Holiday Nonfiction

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.

Have you ever wanted to make a jack o' lantern? Where do you start? You're about to learn how to make it happen, step by messy step!

Read by the author. “There’s someone else.” “We found something on the X-ray we didn’t expect.” “We’ve eliminated your position.” When our circumstances unravel, how do we hold on to truth, to hope, to who we’re meant to be? After Carole Holiday experienced a series of...

Get ready to hop, dance, and sing along to this fun-filled song/audiobook combo. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “Birthday Bee Bop” a party and classroom favorite!

Get ready to clap your hands and sing along to a brand-new version of a song/audiobook combo you all know and love. Fun lyrics and a catchy melody make The New Happy Birthday Song a party and classroom favorite!

Apart from opening presents, the best part about any birthday is the delicious cake! This fun-filled song/audiobook combo tells how a mother plans to build a massive birthday cake. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “Ten Layer Birthday Cake” a party and classroom favorite!

Get ready to play and sing along to this fun-filled song/audiobook combo. “Let’s Play Musical Chairs” combines music with a fun birthday party game. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “Let’s Play Musical Chairs” a party and classroom favorite!

Get ready play and sing along to this fun-filled song/audiobook combo. “Pin the Bow on the Birthday Bear” combines music with a fun birthday party game. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “Pin the Bow on the Birthday Bear” a party and classroom favorite!

Get ready to march and sing along to this fun-filled song/audiobook combo. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “It’s Your Special Day Parade” a party and classroom favorite!

Children will discover how the donkey, the cow, the sheep and other animals honored Jesus in their own special way by presenting Him with gifts. This precious story teaches young listeners about the importance of giving.

Sing this story! It isn’t a secret that using songs to teach children early learning skills is fun and successful. Follow Santa on this Christmas night as his reindeer land on the housetop, and he fills the stockings with lots of glorious presents! Young listeners will be filled with excitement by this story’s classic rhymes.

It’s time to celebrate Christmas. There’s so much to do! Make cookies and decorate the Christmas tree. Have dinner with your family. Exchange presents. This important Christian holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

Decorations made of straw cover your Christmas tree. A girl dressed in a crown of candles sings songs as she visits people’s homes. People gather together to exchange gifts called julklappar. These are the sights and sounds of Christmas in Sweden. Come explore the many Swedish traditions that bring people of this country together at Christmas.

Do you crack open a piñata on your birthday? Do you eat long noodles? Learn all about different birthday customs of children around the world.

How many candles will be on your birthday cake this year? What flavor of cake will you eat? Learn all about cakes you can enjoy on your special day.

What kind of games will you play at your birthday party? From musical chairs to sack racing, games make birthdays fun. Learn about indoor and outdoor games to play on your special day.

Indigenous Peoples' Day helps us honor those who were here first. Listeners can learn how to celebrate native culture. Pairs with the fiction title Winnie's Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Discover the origins and history of Halloween traditions and festivities from ancient times to the present day. Includes page turn track: eight minutes.

Everyone's a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who first invented these "upside-down puppets"? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire!

What do you do on the 100th day of school? Follow along to see what many classrooms do to celebrate. Pairs with the story Our Class Counts to 100.