Holiday Nonfiction

Sound interesting? The authors think so too! Listen to Down Through the Chimney and enjoy the festive holiday season.

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

Classic Christmas carols are perfect for reflecting on the true meaning of the season. Teach children about the gifts brought to Jesus by the three kings. The bright star was their guide as they traveled over mountains to see the Savior of the world.

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.

Discover how the angels proclaimed Jesus’ birth to the frightened shepherds, and then follow the shepherds as they are guided by the star shining in the east to the stable where Jesus was born.

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.

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.

It’s time to celebrate Kwanzaa! Light the kinara. Eat a big feast with your family. During Kwanzaa, people come together. They celebrate African-American heritage.

Young listeners learn about the early traditions which have led to our present-day celebration of Halloween.

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.

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...

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!

Your child will enjoy this cute Christmas book full of fun stories and Christmas jokes. This is a fun holiday audiobook for early and beginning learners. These cute Christmas stories are great as quick bedtime stories and cute tales to be listened to aloud with friends and family.

Would You Rather? Superhero Edition is an interactive gamebook jam packed with more than 126+ challenging choices, funny jokes, silly scenarios, fascinating superhero trivia, and contains hours of hilarious family fun! It all starts with this question: Would you rather…be a superhero - or - a super-villain?

These spooky ghost stories are great for listening aloud with friends and family. You will creep everyone out and scare the living daylights out of them with these tales, which are especially great for campfires and to be heard late at night!

Ruth Edna Kelley was an American librarian and author. She is fondly remembered for The Book of Hallowe'en, the first book-length history of the holiday.

Fun Christmas Riddles and Trick Questions for Kids and Family is a fun riddle book that contains 300 riddles and tricky brain teasers of easy to hard difficulty. It’s perfect for families, parties, or even youth group events! These brain teasers will challenge the wits of children of different age groups and we promise that adults will enjoy them as much as their kids will! A friendly warning for the parents to keep in mind: don’t be surprised if your kids outsmart you!

Christmas is a time of year that is filled with expectation, excitement and promise for many. It is especially so for the very young, who will likely be eagerly awaiting the arrival of Father Christmas and a sack full of gifts. Of course, this can cause problems with overexcited youngsters finding it hard to get to sleep because of the anticipation.