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Dream Snow by Eric Carle

Authors and Illustrators

Jan Brett

Tomie de Paola

Michael Garland

Marianna Mayer

Daniel Minter

Jackie Morris

Patricia Polacco

Synthia Saint James

Helen Ward

Teaching Resources

The Real Santa Claus: Legends of Saint Nicholas by Marianna Mayer

Christmas Is by Gail Gibbons Young Mary of Nazareth by Marianna Mayer

The Season of Light

Lights of Winter: Winter Celebrations Around the World by Heather Conrad (Author), Deforest Walker (Illustrator)

Light The Lights! A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah And Christmas by Margaret Moorman

Celebrations Of Light: A Year of Holidays Around the World written by Nancy Luenn ; illustrated by Mark Bender

'Twas the Night: A Holiday Celebration DVD - beautiful!!

Miracles of the Season

Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco

The Trees Of The Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco

Dream Snow by Eric Carle

Elijah's Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas by Michael J. Rosen (Author), Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (Illustrator)

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

The Nutcracker E.T.A. Hoffmann ; illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger ; retold by Susanne Koppe ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell

The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate by Janice Cohn (Author), Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator)

Ezra Jack Keats' The Little Drummer Boy... and 4 More Holiday Stories (Scholastic Video Collection)

Christmas

Fun, Love and Family

Toot & Puddle: Let It Snow by Holly Hobbie

Christmas In The Country by Cynthia Rylant, illus by Dianne Goode

Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer

The Twelve Days of Christmas illus by Jan Brett

Bear's First Christmas by Robert Kinerk (Author), Jim LaMarche (Illustrator)

Star Mother's Youngest Child by Louise Moeri ; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman

Christmas Magic by Michael Garland

What Night Do the Angels Wander? by Phoebe Stone

The Shine Man: A Christmas Story by Mary Quattlebaum, Tim Ladwig (Illustrator)

Shall I Knit You a Hat?: A Christmas Yarn by Kate Klise illus by M. Sarah Klise

The Story of Holly and Ivy Rumer Godden illus by Barbara Cooney

Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve? by Jan Brett

Glorious Santa and His Reindeer

Gift from Saint Nicholas, The by Dorothea Lachner ; illustrated by Maja Dusikova ; translated by J. Alison James

The Reindeer Christmas by Moe Price (Author), Atsuko Morozumi (Illustrator)

Santa's Reindeer by Rod Green (Author), Carol Wright (Illustrator), Jon Lucas (Illustrator), Clayton McDermott (Illustrator)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May (Author), David Wenzel (Illustrator)

Olive the Other Reindeer Deluxe Edition: Deluxe Edition! by Vivian Walsh (Author), J.otto Seibold (Illustrator)

Christmas at the Top of the World by Tim Coffey

Christmas Trees

The Star Tree written and illustrated by Gisela Colle ; translated by Rosemary Lanning

A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe ; illustrated by Michael G. Monroe.

A City Christmas Tree by Rebecca Bond

Christmas Folklore and Tales from Around the World

The Little Snowgirl: An Old Russian Tale by Carolyn Croll

Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story by Bryce Milligan, illus by Helen Cann

Joy to the World: Christmas Stories From Around the Globe by Savior Pirotta, illus by Shelia Moxley

Baboushka: A Christmas Folktale from Russia by Arthur Scholey, illus by Helen Cann

Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel by Shirley Climo, illus by Jane Manning

The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola

The Legend of Old Befana by Tomie dePaola

The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola

Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett

The Nativity

The Nativity illus by Julie Vivas - original, captivating and tangible illustrations - remarkable!

Little One, We Knew You'd Come by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illus by Jackie Morris

The Christmas Garland by Lisa Flinn and Barbara Younger, illus by Lucy Corvino

All Those Mothers at the Manger by Norma Farber ; illustrated by Megan Lloyd.

Who Is Coming to Our House? (Board Book) by Joseph Slate, illus by Ashley Wolff

A Shepherd's Gift by Mary Calhoun, ills by Raul Colon

The Nativity: Six Glorious Pop-Up Scenes by Fransesca Cresper

Ox and the Donkey : a Christmas story by Gunter Spang ; illustrated by Loek Koopmans ; translated by Marianne Martens.

Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale by Martin Waddell, Jason Cockcroft

Three Wise Women by Mary Hoffman, illus by Lynne Russell

The Friendly Beasts: An Old English Christmas Carol by Tomie dePaola

Bartholomew's Blessing by Stephanie Tolan, illus by Margie Moore

The First Night by B.G. Hennessy ; paintings by Steve Johnson, with Lou Fancher

Who Was Born This Special Day? Eve Bunting and Leonid Gore

This Is the Stable by Cynthia Cotten ; illustrated by Delana Bettoli.

Animals Christmas Carol by Helen Ward

Hannukah

Hanukkah! by Roni Schotter (Author), Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)

Hanukkah Moon by Deborah Da Costa (Author), Gosia Mosz (Illustrator)

One Candle by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by K. Wendy Popp

Asher and the Capmakers: A Hanukkah Story by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Will Hillenbrand

Chanukah Lights Everywhere by Michael J. Rosen, illus by Melissa Iwai

On Hanukkah by Cathy Goldberg Fishman (Author), Melanie W. Hall (Illustrator)

Festival of Lights: The Story of Hanukkah by Maida Silverman (Author), Carolyn Ewing (Illustrator)

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel (Author), Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator)

The Best Hanukkah Ever by Barbara Diamond Goldin (Author), Avi Katz (Illustrator)

The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes by Linda Glaser (Author), Nancy Cote (Illustrator)

The Magic Dreidels: A Hanukkah Story by Eric A. Kimmel (Author), Katya Krenina (Illustrator)

Moishe's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story by Laura Krauss Melmed (Author), David Slonim (Illustrator)

Latkes, Latkes, Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story by Naomi Howland

Kwanzaa

Seven Candles for Kwanzaa by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illus by Brian Pinkney

Together for Kwanzaa by Juwanda G. Ford ; illustrated by Shelly Hehenberger

Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story Kwanzaa story by Angela Shelf Medearis, illus Daniel Minter (Illustrator)

The Gifts of Kwanzaa by Synthia Saint James illus by Daniel Minter

Imani's Gift At Kwanzaa by Denise Burden-Patmon ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper

It's Kwanzaa Time!: A Lift-the-Flap Story (Lift the Flap) by Synthia Saint James

It's Kwanzaa Time! Linda and Clay Goss et al. with illustrations by Ashley Bryan

Wood-Hoopoe Willie by Virginia L. Kroll (Author), Katherine Roundtree (Illustrator)

The Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice by Ellen Jackson

The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice by Wendy Pfeffer, illus by Jesse Reisch