Holiday Nonfiction

An audiobook haggadah for the youngest seder-goer highlighting the main parts of the ceremonial meal.

Acclaimed author Joyce Sidman has received multiple awards for her books of poetry, including a Caldecott Honor for Red Sings from Treetops. Itself a Newbery Honor, Book, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night features several spellbinding poems about “the feast of sound and spark” that awakens with the raccoons, snails, owls, and crickets each night after sunset.

Carefully leveled text engages young listeners in learning about the traditions and celebrations of the holiday of Thanksgiving. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions help build nonfiction learning skills.

Were you ever curious about holiday traditions in Peru?Would you like to hear about how they celebrate Christmas in Germany?Then, this audiobook is for you! You will get to hear all about Christmas traditions, food, games, and celebrations! In Amazing Christmas Traditions from Around the World, you’ll hear over 100 cool and amazing traditions, more than 100 different foods, amazing games, and fun that kids have all around the world, and more.

Taylor is a fine turkey, except for one small problem: She has gas. She can't help it. It's just the way she is. She explains that it's so common that there are different kinds of names for each toot.

Nein, das ist kein Weihnachtsfest für Caro und ihren Zwillingsbruder Max. Ihr Vater hat eine neue Arbeitsstelle angetreten und so mussten sie Mitte Dezember umziehen. Alles ist fremd: die Stadt, die Nachbarn, die Klassenkameraden, die Gemeinde. Im neuen Haus herrscht Chaos - und bei dem Durcheinander ist die Weihnachtskiste nicht auffindbar. Doch Weihnachten feiern mit einem Tannenbaum ohne Lametta, ohne Weihnachtskugeln und Strohsterne, ohne Krippe?

Ruth Edna Kelley was an American librarian and author. She is fondly remembered for The Book of Hallowe'en, the first book-length history of the holiday.

If your child has a birthday coming up, it can be interesting for children to learn about how different birthday traditions are celebrated around the world. These stories are told through the eyes of children from India to Ireland and lots of places in between. We learn what's similar and what's different about birthday traditions across the world. This is an ideal book if your child is excited for their own birthday. They are narrated in a calming way by a teacher, and the stories are set to calming music.

Fun Thanksgiving Jokes and Riddles for Kids and Family! is a collection of turkey stuffing jokes, fun riddles, and brain teasers of easy-to-hard difficulty! It's perfect for families, parties, or even youth group events! These jokes and brain teasers are suitable for children of different age groups, and we promise that adults will enjoy them as much as their kids will! A friendly warning for the parents to keep in mind; don't be surprised if your kids giggle or laugh too much!

Fun Halloween Jokes and Riddles for Kids and Family is a collection of spooky jokes and fun riddles and brain teasers of easy to hard difficulty! It’s perfect for families, parties, or even youth group events! These jokes and brain teasers are suitable for children of different age groups and we promise that adults will enjoy them as much as their kids will! A friendly warning for the parents to keep in mind: Don’t be surprised if your kid giggles or laughs too much!

Fun Christmas Riddles and Trick Questions for Kids and Family is a fun riddle book that contains 300 riddles and tricky brain teasers of easy to hard difficulty. It’s perfect for families, parties, or even youth group events! These brain teasers will challenge the wits of children of different age groups and we promise that adults will enjoy them as much as their kids will! A friendly warning for the parents to keep in mind: don’t be surprised if your kids outsmart you!

A group of turkeys making fun of each other. What is it known as? What is large and decorative, riding down the street, with wheels that you will only see on Thanksgiving? Who would win a race between a turkey and a cornstalk? These brain teasers will challenge the wits of children of different age groups and we promise that adults will enjoy them as much as their kids will! A friendly warning for the parents to keep in mind: Don’t be surprised if your kids outsmart you!

Carefully leveled text engages young listeners in learning about why and how we celebrate Halloween. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions help build nonfiction learning skills.

Misha, a poor artist, has no one to celebrate Hanukkah with until he discovers a hungry cat in his barn. The lucky little cat, whom Misha names Mazel, inspires Misha to turn each night of Hanukkah into something special. He doesn't have money for Hanukkah candles, but he can use his artistic skills to bring light to his home - as Mazel brings good luck to his life.

In this Hanukkah manual for the contemporary Jewish family, holiday history and rituals provide tools for creating meaningful family moments in the light of the menorah. The book includes brief reflections to read aloud before reciting the candle-lighting blessings on each of the eight nights of Hanukkah.

"It was Christmas, and Alice had promised to stay in bed until 7 am." Alice doesn’t end up keeping her promise. She fully intends to, but a strange sound wakes her up on the night before Christmas...how can a junior detective resist the lure of trying to catch Santa doing his job? Except...Santa is nowhere to be found. Armed with her smarts and a new friend, Alice has a mystery to solve!

On a chilly evening, the wind was whistling through the trees. Quietness rushed through a sleepy town called Bethlehem; an amazing baby was to be born. The thing was he wasn’t born in a hospital - like you and I. His parents were on a long journey home, and they could not find a place to stay, there was no room in any of the town people’s homes; no one in the town would allow them to stay with them. They searched and searched, but nobody wanted to help them.

What child does not love to receive mail? What if your child could receive and listen to his or her own personal mail from God? Love Letters from God invites them to do just that! With 18 of the most popular Bible stories, every story is accompanied by a special and encouraging letter.

Mary Engelbreit rings in the holiday with a Christmas collection that includes many of her favorite carols, the story of Jesus' birth, and beloved poems that touch the heart and celebrate the miracle of the season.

Feiert man Weihnachten in jedem Land anders? Heißt der Weihnachtsmann auf der ganzen Welt Weihnachtsmann? Gibt es auch eine Weihnachtsfrau? Oder einen geheimnisvollen Brauch? Nola will es wissen und saust wie immer schnell wie der Schall um die Welt. Island, Spanien, USA, Chile, Russland, Schweden... Es ist erstaunlich, welch unterschiedliche Weihnachtsbräuche Nola hier und in vielen anderen Ländern begegnen.