Nambi, Shoshana
Summary: "Sukkot is Shoshi's favorite Jewish holiday. She and her brothers love to decorate their sukkah, the hut where her family will celebrate. But who will win the Ugandan Abayudaya community's annual sukkah contest? While only one sukkah can be the best, everybody wins when neighbors work together."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kalaniot Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAMMora, Pat
Summary: Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years--the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOHeald, Robin
Summary: "The light from a menorah takes a young boy on a journey around the world, introducing him to other cultural and religious holidays that celebrate light. He visits space, a desert, mountains, and more, seeing different people, food, and their own unique celebrations before returning home to his own family and menorah. An author's note provides information about Hanukkah, Diwali, Christmas,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE HEASummary: In simple rhyming text, Thing One and Thing Two from Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" chase a tricky leprechaun through a St. Patrick's Day parade, where they encounter bag pipe and harp players, Irish stepdancers, four-lead clovers, a rainbow, and even a pot of gold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD DRAgostini, Alliah L.
Summary: "With colorful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory history of Juneteenth for kids details the evolution of the holiday commemorating the date the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom​. On June 19, 1865--more than two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation--the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom. That day became a day...
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Publisher / Publication Date: becker&mayer! kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.263 AGOKim, Anna
Summary: Danbi invites her friends to celebrate Children's Day like she did in Korea and is worried the picnic behind her parents' deli falls short of the kites and magic train rides she promised her friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMRudd, Maggie
Summary: Happy birthday, America! This picture book celebrates patriotism, community, and summertime.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE RUDCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE RUDSharff, Billy
Summary: "When one family's cookies are so good that Santa and other holiday characters decide to stay, the question of why this holiday only comes once a year is answered by the time the 4th of July rolls around, when everyone's had a bit too much Christmas"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHAWang, Yage
Summary: "Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night with their paper lanterns and celebrate Chinese New Year. Each holding a unique colorful lantern with a lit candle inside, they admire the breathtaking colors while doing their best to avoid the wind and the sneaky boys in the village. Every night, until the fifteenth day of New Year, Zhao Di and her friends take part in this fun...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YAGElys, Dori
Summary: "With vibrant illustrations and flaps die-cut to look like papel picado, the intricately designed sheets of tissue paper, this joyful board book teaches young ones how to honor loved ones around us and those who have passed on."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ELYFaruqi, Reem
Summary: "After seeing all of its neighbors' twinkling lights for the winter holidays, House hopes to shine too. When Huda and her family move in, House thinks its time to sparkle has finally come. But, Diwali, Hanukkah, and Christmas come and go without a shimmer. Quickly, House learns that every family celebrates joy and togetherness in their own way, no matter the season. And a few months later House...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024
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Summary: Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Korea's colorful festivals and family celebrations--wonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods. This book allows children to experience Korean culture firsthand by involving them in games, crafts, foods and other activities like the following: Preparing and enjoying delicious songpeyon--sweet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951.9 CHOKhan, Rukhsana
Summary: Rabia tries fasting for the first time on Eid al-Fitr, the last day of Ramadan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN KHAYolen, Jane
Summary: "Diwali, Solstice, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, and Lunar New Year are visually depicted in turn, accompanying a stunning, read-aloud text that speaks of the traditions that link them all together. The warm yet accurate imagery is explained in simple secondary text on each page, and further in the backmatter. Beloved author Jane Yolen and daughter, author Heidi Stemple, have crafted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rise x Penguin Workshop
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE YOLJungkunz, Mariel
Summary: It's eleven days after Christmas and Lucía yearns to be in lush Puerto Rico celebrating Día de los Reyes with family and friends. But this year, instead of dancing and singing in the parrandas of her Puerto Rican neighborhood, she is surrounded by cold and silence in snow-blanketed Ohio. How will she ever be able to guide the Three Kings to her new home in the frosty Midwest? This picture book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JUNKenah, Katharine
Summary: "With five Thanksgiving dinners to eat, there's going to be one very stuffed turkey!"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel Books 2015
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE KENKim, Aram
Summary: "From Korean American author-illustrator Aram Kim, Tomorrow is New Year's Day follows a little girl sharing the fun customs of Seollal--the Korean Lunar New Year--with her classmates. Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, is Mina's favorite day of the year. Mina can't wait to share the customs of Seollal with all of her friends at school. She will show her classmates her colorful hanbok,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMLo, Rich
Summary: "Animal names and their significance in Chinese culture is explained in simple bilingual text for young readers."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LOBaker, Keith
Summary: In rhyming text, a group of happy green peas celebrates the special holidays of each month, and the passing seasons.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2016
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Summary: "In this wordless time-travel adventure, three children at a Passover seder visit ancient Egypt to help baby Moses find his way safely to Pharaoh's daughter. When a family settles at the table for Passover, their dog nabs the afikomen bag (containing matzah used for the seder) and dives under the tablecloth. The children follow him and find themselves transported to ancient Egypt. There, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COHGriffin, Molly Beth
Summary: "When a snowstorm prevents all the relatives from coming in for the holidays, a family has to adapt their traditions and find new ways to celebrate."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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Summary: "Sami receives one of his grandfather's ties as an Eid al-Adha gift and makes some important decisions."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YUKGoodluck, Laurel
Summary: In this happy, vibrant tribute to Rock Your Mocs Day, observed yearly on November 15, author Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Tsimshian) and artist Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw) celebrate the joy and power of wearing moccasins—and the Native pride that comes with them. A perfect book for Native American Heritage Month, and all year round!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023