Children Holiday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life of the civil rights movement leader. Some people observe the day by singing, reading, or watching movies about him. Others volunteer in their community or make peace-inspired crafts. Listeners will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.

In September 1620, 102 brave travelers and their crew stepped upon a ship called the Mayflower in England. Most were members of a religious group now known as the Pilgrims. They were bound for North America to start a new life. They endured many hardships and made many tough choices. Now the choices are yours. Would you rather suffer from seasickness or from skin sores caused by scurvy? Would you rather have been a crew member navigating the ship in stormy seas or cramped into the living quarters just along for the tumultuous ride? It's your turn to pick this or that!

It's fall, and it's time to visit a nature center! Take a close look at nature, learn how to take care of the environment, and have fun doing some nature activities too. Kids will experience what it's like to visit a nature center.

It's fall, and it's time to go to a harvest festival! Learn about harvests, see the food and treats, and have some fun celebrating too. Kids will experience what it's like to go to a harvest festival.

Happy birthday! Let's celebrate! All around the world people are turning another year older. What are some ways birthdays are celebrated in Asia? Or in South America? Discover the ways people celebrate birthdays in this engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it.

It's fall, and it's time to visit the pumpkin patch! Take a close look at pumpkins, learn how to pick a pumpkin, and have some fun on a hayride too. Kids will experience what it's like to visit a pumpkin patch.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Join Llama Llama as he prepares to celebrate the holiday season in this festive story that reminds readers about the true importance of gift-giving. Gifts are nice, But there’s another— The true gift is We have each other. The holidays are getting close, but...

Based on the New York Times bestselling sensation The Cool Bean, Jory John and Pete Oswald present: As Cool as It Gets! When the Cool Bean picks the name of the coolest of the cool beans, Beanadette, out of a hat for the annual gift exchange, he’s not feeling very merry or...

Does your little one struggle to fall asleep — especially at Christmas? Then this heartwarming festive bedtime story might be just what they need to help them fall asleep themselves. It's a relaxing Christmas story about a dinosaur who wants to fall asleep but can't until he find out what's inside his Christmas gift. He visits each of his dinosaur friends to ask if they know what's inside his gift — until finally, he falls fast asleep.

"A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837.

What holidays do people celebrate? What customs and traditions make a holiday special? These books for young listeners explain holidays from around the world with easy-to-understand text. This volume includes Día de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving), Día de la Independencia (Independence Day), Día de la Tierra (Earth Day), Día de los Caídos (Memorial Day), Día de Los Veteranos (Veterans Day), Día del Presidente (Presidents' Day), and Día del Trabajo (Labor Day).

What holidays do people celebrate? What customs and traditions make a holiday special? These books for young listeners explain holidays from around the world with easy-to-understand text. This volume includes Día de Martin Luther King, Jr. (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), Día de San Valentín (Valentine's Day), El Año Nuevo Chino (Chinese New Year), Halloween (Halloween), Juneteenth (Juneteenth), La Pascua (Passover), and Ramadán (Ramadan)

A saboteur is on the loose at the North Pole, and they're trying to stop the children getting their presents on Christmas morning! Mrs. Claus breaks her ankle in the North Pole snowboarding tournament. She's sure someone has sabotaged the ramp. With Mrs. Claus out of action, who will help Santa with the deliveries this year? Will the saboteur succeed, or will Santa and Mrs. Claus triumph once again?

Now that Rory is 12-years-old there is a long list of things that she is finally allowed to do. But she soon finds out that being twelve might not be all she thought it was cracked up to be.

Banished! Old Witch likes nothing better than to fly about on her broomstick crying "Heh-Heh!" and casting abracadabras, but now she has been sent away, by two young girls. Amy and Clarissa love to tell stories about Old Witch, until one day they decide she is just too mean and wicked. Drawing a rickety old house upon a barren glass hill, the girls exile Old Witch there with the warning that she'd better be good - or else no Halloween.

Do you believe in Santa Claus? You will after you've experienced this magical Christmas classic that pits cynics against Santa-believers. Miracle on 34th Street begins when a last-minute replacement in the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade claims to be the genuine Santa. Is he the real thing or just a charlatan in a red fuzzy coat? In a classic courtroom climax, the department store's Kris Kringle must convince everyone, including a skeptical little girl named Susan Walker, that Santa Claus really does exist.

Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up, it's going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. The Christmas Pine is based on a true story. It celebrates a special tradition that stretches back over seventy years. Every year, the Mayor of Oslo in Norway presents the British people with a spectacular Christmas tree. The tree is a symbol of peace and friendship, and a thank you for the UK's support during World War II.

En la fiesta de los Stahlbaums, un hombre misterioso llamado Herr Drosselmeyer le da a Clara un regalo especial. Es un magnífico cascanueces, y Clara está segura de que es un príncipe encantado. Sus hermanos traviesos Fritz y Pedro están ansiosos por ver el regalo de Clara y tiran del cascanueces, hasta que caí al suelo. Con una fractura en la mandíbula, el cascanueces debe permanecer en el suelo hasta la mañana, cuando a los niños se les dice que es hora de dormir. Cuando Clara baja silenciosamente para cuidar a su cascanueces, la aventura comienza.

Fun songs and games will help little trick-or-treaters get ready for the excitement of Halloween night. Kids will play a “Word Wizard” game by thinking of Halloween words that begin with a specific letter. Then they will sing silly songs like “My Monster, Frankenstein,” and “When You Go Trick-Or-Treating.” Little ghosts and goblins will learn important safety tips when trick-or-treating and listen to rhyming poems that will keep everyone happily entertained as they plan for Halloween night.

Learn the story of Jesus’ birth and celebrate His birthday with songs and stories. Children will learn about the angel Gabriel telling Mary she is going to have a baby, why Mary and Joseph needed to return to Bethlehem, the humble birth of Jesus in a stable, the angels who told the shepherds the Good News, and the wise men who followed the star to bring Jesus gifts. Young hearts will learn that God sent His Son, Jesus, as a special gift to everyone.