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Tag: holiday books

December 4, 2025 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Transcendent Holiday Children’s Books

It may be the winter holiday season, but this list looks at EVERY season and every holiday it can. Bask in them!

June 19, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Happy Juneteeth! Celebrate in Style with SO MANY YEARS and a Discussion with Anne Wynter and Jerome Pumphrey

What is the best Juneteenth picture book ever made? Today we discuss a serious contender with both the author and illustrator. What better way to celebrate the day?

December 4, 2024 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books

Today on this list you're going to see titles about Eid, Mexican Independence Day, Día de Muertos, Passover, and more.

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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books

December 4, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Today you'll get holidays like Three Kings Day, Ramadan, Halloween, Yom Kippur, Dia De Los Muertos, and even Christmas Eve alongside the usual suspects.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books

December 4, 2022 by Betsy Bird

The holiday picture book fills a particular niche in our collections. With that in mind, please enjoy this plethora of holidays from all days of the year!

31 Days, 31 Books: 2021 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books

December 3, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Eid, the Cherokee National Holiday, Chinese New Year, Nowruz, and more are front and center in this round-up of the best holiday books of 2021.

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Interrogating the Passover Guest: A Susan Kusel and Sean Rubin Interview

January 19, 2021 by Betsy Bird

"I'm proud that we dealt with the darkness of the Depression head-on in this book; I just wish it felt less timely." A frank discussion of Passover, a beautiful children's book, and the state of the world today.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books

December 3, 2020 by Betsy Bird

This year I found a nice array of titles that I'd say are a cut above the rest. These are books that you'd be honored to pull out year after year for your holiday displays.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books

December 3, 2019 by Betsy Bird

An array of holidays! We've got some Thanksgiving, some Valentine's Day, some Halloween, and even a collection of different Jewish holidays all together. Some are books that were intended for a certain holiday. Others will simply fit in well when you do your holiday displays.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books

December 25, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Merry Christmas! And what a lovely day it is. But why should we designate today's list to only a single, solitary holiday when there are so many that had such lovely books out this year? This is one of my favorite lists of the month, so it only seems fitting to post it today. Here are the books based on different holidays that I'd feel perfectly happy reading all year long, they're so good.

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