (All Abroad Reading)
by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
by Eileen Spinelli

Clifford's First Valentine's Day
by Normal Bridwell

The Valentine Bears
by Eve Bunting



St. Patrick's Day

Jack and the Leprechaun (Random House Pictureback)
by Ivan Robertson, Katy Braytun (Illustrator), Katy Bratun (Illustrator)

St. Patrick's Day: Parades, Shamrocks, and Leprechauns (Finding Out About Holidays)
by Elaine Landau

St. Patrick's Day in the Morning
by Eve Bunting

St. Patrick's Day Alphabet
by Beverly Barras



Easter

A Tale for Easter
by Tasha Tudor (Illustrator)

Rechenka's Eggs (Paperstar)
by Patricia Polacco

It's Spring! (Celebrate the Seasons)
by Linda Glaser, Susan Swan (Illustrator)

Hopper Hunts for Spring (A North-South Paperback)
by Marcus Pfister, Rosemary Lanning

Poppleton in Spring
by Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague (Illustrator)

Maisy's Easter Egg Hunt
by Lucy Cousins

Easter Mice!
by Bethany Roberts

Max's Chocolate Chicken
by Rosemary Wells

The best thing about Easter
by Christine Harder



Spring

The Rainbow Tulip
by Pat Mora, Elizabeth Sayles (Illustrator)

Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name?
by Sandra De Coteau

Spring Is Here
by LOIS LENSKI

My Spring Robin (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Anne Rockwell, Harlow Rockwell (Illustrator)

It's Spring
by Linda Glaser

Cinnamon & the April Shower /Canela y el aguacero de abril (Bilingual)
by Amy Crane Johnson, Robb Mommaerts (Illustrator), Eida de la Vega (Translator)



Summer

High Tide in Hawaii (Magic Tree House, 28)
by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Summer's Vacation
by Greg Couch (Illustrator), Lynn Plourde (Author)

Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney
by Leslie Kimmelman, Nancy Cote (Illustrator)

Apple Pie Fourth of July
by Janet S. Wong (Author), Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Illustrator)

Touch the Sky Summer
by Jean Van Leeuwen, Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)

Summer's Vacation
by Greg Couch (Illustrator), Lynn Plourde (Author)

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Ages 9-12

Autumn/Halloween

A Newbery Halloween : A Dozen Scary Stories by Newbery Award-Winning Authors
by Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh (Editor)

Caught in the Web (From the Files of Madison Finn, 4)
by Laura Dower, Stephanie Power (Illustrator)

The Baby-Sitter's Nightmare : Tales Too Scary to Be True
by Kristin Gilson, Phoebe Gloeckner (Illustrator), Jan Harold Brunvand (Introduction)

Carnivorous Carnival (Series of Unfortunate Events (Hardcover), 9)
by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator)

The Pumpkin Book
by Gail Gibbons (Illustrator)

And Then a Harvest Feast
by George Dennison

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark : Collected from American Folklore
by Alvin Schwartz (Author), Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)

Creepy Stuff (Ripley's Believe It or Not!)
by Mary Packard, Leanne Franson (Illustrator), Inc Ripley Entertainment

All Saints, All Souls and Halloween (World of Holidays Series)
by Catherine Chambers

Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts: The Story of the Halloween Symbols
by Edna Barth, Ursula Arndt (Illustrator). Paperback (August 2000)

Creepy Cuisine
by Lucy Monroe, Dianne O'Quinn Burke (Illustrator). Paperback



Thanksgiving

New Friends in a New Land: A Thanksgiving Story (Stories of America)
by Chet Jezierski (Illustrator), Judith Bauer Stamper

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
by Louisa May Alcott, Michael McCurdy (Illustrator)

The Thanksgiving Surprise (Nancy Drew Notebooks, 9)
by Carolyn Keene, Anthony Accardo (Contributor)

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
by Catherine O'Neill Grace

Smashed Potatoes and Other Thanksgiving Disasters
by Carol W. Murphy

The Story of Thanksgiving
by Robert Merrill Bartlett (Author), Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator)



Winter and Winter Holidays

The Mistletoe Mystery (Nancy Drew, 169)
by Carolyn Keene

Children Around the World Celebrate Christmas
by Susan T. Osborn, Jodie McCallum (Illustrator), Christine Harder Tangvald, Jodi McCallum (Illustrator)

While the Bear Sleeps: Winter Tales and Traditions
by Caitlin Matthews, Judith Christine Mills (Illustrator)

Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story
by Angela Shelf Medearis, Daniel Minter (Illustrator)

Celebrating Ramadan
by Diane Hoyt Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale (Photographer), Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith

The Hockey Sweater
by Roch Carrier, Sheldon Cohen (Illustrator), Sheila Fischman (Translator)

Moominland Midwinter (Moomintroll Series)
by Tove Jansson, Thomas Warburton (Translator)

The Winter at Valley Forge: Survival and Victory (Adventures in Colonial America)
by James E. Knight, George Guzzi (Illustrator)

A Redwall Winter's Tale
by Brian Jacques, Christopher Denise (Illustrator)

Christmas With Anne and Other Holiday Stories: And Other Holiday Stories
by Rea Wilmshurst, Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson (Author)

Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
by Dick Schneider, Elizabeth J. Miles (Illustrator), Richard H. Schneider

The Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories from Chelm
by Eric A. Kimmel, Mordicai Gerstein (Illustrator)

The Seven Days of Kwanzaa
by Angela Shelf Medearis

The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author), Garth Williams (Illustrator)

Iliana, A Winter Solstice Tale
by Walter Fordham, Tatjana Krizmanic (Illustrator)

The Winter People
by Joseph Bruchac, James Bernadin (Illustrator)



Valentine's Day

The Trouble With Valentines
by Elaine Moore, Lori Savasto (Illustrator)

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
by Julie Andrews Edwards

Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems (Reading Rainbow Series)
by Eloise Greenfield, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator)

Valentine's Day Can be Murder
by Colleen O'Shaughnessey

The Story of Valentine's Day
by Clyde Robert Bulla



St. Patrick's Day

Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball
by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs
by Edna Barth



Spring

Spring Moon
by Jean Craighead George

Spring Fever!
by Peter Lerangis

Spring Pearl: The Last Flower (Girls of Many Lands)
by Laurence Yep, Kazuhiko Sano (Illustrator)

Batboy: An Inside Look at Spring Training
by Joan Anderson, Matthew Cavanaugh (Photographer)

Spring Fever (No Secrets : the Making of a Girl Band, No 3)
by Nancy E. Krulik



Summer

Stanley Yelnats's Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake
by Louis Sachar, Stanley Yelnat, Jeff Newman

Summer Bridge Activities: 5th Grade to 6th Grade
by Michele Vanleeuwen, Julia Ann Hobbs, Carla Dawn Fisher, Michele D. Van Leeuwen (Designer)

A Summer in the South
by James Marshall (Author)

Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags: The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols
by Ursula Arndt (Illustrator), James Cross Giblin (Author)


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