Common Thread: Holidays

Sub-Category 1: Valentine's Day

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Valentine	By: Carol Carrick Illus: Paddy Bouma	Ages 5-8	1995 Clarion Books	On Valentine's Day Heather helped grandma bake cookies while mom worked.  Grandma's favorite lamb had babies & Heather helped keep them warm by the stove wrapped in her blanket.
	Sweet Hearts	By: Jan Carr Illus: Dorothy Donohue	Ages 5-6	2002 Holiday House Inc.	A young boy celebrates Valentine's Day by making and hiding paper hearts around the house for his family to discover.
	A Village full of Valentines	By: James Stevenson Illus: James Stevenson	Ages 5-8	1998 Morrow, William & Co.	Each animal who lives in a little village celebrates Valentine's Day in a different way.
	Be My Valentine	By: Rosemary Wells Illus: John Nez	Ages 5-7	2001 Hyperion Books for Children	Confusion arises as Yoko's classmates secretly trade Valentine's Day cards.
	Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine	By: Stan & Jan Berenstain Illus: Stan & Jan Berenstain	Ages 4-8	2002 Random House Books for Young Readers	As Valentine Day approaches, sister hopes for more attention from one boy and less from another.

Sub-Category 2: Easter

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Corduroy's Easter Party	By: Don Freeman Illus: Lisa McCue	Ages 4-8	2000 Penguin Putnam Inc.	As he and his friends get ready to celebrate Easter with a special party, Corduroy wonders if the Easter Bunny is real.
	Happy Easter, Little Critter	By: Mercer Mayer Illus: Mercer Mayer	Ages 3-6	1998 Golden Books	Little Critter delightfully describes how his family spends Easter, from waking up early to discover what the Easter Bunny left, to dying eggs and the church picnic.
	Easter	By: Gail Gibbons Illus:	Ages 5-8	1991 Holiday House Inc.	Examines the background, significance, symbols, and traditions of Easter.
	I Need an Easter Egg	By: Harriet Ziefert Illus: Laura Rader	Ages 4-8	1999 Simon & Schuster Children's	Little Rabbit wants to give his grandmother an Easter egg and so he asks various birds if they can lay one.
	Berenstain Bears & the Real Easter Eggs	By: Stan & Jan Berenstain Illus: Stan & Jan Berenstain	Ages 5-8	2002 Random House Children's Books	The Berenstain Bear cubs are anxiously awaiting all the candy & Easter eggs that Easter will bring, but Mama Bear & Mother Nature show them the true wonder of the season.

Sub-Category 3: Halloween

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	What A Scare, Jesse Bear	By: Nancy White Carlstrom Illus: Bruce Degen	Ages 2-6	1999 Simon & Schuster Books	Jesse scared himself after looking in the mirrow with his monster bear costume on.  Then he scared others.
	Two Little Witches	By: Harriet Ziefert Illus: Simms Taback	Ages Infant-Preschool	1998 Candlewick Press	A counting book about Halloween objects on Halloween night.
	Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever!	By: Don Freeman Illus: Lisa McCue	Ages 5-6	2001 Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers	Corduroy is having a Halloween party, but he has one problem - he needs to choose a costume. What will Corduroy wear?
	Halloween Bugs	By: David A. Carter Illus: David A. Carter	Ages 3-7	2003   Simon & Schuster Children's	Behind each spooky door lurks a different Halloween  pop-up surprise.  Trick-or-treating becomes spine-tingling fun with the ghostly, ghouly bugs inside!
	Five Little Pumpkins	By:  Public Domain Illus: Dan Yaccarino	Ages Infant-preschool	1998 HarperCollins Children's Books	Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.  The first one said, Oh my it's getting late. Toddlers will want to chant along with the popular rhyme.

Sub-Category 4: Thanksgiving

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Gracias, The Thanksgiving Turkey	By: Joy Cowley Illus: Joe Cepeda	Ages 4-8	1996 Scholastic Press	Miguel's dad sent him a turkey for Thanksgiving, but instead of killing it to eat, he kept it as a pet.
	Thanksgiving Treat	By: Catherine Stock Illus: Catherine Stock	Ages 5-6	1990 Simon & Schuster Children's	There seems to be no place for the smallest child in a family's busy preparation for Thanksgiving, until Grandpa steps in and they perform a vital task everyone else has forgotten.
	Cranberry Thanksgiving	By: Wende & Harry Devlin	Ages 4-8	1990 Simon & Schuster Children's	Grandmother almost loses her secret recipe for cranberry bread to one of the guest she and Maggie invite for Thanksgiving dinner. The secret recipe is printed at the end of the book.
	A Child's Story of Thanksgiving	By: Laura J. Rader Illus: Mary Ann Utt	Ages 3-7	1998 Ideals Publications	Briefly chronicles Thanksgiving celebrations from 15th century Massachusetts to the present.
	Thanksgiving	By: Miriam Nerlove Illus: Miriam Nerlove	Ages 5-8	1990 Albert Whitman & Co.	A boy and his grandmother bake two pies nad go to Grandma's house for a traditional Thanksgiving celebration.  Includes overview of first Thanksgiving.

Sub-Category 5: Christmas

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Bear's Christmas Star	By: Mireille D' Allanc'e Illus: Mireille D' Allanc'e	Ages 5-7	2000 Margaret K. McElderry Books	Little Bear is too small to help decorate the Christmas tree, but he isn't too little to help Papa Bear put the star on top of the tree when Papa Bear can't reach it.
	Harriet & George's Christmas Treat	By: Nancy L. Carlson Illus: Nancy Carlson	Ages 4-8	2001 Lerner Publishing Group	While getting ready for Christmas, Harriet and her friend George try to avoid Ms. Hoozit and her fruitcake, only to miss out on a yummy treat.
	Carl's Christmas	By: Alexandra Day Illus: Alexandra Day	Ages 3-6	1990 Farrar, Stratus, and Giroux	A picture book of a day with the pet dog Carl and the baby of the family during the Christmas holidays.
	Lyle at Christmas	By: Bernard Waber Illus: Bernard Waber	Ages 5-8	2003 Houghton Mifflin Co.	At Christmastime, Lyle the Crocodile helps Mr. Grumps search for his missing cat Loretta.
	Shhh!	By: Juli Sykes Illus: Tim Warnes	Ages 5-6	1999 Little Tiger Press	Although it is his favorite night of the year, Santa Claus tries very hard not to wake the children of the world as he makes his deliveries on Christmas Eve.