Winter & Winter Holiday Books
The age classifications (from various sources) are a guide to get you started, with the earliest age we think a child will generally enjoy the story. However, parents know their children best and should use their judgment.
Other Seasonal/Holiday books: Spring, Summer, Fall
Check out more general suggestions from NJ parents & children, top picks from ParenthoodNJ and library picks
Other Seasonal/Holiday books: Spring, Summer, Fall
Check out more general suggestions from NJ parents & children, top picks from ParenthoodNJ and library picks
On this page (click to jump to specific section) Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, St. Patrick's Day, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa
Winter
Sandra K. Lee's reviews of great winter books: 2009
Bear Snores On
Tracks in the Snow
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Elementary School
The Biggest Snowball Fight (Rhyme Time Readers)
The Snowball (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1)
Snow (Ready-to-Read. Level 1)
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Groundhog Day
Toddlers & Preschoolers
Go to Sleep, Groundhog by Judy Cox (Pre-K to Gr 2)
Groundhog Weather School by Joan Holub (ages 4-8) Ten Grouchy Groundhogs by Kathryn Heling (ages 4-8) |
Elementary School
A Garden for a Groundhog by Lorna Balian (K-Gr 3)
The Groundhog Day Book of Facts & Fun by Wendie C. Old (Gr 2-5) Substitute Groundhog by Pat Miller (K to Gr 3) |
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day Book Reivew
Infant & Older
Guess How Much I Love You
Mommy Loves Me
Tucker's Valentine
Where Is Baby's Valentine?: A Lift-the-Flap Book
Toddlers & Preschoolers
Hugless Douglas
If You'll Be My Valentine
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?
Valentine Mice!
Day It Rained Hearts
Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story
Sweet Hearts
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President's Day
Presidents' Day
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St. Patrick's Day
Toddlers & Preschoolers
The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever! by Teddy Slater (ages 4-8)
Leprechaun Gold by Teresa Bateman (ages 4 & up) St. Patrick's Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting (ages 4 & up) Jack and the Leprechaun by Ivan Robertson (ages 4-8) Fiona's Luck by Teresa Bateman (ages 4-8) Fin M'Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill
The Luckiest Leprechaun: A Tail-Wagging Tale of Friendship
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Hanukkah
To learn more about Hanukkah (or Chanukkah): The History of Hanukkah, All About Hanukkah, Judaism 101
Review of winter holiday books
Review of winter holiday books
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School Age (5-8 yrs)
Hanukkah Moon by Deborah Da Costa (ages 4-8)
Light the Lights! (A story about celebrating Christmas & Hanukkah) by Margaret Moorman (ages 4-7) Mrs. Greenberg's Messy Hanukkah by Linda Glaser (pre-K to Gr 2) How I Saved Hanukkah by Amy Goldman Koss (Gr 3-6) Moishe's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story by Laura Krauss Melmed (ages 5-8) Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story by Naomi Howland (ages 5-8) Fireside Stories by Caitlin Matthews - stories from around the world including those of Jewish & Christian traditions (ages 4-8) The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes
School Age & Pre-Teen (9-12 yrs)
The Magic Menorah: A Modern Chanukah Tale by Jane Breskin Zalben (ages 7 to 10)
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Christmas
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School Age (5 to 8 yrs)
The Mouse Before Christmas by Michael Garland (preschool-Gr 2)
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz Light the Lights! (A story about celebrating Christmas & Hanukkah) by Margaret Moorman (ages 4-7) Fireside Stories by Caitlin Matthews - stories from around the world including those of Jewish & Christian traditions (ages 4-8) The True Gift: A Christmas Story by Patricia MacLachlan (ages 5 & older) The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (Gr 1 to 3) Grumpy Badger's Christmas
One Enchanted Christmas
Pre-Teen (9-12 yrs)
The Joy of a Peanuts Christmas: 50 Years of Holiday Comics by Charles M. Schulz
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Gr 5 & up) A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck (ages 9-12) The Return of the Light: A Christmas Tale
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Kwanzaa
Infants & Older
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Kwanzaa illustrated by Rex Perry (a Jump at the Sun Holiday Classic for ages Pre-K to Gr 2)
Toddlers & Preschoolers (2 to 4 yrs)
Seven Days of Kwanzaa (a Holiday Step Book) by Ella Grier (pre-K to Gr 2)
My First Kwanzaa by Karen Katz (Pre-K to Gr 2) My First Kwanzaa Book by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate (ages 4-8) |
School Age (5 to 8 yrs)
Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story by Angela Shelf Medearis (ages 5-8)
My First Kwanzaa Book by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate (ages 4-8) |
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