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Holiday 2000

Preschool

1. Morris’s Disappearing Bag : A Christmas Story by Rosemary Wells. Puffin, 1975. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0140546642
        Rosemary Wells’ lovable characters celebrate Christmas morning. Morris’s special gift brings him some much needed attention from his older siblings.
2. Baby Born by Anastasia Suen. Illustrated by Chih-Wei Chang. Lee & Low Books, 1998. $6.95 (Hardcover) ISBN: 1880000687
        Baby’s first year is celebrated in this colorful lift-the-flap book. In rhyming verse, baby’s activities are followed with a surprise under every flap.
3. Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London. Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. Puffin, 1992. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0140544577
        Froggy can’t wait to go outside and play in the snow. Getting dressed can be quite an ordeal, though, for a young frog who is supposed to be sleeping through the winter. Wonderful story for those young ages who experience their own ordeals getting dressed for winter.
4. A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Kady MacDonald. Kingfisher Books, 1998. $17.95 (Hardcover) ISBN: 0753451093
        Young children delight in the sing song rhythm of nursery rhymes. This book brings a wonderful collection of rhymes and songs, many from around the world.
5. Corduroy’s Christmas by B.G. Hennessy, Based on Character by Don Freeman. Illustrated by Lisa McCue. Viking Pr, 1992. $11.99 (Hardcover) ISBN: 0670844772
        We visit Corduroy, Don Freeman’s much beloved character, as he is getting ready for Christmas. In this gentle holiday story, a lift-the-flap book, a surprise awaits on every page. Corduroy is decorating his tree, cooking and wrapping presents for everyone.
6. Just You and Me by Sam McBratney. Illustrated by Ivan Bates. Candlewick Pr, 1998. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 076361078X
        With its soft illustrations, this is a perfect bedtime story. A walk in the forest turns into a search for cover from a storm for a Gander Goose and his little gosling. Every hiding place they find already has someone in it and the little gosling hopes to have only the company of Gander Goose "when the thunder comes." They find a great place to hide and it turns out to be the best place for everyone.
7. Greetings, Sun by Phyllis Gershator. Dk Pub, 1998. $5.95 (Paperback) ISBN: 0789426609
        Follow a young boy and girl as they greet everything in their day. Soft warm illustrations light up the world of this ocean-side family.

1. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. Puffin, 1988. $4.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0140558772
        Beautiful illustrations set the stage for this warmly told Christmas story set in Applachia. Family traditions are important and it’s tradition for this family to supply the community Christmas tree even though papa is away at war.
2. Seven Candles for Kwanzaa by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Puffin, 1998. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0140564284
        Kwanzaa is an American holiday reflecting the traditions of African harvest celebrations. It is a time of celebration and family. This book gives the reader a good history of Kwanzaa and highlights how families celebrate their heritage over seven days.
3. Festival of Lights : The Story of Hanukkah by Maida Silverman. Illustrated by Carolyn S. Ewing. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0689830831
        Hanukkah is a Jewish festival with its roots long ago in Jewish history. The ancient story is retold in this well illustrated book. The importance of this history is reflected in the Hanukkah celebrations today.
4. The Littlest Matryoshka by Corinne Bliss. Illustrated by Kathryn Brown. Hyperion, 1999. $15.99 (Hardcover) ISBN: 0786801530
        The Russian artist named his newest carvings. They were the little Matryoshka sisters who nestle inside one another. He sends them off to their new home, but the littlest one is accidentally lost and undergoes a perilous journey before she is reunited with her sisters.
5. The Baker’s Dozen : A Saint Nicholas Tale by Aaron Shepard. Illustrated by Wendy Edelson. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1995. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0689830564
        Baker’s Dozen is a good tale for the holiday season. Finely detailed illustrations bring this story of generosity and a warm heart to life. A baker learns why a "baker’s dozen" means thirteen.
6. Trouble With Trolls by Jan Brett. Puffin, 1992. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0698117913
        Treva is more than a match for the trolls she meets on her way over Mount Baldy. Trying to take her dog, the trolls are outwitted at every turn in this beautifully illustrated, well told tale.
7. Aunt Eater’s Mystery Christmas by Doug Cushman. HarperTrophy, 1995. $3.75 (Paperback) ISBN: 0064442217
        Aunt Eater is busy trying to get ready for her sister’s Christmas visit. She keeps getting sidetracked with one mystery after another. Will she finish in time to celebrate Christmas with her sister?

1. The Other Shepards by Adele Griffin. Hyperion, 1998. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0786813334
        Two sisters live with the "ghosts" of their older siblings who died in a car crash. They discover memories of a family before them, a family they hardly recognize. The Other Shepards traces the sister’s healing journey to find connections with this other family and their parents.
2. A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1998. $4.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0141303522
        Joey and Mary Alice, two kids from Chicago, spend summers with their grandmother. Grandma Dowdel is not the grandma they expected in a sleepy small town in Illinois. The unexpected always happens and they learn more than a few lessons about life and character.
3. A Ride on the Red Mare’s Back by Ursula LeGuin. Orchard Books, 1992. $6.95. (Paperback) ISBN: 0531070794
        A young girl sets out to rescue her brother who has been stolen by the trolls. Her painted toy red horse changes into a real horse to help her on her journey.
4. Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Bantam Books, 1962. $2.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0440228395
        A combination of science fiction, mystery, and fantasy, Wrinkle In Time is one of Madeleine L’Engle’s best classic works. Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and Calvin, a friend, team up together to solve the mystery of the disappearance of their father into the far reaches of space and time.
5. Summer Reading Is Killing Me (Time Warp Trio) by Jon Scieszka. Illustrated by Lane Smith. Puffin, 2000. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0141308206
        The three friends of the Time Warp Trio find themselves in the middle of famous literature stories gone wild. An evil force is trying to destroy all the well loved characters from favorite children’s stories and the trio must come to the rescue.

1. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III by Jack Canfield (Editor). Health Communications, 2000. $12.95 (Paperback) ISBN: 1558747613
        This third edition is full of stories written for teens, by teens. Issues of life, death, love and friendship are dealt with in emotionally honest essays written by teens who have experienced the joys and sorrows of which they write.
2. I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by Diane Lee Wilson. HarperTrophy, 1998. $5.95 (Paperback) ISBN: 006440773X
   Oyuna was born on the Mongolian Steppes. After suffering an accident as a young child which crushed her foot, Oyuna has always dreamed of freedom on a white horse. Her dream takes her on a wild adventure into the court of Kublai Khan and on to find her white horse and her dreams.
3. Backwater by Joan Bauer. Putnam, 1999. $5.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0698118650
        Ivy Breedlove comes from a family of lawyers, hard fighting lawyers. Trouble is Ivy wants to study history. She doesn’t seem to fit in this family and fears she never will. In this wonderful book full of interesting characters, Bauer gives us a story full of heart and courage and acceptance.
4. What Child Is This? : A Christmas Story by Caroline B. Cooney. Laureleaf, 1999. $5.50 (Paperback) ISBN: 0440226848
        Christmas is a time of family, traditions, warmth and celebrations. For two foster children these things seem like a dream. Maybe a dream can come true, however, one Christmas.
5. Whirligig by Paul Fleischman. Laureleaf, 1999. $4.99 (Paperback) ISBN: 0440228352
        Brent Bishop gazes out a bus window and wonders how his actions could have affected so many people in ways he never intended. He had killed a girl in a car crash and now was on a journey in the girl’s memory. Little did he realize how his actions would again affect people and this time for the good.

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