New Winter and Holiday Books - Elementary School

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An elephant parent has to take responsibility for caring for all of the gifts that arrive in this newly illustrated version of the traditional song.

2) The 12 sleighs of Christmas

Author

Rinker, Sherri Duskey

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"When, two weeks before Christmas, the elves discover that Santa's sleigh is in a bad state, twelve teams of elves set out to build twelve different sleighs: a souped up hot rod, a semitruck that flies, a ship that sails in the sky, and each version is more elaborate than the one before--but which will Santa choose?"--Provided by publisher.

3) A Christmas for Bear

Author

Becker, Bonny

Series

Bear and Mouse volume 6

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Celebrating Christmas for the first time, Bear and his friend Mouse have a party, but whenever Bear comes back from the kitchen with more treats Mouse has vanished in search of a present.

4) Claudia & Moth

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Rolli, Jennifer Hansen

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Claudia loves butterflies. Blue ones. Yellow ones. Purple ones with dots. And since she can't take them home, she paints them in all their beautiful colors. But when winter comes, there are no more butterflies to paint...until she finds a little moth. Suddenly, Claudia sees winter in a whole new light.

5) Goodbye autumn, hello winter

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Pak, Kenard

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In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, two young children witness how the season changes from autumn to winter.

6) Hanukkah

Author

Morey, Allan

Series

Holidays in rhythm and rhyme

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"Hanukkah is a time for family fun and also a time to remember a miracle that happened more than two thousand years ago! Join in the fun in this beautifully illustrated song about one of the best known Jewish holidays"--Publisher's website.

7) Little Red Ruthie: a Hanukkah tale

Author

Koster, Gloria

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"I am going to eat you up! With jars full of sour cream and applesauce in her basket, Little Red Ruthie is on her way to Bubbe Basha's house to make latkes for Hanukkah! But along the path she meets a scary wolf who wants to eat her. Can Ruthie use her wits and powers of persuasion to convince the wolf that latkes will taste better than she will? This clever spin on the classic LIttle Red Riding Hood tale introduces Hanukkah traditions in a humorous...

8) A loud winter's nap

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Hudson, Katy

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Every year Tortoise sleeps through winter. He assumes he isn't missing much. Will Tortoise sleep through another winter, or will his friends convince him to stay awake and experience the frosty fun of winter?

9) Merry Christmas, Peanut!

Author

Border, Terry

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On Christmas, Peanut and his family head to Grandma's house for dinner and pick up some dinner guests along the way.

10) Naughty Claudine's Christmas

Author

Jennings, Patrick

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Because Claudine thinks Santa is rude, she tries to keep him from coming down her chimney by getting on his naughty list.

11) The Nutcracker mice

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Kladstrup, Kristin

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A young mouse must save her production of The Nutcracker, a new ballet set to debut during the Christmas season.

12) Pick a pine tree

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Toht, Patricia

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"With warm joyful art and a rhythmic, read-aloud text, here is a celebration of every festive step in taking home and decorating a Christmas tree"--flyleaf.

13) Pig the elf

Author

Blabey, Aaron

Series

Pig the pug volume 4

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"No one loves Christmas more than Pig. And the world's greediest pug will stay up all night to get his presents!"--Back cover.

14) Queen of the Hanukkah dosas

Author

Ehrenberg, Pamela

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A boy is worried that his little sister's climbing will spoil the first night of Hanukkah, when his family combines his father's Jewish traditions with his mother's East Indian cooking.

15) Red & Lulu

Author

Tavares, Matt

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Red and Lulu make their nest in a particularly beautiful evergreen tree. It shades them in the hot months and keeps them cozy in the cold months, and once a year the people who live nearby string lights on their tree and sing a special song: O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree. But one day, something unthinkable happens, and Red and Lulu are separated. It will take a miracle for them to find each other again. Luckily, it's just the season for miracles....

16) Ruby's Chinese New Year

Author

Lee, Vickie

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As Ruby travels to her grandmother's house to bring her a gift for Chinese New Year, she is joined by all of the animals of the zodiac. Includes the legend of the Chinese horoscope and instructions for crafts.

17) Santa Rex

Author

Idle, Molly Schaar

Series

Rex books

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Celebrating Christmas, her favorite winter holiday, with her Cretaceous buddies, little Cordelia enjoys dino-style candy canes and hot cocoa and worries what Santa will think when the Christmas tree is accidentally toppled.

18) Small Walt

Author

Verdick, Elizabeth

Series

Small Walt

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Small Walt is the smallest snow plow in the fleet and he always gets picked last, but when there is a big snowstorm in the city, he will have the chance to prove his worth.