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From whimsical encounters with St. Nick to enthralling and enduring folktales, these books invite your students to celebrate diverse festivals of light. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Bells of Christmas<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Virginia Hamilton \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Best Christmas Pageant Ever<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Barbara Robinson \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/strong>by Kathryn Lasky A Christmas Carol<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Charles Dickens A Christmas Memory<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/strong>by Truman Capote \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Janice Cohn \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Hallelujah Handel<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Douglas Cowling \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Hanukkah Ghosts<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Malka Pen \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n How I Saved Hanukkah<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Amy Goldman Koss \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Gift of the Magi<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by O. Henry The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Julie Lane \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n New Year<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Michele Spirn \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n One Wintry Night<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Ruth Bell Graham \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Sam I Am<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Ilene Cooper Santa Paws<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Nicholas Edwards \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Seven Spools of Thread<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Angela Shelf Medearis \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Stone Lamp: Eight Stories of Hanukkah Through History<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Karen Hesse \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Uninvited Guest and Other Jewish Holiday Tales<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Nina Jaffe \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A Very Special Kwanzaa<\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Deborah Chocolate From whimsical encounters with St. Nick to enthralling and enduring folktales, these books invite your students to celebrate diverse festivals of light. \u00c2\u00a0 The Bells of Christmas by Virginia Hamilton Enjoy a season of love and anticipation with this 1890’s tale of an African-American family Christmas in Ohio. \u00c2\u00a0 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,21,20,35],"tags":[99,394,397,137],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1240"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2061,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240\/revisions\/2061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nEnjoy a season of love and anticipation with this 1890’s tale of an African-American family Christmas in Ohio. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nLaugh along with this favorite about a poor family who terrorizes then triumphs in their town.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nWitness how hope keeps a struggling Midwestern family together.
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\nReflect on the past, present, and future with this holiday classic.
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\nDrift back in time for a semi-autobiographical tale of fruitcake, friendship, and Christmas in Alabama.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nRead the true story of how a Montana town banded together to battle prejudice. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nDon’t miss this moving look at holiday charity.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nA suspenseful time-travel novel about a girl who helps right her family’s past wrongdoings.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe only Jewish kid in her 4th grade class, Marla discovers this year her holiday promises more than a broken dreidel. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nShow your students the meaning of Christmas with this tale of sacrifice and love.
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\nLearn how Santa became Father Christmas in this 1932 classic.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nExplore diverse celebrations across the globe in this inviting and informative book. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nThis lyrical story-within-a-story retells the Christmas tale from Creation to Resurrection accompanied by sweeping illustrations.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCan a grade schooler sort out his identity when his own interfaith family can’t agree how to celebrate the holidays?
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\nA stray dog finds a home during the holidays then spreads cheer all year in this favorite series.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nLearn the seven principles of Kwanzaa with this gorgeous folktale.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThis moving collection of eight poems features one for each night of the holiday and spans centuries of Jewish history.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCelebrate seven Jewish holidays with stories for each occasion. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nFollow 4th grader Charlie as he learns the true meaning of Kwanzaa<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"