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Holiday Books:
Labor Day by Geoffrey Scott ... $1.50
(1982, 48 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Describes
the origin of the holiday Labor Day, and how it spread from New York City
to other cities, finally becoming a national holiday.")
Gunhilde and the Halloween Spell by Virginia
Kahl ... $1.50 (1975. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "On
Halloween Gunhilde and her twelve sisters are led astray by a wicked old
witch who turns them into small brown toads.") -- 2 copies
Let's Celebrate
Thanksgiving by Peter and Connie Roop ... $1.50 (1999. Ex-library,
some wear - still a good reading copy. "Includes questions and answers
about the history of Thanksgiving, along with jokes and riddles, a craft
activity, and a brief look at other harvest celebrations around the world
today.")
Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration by
Jackie French Koller ... $1.50 (1999. Picture book. Ex-library, dustjacket,
overall good. "Describes a typical Narragansett Nickommoh, or harvest
celebration, as it has been performed since before the arrival of the first
Pilgrims in New England.")
The Plymouth Thanksgiving by Leonard Weisgard
... $1.50 (1967. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy. "The
Pilgrims' long and arduous voyage to the New World, their efforts to find
a suitable harbor and place to settle, early encounters and peaceful coexistence
with the Indians, and the abundant first year of farming and harvest thanksgiving
are retold.")
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by
Louisa May Alcott ... $2.00 (1974, 73 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear
- still a good reading copy. "Follows the activities of seven children
in nineteenth-century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday
while Mother is away caring for Grandmother.")
Christmas Everywhere by Elizabeth Hough Sechrist ... $2.00 (1931, 155 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. "A book about the Christmas customs of many lands." Christmas in Bethlehem, A Roman Christmas, Christmas at Luchitsa, The Festival of Saint Nicholas, An English Christmas, Yule-tide in Spain, Christmas Customs in Switzerland, Unique Christmas Customs in Norway, Christmas in Paris, Christmas, Yule-tide Joys, Christmas Cheer, Christmas in Belgium, and How Uncle Sam Observes Christmas.)
Snow for Christmas by Vernon Bowen, pictures
by Kurt Wiese ... $1.50 (1953, 31 pages. Ex-library, hard wear to cover,
pages have some wear - still a good reading copy. "Horace Weatherby,
boy scientist, figures out how to make it snow for Christmas, but he can't
make it stop.")
A Cowboy Christmas, The Miracle at Lone Pine Ridge by
Audrey Wood ... $1.50 (2001. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall
good. "When Evan, a fatherless boy, senses danger one Christmas Eve,
his prayers help save his favorite cowboy, Cully, from a chilly death. They
also set in motion a chain of happy events for Evan and his ma. ... Scenes
of cowboys camped around a fire inject a dose of humor, while stunning paintings
of Cully's riderless horse on a snowy cliff and Evan's mother strolling
with Cully under leafy birch trees convey the dramatic events.")
Cricket at the Manger by Edith Hope Fine ...
$2.00 (2005. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "The narrator is
a grouchy cricket, awakened by people and animals trudging the streets of
Bethlehem and crowding into the stable. Trapped by stomping feet and shifting
hooves, Cricket screeches scolding sounds. A shepherd girl hears him and
scoops him up, holding him aloft so he, too, can behold "the tiny child
in a halo of light." When the baby's eyes meet his, the cricket knows
he needs a song for the child. But when he tries to play his wings, he only
squawks. Then he remembers "another way to play my wings" and
creates a tune that makes the baby smile. ... Told all in short sentences
and phrases with lots of animal sound effects...Pels has created stunning
illustrations in mixed medium, including sparkling jewels incorporated into
her art.")
The Legend of the Christmas Rose by Selma Lagerlof,
retold by Ellin Greene ... $1.50 (1990. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear
- still a good reading copy. "In hope of getting her husband pardoned,
an exiled outlaw's wife agrees to reveal to an old monk the miracle in Goèinge
Forest, where every Christmas Eve a beautiful garden blooms in remembrance
of the birth of the Christ Child.")
The Night Henry Ford Met Santa by Carol Hagen
... $2.00 (2006. Ex-library, overall good. "Could Henry Ford have taken
his idea for an automobile assembly line from the elves at the North Pole?
Maybe so. Set just before Christmas in 1908, this charming tale finds Henry
Ford puzzling over a way to make his Model T affordable for the average
family. His little son Edsel suggests that Daddy write to Santa for advice.
Since Santa makes toys for millions of children, Edsel points out, he must
know a better way. Henry writes the letter just to please his son, but Santa
actually answers by taking Henry to visit his North Pole workshop. When
he sees the elves working in a line, each completing just one specific task
on every toy that's made, Henry Ford envisions an automobile assembly line.
The story not only illustrates that children can teach adults how to dream,
but it also provides an author's note with factual information about Henry
Ford and the Model T.")
Country Angel Christmas by Tomie dePaola ...
$2.00 (1995. Ex-library, rebound, overall good. "Excluded from helping
to prepare the Christmas celebration in Heaven, three small angels find
a way to light up the night sky on Christmas Eve.")
Cobweb Christmas, The Tradition of Tinsel by
Shirley Climo ... $1.50 (2001. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall
good. "Everybody loves Christmas at Tante's. The old lady decorates
a wonderful tree and makes certain to have something for all who come to
visit, be it the nearby village children or the shy animals of the pine
forest. The only creatures Tante overlooks are the spiders she has swept
out of her cottage while cleaning. But the curious spiders want to come
inside and see Tante's tree, too. When a midnight visitor lets them into
the old lady's home, they unknowingly spin Tante the very gift she has longed
for - a gift that has inspired the draping of tinsel on Christmas trees
ever since.")
A Little
House Chapter Book: Christmas Stories ... $1.50 (1998, 72 pages.
Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Join
Laura and her family for some pioneer Christmas celebrations. Christmas
on the frontier means visits from friends, good things to eat, and presents!
For Laura, every Christmas in the little house is better than the one before.")
A Step-Up Book: The First Christmas by John
Paris ... $1.00 (1970, 63 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still
a good reading copy. "Mary's Aunt Elizabeth, an innkeeper's son, and
Balthazar, a wise man, tell the story of the birth of the Christ Child as
they witnessed it.")
A Traditional
Carol - On Christmas Day in the Morning illustrated by Melissa
Sweet ... $1.50 (1999. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "There
was a pig / Went out to dig. On Christmas Day, / On Christmas Day. There
was a pig / Went out to dig, On Christmas Day / In the morning. ... Sing
along with this traditional farming carol and join in with the actions too.
Plough with the cow, harrow with the sparrow, sow with the crow, reap with
the sheep, rake with the drake, winnow with the minnow...and have fun with
each and every one! John Langstaff's fascinating foreword gives a little
of the carol's history and background.")
The Trees
Kneel at Christmas by Maud Hart Lovelace ... $2.00 (1994, 112
pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "Lovelace portrays an
extended family that treasures its Lebanese traditions, takes pride in its
adaptation to American ways, and celebrates religious faith as its guiding
principle. ... After seven-year-old Afify and her younger brother, Hanna,
hear a story about the trees kneeling down to worship on Christmas Eve,
Afify decides they will go to their Brooklyn park to see the trees bow down.
Praying to be worthy of seeing the miracle, Afify tries to be saintlike
all day, though she finds the going rough. Finally, after their relatives
have left for midnight mass, Afify takes Hanna to the park, where they find
their special trees, heavy with ice, bowing down. Their parents are upset,
but when Afify and Hanna tell of the miracle they've seen, the whole family
draws together in the grace of that moment.")
America's First Christmas by Hertha Pauli, pictures
by Fritz Kredel ... $1.50 (1962, 24 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear
- still a good reading copy. "Based on the journal kept by Christopher
Columbus, tells the story of how Columbus and the crew of the Santa Maria
celebrated Christmas in 1492.")
A Child's Christmas
in Wales by Dylan Thomas, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman ...
$1.50 (1985, 47 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good.
"Scaring sleeping uncles by popping balloons. Getting a hatchet by
mistake. Snowballing cats. Dylan Thomas has captured the perfect Christmas.
Without any moral, very little plot, and a concern only for the child's
perspective. ... ...everything Christmas should be: funny, happy, poignant,
a little sad, and fattening. Keep a bowl of candy nearby when you read it.")
Santa Who? by Gail Gibbons ... $1.50 (1999.
Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Describes
the origins and evolution of Santa Claus, from the Turkish Saint Nicholas
to the jolly, red-suited Santa of today. Also discusses similar legendary
figures in other cultures.")
An Amish Christmas by Richard
Ammon ... $1.50 (1996. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good.
"Simple joys like sliding in the snow, singing carols, and sharing
gifts with family members are what an Amish Christmas are all about. Here's
a look at the customs of these plain-living folk with Pamela Patrick's appealing,
festive art.")
The Animals'
Christmas by Catharine Gardam ... $2.00 (1990. Dustjacket, overall
good. "Sam and his family witness a Christmas miracle in this story
based on the legend that animals are allowed voices on Christmas Eve. ...
Upon leaving for church, a British farm family discovers that there are
no animals in the barns, paddocks, or farmyard. After the service, they
see a strange light and hear curious sounds drifting down the hillside from
the old ruined church above. They race uphill and witness the angels and
the animals singing together, "Glory to the newborn King.")
Chanukah in Chelm by David A. Adler, illustrated
by Kevin O. Malley ... $1.50 (1997. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good.
"The people of Chelm have good hearts, great dreams, and very little
sense. So when Mendel needs a table to hold the Chanukah menorah, his simple
trip to the storage closet turns into a hilariously bungled quest.")
Hanukkah at Valley Forge by Stephen Krensky
... $1.50 (2006. Ex-library, overall good. "On a cold December night
during the height of the Revolutionary War, General George Washington surveys
his weary troops at Valley Forge. He spies a soldier lighting a candle.
Curious, he asks the soldier what he is doing. The soldier explains that
he is celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. He goes on to relate a
miraculous story - how long ago a ragtag army of Jewish soldiers defeated
a much larger force of powerful Greeks, a tale that provides just the kind
of inspiration General Washington needs. Stephen Krensky’s fictionalized
version of a poignant historical anecdote is brought vividly to life in
Greg Harlin’s brilliant watercolor illustrations.") -- 2 copies
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