Juvenile & Young Adult / Themes / Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Non-Religious

100 Things That Make Me Happy (Read-Along)

by Amy Schwartz

In the grand tradition of “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens” comes an uplifting tribute to 100 everyday things worth celebrating. The list, in rhyming couplets, draws directly from a preschool­er’s...

A MouseKeeper Christmas

by Jenny Deason Copeland & Ivan Marecic

It is a little known fact that the North Pole elves all have at least one pet mouse. The mice originally were used to test the toys but now they seem to break more toys than help. The toy factory was barely...

Sadri Returns to Bali

by Elisabeth Waldmeier & Susan Tuttle-Laube

With beautiful illustrations done in the traditional Balinese style, this multicultural children's book celebrates an important Balinese festival.

The Galungan festival in Bali marks the victory of dharma (order)...

Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck

by Katie Clark

Grandma has run the town's garbage business, and her three sons drive the trucks. But what happens when her sons are all too sick to work-and it's the 4th of July, the day of the Big Parade? Leave it to Grandma...

Twelve Upon A Time... June: Memories in Five Balloons, Bedside Story Collection Series

by Edward Galluzzi

This is the sixth book in a 12 book Bedside Story Collection Series spanning across the 12 months of the year. Each of the 12 bedside stories is reprinted in color from the author's black and white third edition...

Twelve Upon A Time... May: The Mother's Day Surprise, Bedside Story Collection Series

by Edward Galluzzi

This is the fifth book in a 12 book Bedside Story Collection Series spanning across the 12 months of the year. Each of the 12 bedside stories is reprinted in color from the author's black and white third edition...

Charlie and the Blanket Toss

by Tricia Brown & Sarah Martinsen

Charlie loves to watch his relatives and friends get thrown high in the air during the traditional Inupiat blanket toss. But secretly, he's afraid to try it himself. At the Whaling Festival, he's ready to step...

Everyone Except Everett

by Marilyn Owen & Michael Hague

Everett is a slightly inept, but ever-so-polite Elf in Santa’s workshop who messes up everything. When Everett dawdles on Christmas morning playing with one of the toys he finds himself left behind. Then he...

F Is for Fireflies

by Kathy-jo Wargin

“God made the Fireflies light up the night,A flash and a flicker—His love is so bright!”Explore God’s warmest, wonder-filled season from A to Z. Build sandcastles, share picnics with others, and gaze...