The Shortest Day

by Susan Cooper; illustrated by Carson Ellis

A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again.

Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas

by Pamela Ehrenberg; illustrated by Anjan Sarkar

A boy is worried that his little sister's climbing will spoil the first night of Hanukkah, when his family combines his father's Jewish traditions with his mother's East Indian cooking.

Hanukkah Bear

by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.

Hoppy Hanukkah!

by Linda Glaser; illustrated by Daniel Howarth

Violet and Simon, two small bunnies, are excited about Hanukkah. Simon is ready to light all the candles and then blow them right out! But Mama and Papa explain how to celebrate Hanukkah by lighting one candle each night at sunset and placing the menorah in the window for all to see. Grandma and Grandpa come over, too, and there are latkes and presents and a dreidel game. A simple, cozy story just right for children first learning about this holiday.

Little Red Ruthie: a Hanukkah Tale

by Gloria Koster; illustrated by Sue Eastland

Little Red Ruthie is on her way to Bubbe Basha's house to make latkes for Hanukkah! But along the path she meets a scary wolf who wants to eat her. Can Ruthie use her wits and powers of persuasion to convince the wolf that latkes will taste better than she will? This clever spin on the classic LIttle Red Riding Hood tale introduces Hanukkah traditions in a humorous and unexpected way.

Daddy Christmas & Hanukkah Mama

by Selina Alko

A child relates how the family celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah, enjoying the rich traditions of both religions.

My First Kwanzaa

by Karen Katz

A girl describes how she and her family celebrate the seven days of Kwanzaa.

Together for Kwanzaa

by Juwanda G. Ford; illustrated by Shelly Hehenberger

While celebrating Kwanzaa and its many traditions with her parents, Kayla hopes that her big brother Khari will get home from college before the holiday is over.

A World of Cookies for Santa: Follow Santa's Tasty Trip Around the World

by M.E. Furman; illustrated by Susan Gal

A World of Cookies for Santa takes readers across the globe to see all the treats that await Santa on Christmas Eve. Includes recipes for children to bake some of Santa's cookies for themselves.

A Piñata in a Pine Tree: a Latino Twelve Days of Christmas

by Pat Mora; illustrated by Magaly Morales

In this adaptation of the folk song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," friends exchange such gifts as a piñata and "cuatro luminarias." Includes pronunciation and glossary of Spanish words and a description of Christmas foods and other holiday traditions from different Latin American countries.

A Wish to be a Christmas Tree

by Colleen Monroe; illustrated by Michael Glenn Monroe

Feeling sad because no one chooses it as a Christmas tree, a bedraggled forest pine discovers the importance of being appreciated all year long.

Between Us and Abuela: a Family Story from the Border

by Mitali Perkins; illustrated by Sara Palacios

When Maria, Juan, and their mother go to the border between California and Mexico to visit their grandmother at Christmas, Maria must devise a way to get Juan's gift over the fence.

Hurray for Three Kings' Day

by Lori Marie Carlson; illustrated by Ed Martinez

A Hispanic family enjoys the traditional celebration of El Diá de los Reyes, or Epiphany, by reenacting the long walk of the three wise men bringing gifts to baby Jesus.

Christmas Is Awesome!

by Hello!Lucky

In this whimsical holiday romp, everyone’s getting in on the festive fun, including a grumpy but adorable lump of coal. Celebrate all of the things that make Christmas special as the trees are trimmed, the stockings are hung, and the ugly sweater contest gives out the grand prize.

All Aboard the Christmas Train

by Nichole Mara

Folding out car by car, this accordion-style book takes readers on a tour of Santa's Christmas train. Each car has lots to see—elves making toys, penguins playing, reindeer preparing for the big day—as Santa searches for his missing boot. With a running landscape dotted with objects for children to find and count on the back of the book, All Aboard!

A Coyote Solstice Tale

by Thomas King, illustrated by Gary Clement

Winner of the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Awards for Best Picture Book. Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall--a place they have never seen before.

The Unicorns Who Saved Christmas

by Mary Winn Heider; illustrated by Christian Cornia

It's Christmas Eve, and Santa's reindeer are sick with the chicken pox. They can't pull his sleigh, so Santa needs some serious help. Will the unicorns save Christmas despite coming down with a case of hiccups? Or will Christmas have to be canceled?

A Mustache Baby Christmas

by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Joy Ang

Mustache Baby is headed straight for the naughty list until he figures out it is much more fun to give than to receive.

Bear Stays Up for Christmas

by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Jane Chapman

Christmas is coming! But Bear is sleeping, and his friends don't want him to snooze through the whole holiday season. So they wake him up and give him lots to do. Bear wraps presents, bakes treats, and decorates as much as he can.

Happy Llamakkah!

by Laura Gehl; illustrated by Lydia Nichols

Follow along with the Llama family’s Hanukkah traditions as they light their menorah, spin the dreidel, fry latkes, and more.

Happy Hanukkah! (Peppa Pig)

by Cala Spinner

Peppa and George are at their grandparents' house when they smell something yummy coming from the kitchen! That something yummy is a potato pancake... and they're about to eat it for Hanukkah!

This Is the Dreidel

by Abby Levine, illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye

Max and his family celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah. Max takes the menorah down from the shelf and polishes it. His sister picks out the colorful candles, the blessing is said, and the family exchanges gifts with one another.

Is It Hanukkah Yet?

by Chris Barash; illustrated by Alessandra Psacharopulo

From snow on the ground to making applesauce and latkes to lighting the menorah, this sweet, lyrical story shows the seasonal and traditional ways we know Hanukkah is on its way.

Moishe's Miracle

by Laura Melmed; illustrated by David Slonim

Kind-hearted Moishe is given a magical frying pan that will produce all the latkes you could wish for—latkes by the dozen, latkes by the hundreds—but only Moishe must use it. Alas, his short-tempered wife, Baila, does not heed the warning.

All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah

by Emily Jenkins; illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

In 1912 New York, Gertie feels left out while Mama and her four older sisters cook Hanukkah dinner, but Papa comes home and asks her help with an important task. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018!

Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

by Eric Litwin; created & illustrated by James Dean

Spend the holidays with your favorite blue cat! In this rockin' spin on the traditional tale The Night Before Christmas, Pete the Cat proves that giving your all in the spirit of Christmas is the totally groovy thing to do.

There Was a Young Rabbi

by Suzanne Wolfe; illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler

Hanukkah is a very busy time! Join the young rabbi as she makes festive preparations—spinning the dreidel, cooking a tasty meal, lighting the menorah, and more—in this cumulative, rhyming story reminding readers of the Hanukkah miracle of long ago!

Itsy Bitsy Christmas

by Max Lucado; illustrated by Bruno Merz

When Itsy and Bitsy, two charming little mice, hear that a King is coming to Bethlehem, they set off with great enthusiasm to find Him. Along the way, others discourage them saying they are too little and unimportant for any king. Just when Itsy and Bitsy begin to believe they really aren't big enough for the new King, they learn that Christ the King has indeed come for everyone.

Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story

by Angela Shelf Medearis

In an African village live seven brothers who make family life miserable with their constant fighting. When their father dies, he leaves an unusual will: by sundown, the brothers must make gold out of seven spools of thread. If they fail, they will be turned out as beggars. Using the Nguzo Saba, or “seven principals” of Kwanzaa, the author has created an unforgettable story that shows how family members can pull together, for their own good and the good of the entire community.

Twas the Night Before Christmas

by Clement Moore, illustrated by Daniel Kirk

In this amusing twist on the classic poem by Clement C. Moore, Daniel Kirk reimagines the story from a fresh perspective—and readers of Kirk’s Library Mouse series may discover a familiar friend, too!

Messy Bessey's Holidays

by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

Bessey and her mother bake cookies for Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah, and after cleaning up the kitchen, they distribute the treats to their neighbors.

Dragon's Merry Christmas

by Dav Pilkey

Dragon has a merry time in the Christmas season, decorating a tree outdoors, making a chocolate candy wreath, and sharing his Christmas gifts with those in need

Happy Hanukkah, Dear Dragon

by Margaret Hillert

A boy and his pet dragon learn about Hanukkah from a Jewish friend.

Big Bob and the Winter Holiday Potato

by Daniel Pinkwater

For their second-grade class celebration of Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Christmas and all other winter holidays, Gloria and Big Bob write a play about Potato Claus, friend to children everywhere.

My Weird School: Miss Holly is too Jolly!

by Dan Gutman

Disaster reigns when A.J. participates in the school's holiday pageant celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

Horrible Harry and the Holidaze

by Suzy Kline

Miss Mackle's third graders share December holiday traditions--Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, and Korean New Year--with each other and with Harry's great grandfather, who has just moved to a nursing home.

The First Christmas Sweater (and the Sheep who Changed Everything)

by Ryan Tubridy

In a buoyant story filled with ewe-morous puns, a multicolored sheep who loves Christmas inspires a seasonal ritual. There are two things everyone knows about Hillary the sheep. One is that, unlike her typically hued friends, Hillary's wool is all the colors of the rainbow. The other is that she adores everything about Christmas, especially Santa. So when word gets out that Mr. Claus is traveling across Ireland seeking the perfect sheep's wool for a sweater to keep his belly warm, Hillary's head begins to spin. Could her wool-dest dreams be about to come true?

The Critter Club: Amy's Very Merry Christmas

by Callie Barkley

As Christmas nears, Amy and her friends in the Critter Club try to find a home for two adorable guinea pigs.

Josefina's Surprise: a Christmas Story

by Valerie Tripp

The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mamá alive.

A Dreidel in Time

by Marcia Berneger; ; illustrated by Beatriz Castro

A brother and sister receive a strange Hanukkah gift and family heirloom--a magic dreidel that takes them back in time to learn about the true meaning of Hanukkah.

A Very Merry Christmas

by Geronimo Stilton

On my way to New York City to meet my family for the holidays, my luggage got switched with another mouse's... Oh, rats! Now I had to scurry all over the Big Apple trying to track down that mouse... and all my Christmas presents! And I, Geronimo Stilton, am not a big cheese when it comes to getting around the Big Apple!

A Christmas Surprise

by Sue Bentley

Molly is so excited to spend Christmas with her family… she can’t wait for the snow, food, and presents! But Molly just can’t seem to keep herself out of trouble. Luckily, she finds a distraction in Flame, the snow white kitten. With his magical help, it looks like Molly may get the best Christmas present ever!

Flat Stanley: Stanley's Christmas Adventure

by Jeff Brown

It's Christmas, and you know what that means: Santa Claus is coming to town! Or at least to the local mall. But what happens when kid rapper Cray-Z gives a Christmas concert at the same mall and all his fans go bananas? One thing's for sure—if A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School want to save the day, they will need a Christmas miracle.

My Weird School Special: Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls!

by Dan Gutman

It's Christmas, and you know what that means! Santa Claus is coming to town! Or at least to the local mall. But what happens when kid rapper Cray-Z gives a Christmas concert at the same mall and all his fans go bananas? One thing's for sure—if A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School want to save the day, they will need a Christmas miracle.

EllRay Jakes Rocks the Holidays

by Sally Warner

Third-grader EllRay dreads the upcoming Winter Wonderland school assembly in which he must emcee and sing "Jingle Bell Rock.

Breadcrumbs

by Anne Ursu

Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jack's life " -- Provided by publisher.

The Stars Beneath Our Feet

by David Barclay Moore

Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

by Karina Yan Glaser

Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.

Happy howlidays!

by James Patterson; with Steven Butler

When mischievous mutt, Junior, causes a Turkey Day disaster, getting out of the doghouse will take a Christmas miracle!

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

by Barbara Robinson

The Herdmans are an awful bunch. They set fire to Fred Shoemaker’s toolshed, blackmailed Wanda Pierce to get her charm bracelet, and smacked Alice Wendelken across the head. And that’s just the start! When the Herdmans show up at church for the free snacks and suddenly take over the Christmas pageant, the other kids are shocked. It’s obvious that they’re up to no good. But Christmas magic is all around and the Herdmans, who have never heard the Christmas story before, start to reimagine it in their own way.

A Christmas Sonata

by Gary Paulsen

When a small boy spends Christmas in the snowy Minnesota countryside, he becomes the official scout for his young bedridden cousin, Matthew, who is running out of secrets to explore. As Christmas Eve approaches, the boy worries that he will be unable to find something magical for Matthew. But when that hopeful night arrives, the two are joined in a miraculous surprise that changes their lives forever.

Bah! Humbug!

by Michael Rosen

In a school theatrical production of 'A Christmas Carol', the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy father is in the audience--but may leave early due to business. Will the classic story's message reach his father's distracted heart?

Humbug Holiday

by Tony Abbott

For two sixth graders who feel about school the way Scrooge feels about Christmas, a magical trip into Dickens’s tale is just what their spirits need.

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey

by DJ Milky

Jack Skellington is the undisputed Pumpkin King of Halloween Town and creative genius behind the most spooktacular scares. Beside him through every great new creepy concept is his ever-faithful ghost pup, Zero.

A Christmas Carol, starring Scrooge McDuck

by Martina Guido

Celebrate the spirit of the holidays in this heart-warming adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic ghost story, starring Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck! Scrooge McDuck is a grumpy old business owner with a heart of stone, who shows no regard for his fellow man.

Hanukkah Around the World

by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Introduces Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, and describes how it is celebrated in different areas of the world, including Israel, Istanbul, Italy, Poland, and New York City. Includes glossary and recipes.

Origami Holiday Decorations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa

by Florence Temko

Provides readers with instructions for twenty-five origami decorations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa that include a holiday calendar, gift envelope, dove candy dish, Kinara candle holder, and a dreidel.

The Legend of Old Befana: an Italian Christmas Story

retold and illustrated by Tomie DePaola

Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.

Kevin's Kwanzaa

by Lisa Bullard

Kevin is excited for his turn to light the candles on the last night of Kwanzaa. As he narrates through the week of Kwanzaa, readers learn about the origins, purpose, and rituals of this holiday.

Under the Christmas Tree

by Nikki Grimes

Provides twenty-three poems that capture the joy and happiness of one family's Christmas celebration.

My Family Celebrates Kwanzaa

by Lisa Bullard

Kwanzaa traces its origins to the American Civil Rights era. Critical thinking questions and fast facts prompt young readers to engage with this fun narrative and learn all about Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa

by Joanna Ponto

First observed in 1966, Kwanzaa is the weeklong celebration of African traditions in American culture. Readers will be introduced to the black power movement of the last century and understand that this holiday was created to connect African Americans with their heritage.

Kwanzaa

by Rebecca Pettiford

Early readers will learn about the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique holiday.

The Story Behind Kwanzaa

by Melissa Raé Shofner

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.

Voices of Christmas

by Nikki Grimes

The Christmas story unfolds, as never before, through the voices of those who witnessed the Messiah's birth. Listen to Joseph's struggle. Rejoice with Elizabeth and Zachariah. Worship with the magi. Hear the fear in Herod's voice. Receive the blessing of Simeon and Anna. And, like the shepherds, shout for joy!

Laugh-Out-Loud Christmas Jokes for Kids

by Rob Elliott

The holiday season just got a whole lot merrier with another instant classic full of fresh, frosty fun to bring the whole family together. These pages are bursting with laughter to warm up the fireside, the sledding slopes, and everywhere in between. This Christmas collection is a must-have for your little comedian!