![Lilly's Big Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060742364.jpg?itok=6pUl1vWG)
Who else except Lilly would Mr. Slinger, Lilly’s favorite teacher, invite to be flower girl in his wedding? His niece, Ginger, that’s who! Lilly’s indomitable personality and the author’s genuine respect for children shine through in this wholly credible story — a very funny and satisfying saga in which Lilly saves the day.
Lilly’s Big Day
![Lettice the Flower Girl](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/141691157X.jpg?itok=bhvEonWK)
Lettice, a small rabbit, is asked to be the flower girl in her dance teacher’s wedding. Giselle, a human, has asked a boy named Harry to be the ring bearer. Harry and Lettice share the joy and a bit of tension at this special occasion that is as sparkly as the pages of the book.
Lettice the Flower Girl
![Harry Gets an Uncle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060011521.jpg?itok=9bALgkqD)
Harry’s Aunt Rose is getting ready to marry the tuba player in her five-piece band. Will Harry’s first experience as a ring bearer be as awful as his friend’s stint as ring bearer and flower girl combined? This warm family story is punctuated with gentle humor.
Harry Gets an Uncle
![Beni’s First Wedding](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805048464.jpg?itok=W1bjTt_9)
As the page boy in his friend’s wedding, Beni carries the ring and experiences the excitement of his first wedding. Rich in Jewish wedding tradition, there is a sweet treat offered to guests at the end — and the recipe is included!
Beni’s First Wedding
![If You're Happy and You Know It](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375829172.jpg?itok=FMe56eu2)
Monkey’s friends prepare a surprise party and then share the birthday fun! A familiar song is extended by singer/songwriter Raffi and presented here with engaging, child-like illustrations sure to get readers singing and clapping along with monkey and friends.
If You’re Happy and You Know It
![Sometimes It's Turkeys, Sometimes It's Feathers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1932065334.jpg?itok=6ojW_dTR)
A turkey hatches from a found egg, creating great anticipation by an old woman and her cat. They look forward to a yummy Thanksgiving dinner of roast turkey! The happy ending is as humorous as it is tasty; the friends all gratefully share their vegetarian meal together.
Sometimes It’s Turkeys, Sometimes It’s Feathers
![Oscar's Half Birthday](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763626996.jpg?itok=yA42Jlj7)
Oscar and his inter-racial family celebrate his half birthday with a joyful picnic in the park. Families are likely to recognize Oscar’s slightly cluttered home, the pleasure sister Milly takes in wearing her fairy wings (made from coat hangers), and the happiness in sharing a day together in the lighthearted illustrations and subtle text.
Oscar’s Half Birthday
![Bunny Cakes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803721439.jpg?itok=D5qDBdYa)
Max and Ruby prepare for Grandma’s birthday as they bake a cake and look for the perfect present in these companion books. The distinct personality of each bunny sibling comes through loud and clear in these humorous stories that introduce important concepts.
Bunny Cakes
![Clifford's Halloween](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590442872.jpg?itok=Xm9LpUk8)
Clifford loves holidays, especially Halloween. What will Clifford be for Halloween?
Clifford’s Halloween
![Fat Chance Thanksgiving](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807522880.jpg?itok=RtR70MaR)
Carla’s book about the first Thanksgiving survives the fire that destroys her apartment. When she and her mother move in to their new building, Carla is determined to bring the residents together in a Thanksgiving no one will ever forget.
Fat Chance Thanksgiving
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In this warm holiday story, a young Puerto Rican boy saves the life of his pet turkey on Thanksgiving with help from his close-knit New York City family and neighborhood. Spanish vocabulary is woven into the text. Spanish version available.
Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey
![Hanukkah: A Counting Book in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439282918.jpg?itok=m1OrL66a)
The Festival of Lights, or Hanukkah, celebrates the rededication of the Jewish temple after a group of ancient heroes defended their right to worship as they wished. This handsome little counting book honors the most joyful of Jewish holidays, and teaches readers how to count from one to eight in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
Hanukkah: A Counting Book in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish
![Molly's Pilgrim](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688162800.jpg?itok=P4Xlvqnb)
Sparkling new illustrations refresh this Thanksgiving classic based on the true experience of a member of Barbara Cohen’s family. The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving.
Molly’s Pilgrim
![It’s Thanksgiving](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688147291.jpg?itok=0D3KAi3a)
This anthology by well-loved children’s poet Jack Prelutsky includes twelve sprightly poems about Thanksgiving, including When Daddy Carves the Turkey, I Ate Too Much, and If Turkeys Thought.
It’s Thanksgiving
![Thanksgiving at the Tappleton's](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064432041.jpg?itok=nnQDci4M)
All the relatives arrive for an enormous Thanksgiving dinner. But this year nothing seems to go right. First the turkey slides down the icy hill and into the pond — plop! splash! Then the bakery sells out of pies. It looks like it’s going to be a pretty bleak holiday…until Grandmother reminds everyone that there’s more to Thanksgiving than a turkey and trimmings.
Thanksgiving at the Tappleton’s
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Habari gani? What news? Synthia Saint James presents the language and origins of Kwanzaa with enticing writing and bold pictures that honor the people and colors of Africa.
The Gifts of Kwanzaa
![The Night Before Christmas](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316855790.jpg?itok=iiL-elu1)
In 1822 Clement Clarke Moore wrote The Night before Christmas for his own children. Now, of course, his poem is read aloud to children around the world who are anticipating Santa’s arrival.
The Night Before Christmas
![The Squirrel’s Thanksgiving](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590108379.jpg?itok=0I69VMXI)
Papa Squirrel says Buddy and Brenda should be grateful for friends and family at Thanksgiving. But these squirrel siblings just can’t get along.
The Squirrel’s Thanksgiving
![The Tomten](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0698115910.jpg?itok=OguiDnm_)
From Swedish folklore comes the story of the tomten, a little gnome who watches over us while we sleep. Read this heartwarming version, from the author of Pippi Longstocking, and celebrate a time-honored tradition for the Winter Solstice.
The Tomten
![The Trees of the Dancing Goats](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689838573.jpg?itok=0itZvUpq)
Polacco has a warm, colorful illustrative style she applies to what at first seems the simple story of a Jewish girl, Trisha, and her Christian neighbors, whose bout with scarlet fever at Christmas threatens to ruin Trisha’s Hanukkah. Trisha and her family respond with a loving gesture that is rewarded in kind.
The Trees of the Dancing Goats
![Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316366234.jpg?itok=-7p8WBrU)
Toot goes to a family reunion in Scotland, promising Puddle that he’ll be back in Woodcock Pocket in time for Christmas. But a huge snowstorm strands him far away from home on Christmas Eve! As Puddle waits anxiously for his friend, another holiday traveler helps Toot find his way to Woodcock Pocket, just in time.
Toot & Puddle: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
![Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385327218.jpg?itok=GvLHEVk3)
Mr. Willowby, the unwitting hero of this Christmas classic, looks quite a bit like the little mustachioed mascot from Monopoly. But as befits a Yuletide tale, this diminutive millionaire turns out to be a good bit more generous.
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree
![Zigazak: A Magical Hanukkah Night](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385326521.jpg?itok=nLl4p2sU)
Is Hanukkah really all about dancing dreidels and high-flying latkes? Maybe not, but Eric Kimmel and Jon Goodell have put these devilish phenomena to good use in a lighthearted story that teaches Hanukkah traditions — from kazatzkas to gelt — along with a wise, timeless moral.
Zigazak: A Magical Hanukkah Night
![Case of the Goblin Pearls (Chinatown Mystery, No. 1)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064405524.jpg?itok=gXGB1urj)
When Aunt Tiger Lil comes to Chinatown, she and Lily, her niece and namesake, prepare for the New Year’s celebration, solve the mystery of a stolen pearl necklace, and help a sweatshop worker. Humor is used in this lively mystery with likable characters in an authentic setting.