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Holiday Books

Picture Books to Help Celebrate The Holidays
Click on the cover image to learn more about each title.

Valentine's Day
Feb. 14th

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Love Is by Diane Adams
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How Do I Love Thee? by Jennifer Adams
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Love Monster by Rachel Bright
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Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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Love From the Crayons by Drew Daywalt
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Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Love by James Dean
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Love, Ruby Valentine by Laurie Friedman
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Ruby Valentine and the Sweet Surprise
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Arthur's Great Big Valentine by Lillian Hoban
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The Best Thing About Valentines by Eleanor Hudson
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Happy Valentine's Day, Little Critter! by Mercer Mayer
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A Snowgirl Named Just Sue by Mark Kimball Moulton
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XO OX: A Love Story by Adam Rex
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Holy Cow, I Sure Do Love You! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli
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Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood
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A Recipe for Valentine's Day by Marion Dane Bauer
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Max's Valentine by Rosemary Wells
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Will You Be My Valenswine? by Teresa Bateman
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A Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger
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Love Bugs by David A. Carter
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Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! by Doreen Cronin
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Pete the Cat: Valentine's Day is Cool by James Dean
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Llama Llama I Love You by Anna Dewdney
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Ruby Valentine Saves the Day by Laurie Friedman
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The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever by Brenda A. Ferber
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The 12 Days of Valentine's by Jenna Lettice
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Valensteins by Ethan Long
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Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
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Slugs in Love by Susan Pearson
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Splat the Cat Funny Valentine by Rob Scotton
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Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz
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Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story by Lisa Wheeler
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Bear Hugs: Romantically Ridiculous Animal Rhymes by Karma Wilson
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Bagel in Love by Natasha Wing
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The Night Before Valentine's Day by Natasha Wing

St. Patrick's Day
March 17th

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover! by Lucille Colandro
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How to Trap a Leprechaun by Sue Fliess
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Ten Lucky Leprechauns by Kathryn Heling
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The Night Before St. Patrick's Day by Natasha Wing

Easter
The date varies from year to year.

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The Bunny Hop by Sarah Albee
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The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown
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Here Comes Easter! by Caroline Jayne Church
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Llama Llama Easter Egg by Anna Dewdney
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How to Track an Easter Bunny by Sue Fliess
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Tiny the Easter Bunny by Eric James (Look for the region specific editions for the area you live in)
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Happy Easter, Little Critter by Mercer Mayer
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail! by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
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The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing
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The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
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Easter Bugs: A Springtime Pop-Up by David A. Carter
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! by Lucille Colandro
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Happy Easter Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
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The Littlest Bunny: An Easter Adventure by Lily Jacobs (look for the region specific editions for the area you live in)
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That Grand Easter Day! by Jill Roman Lord
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It's Easter, Little Critter! by Mercer Mayer
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Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
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Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood

Halloween
Oct. 31st

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Ten Creepy Monsters by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
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Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton
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In the Haunted House by Eve Bunting
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Here Comes Halloween! by Caroline Jayne Church
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Boris and Bella by Carolyn Crimi
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Halloween Good Night by Doug Cushman
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Trick or Treat, Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
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ABCs of Halloween by Patricia Reeder Eubank
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A Creepy Countdown by Charlotte Huck
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Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies by Mark Kimball Moulton
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Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O'Connell
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10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book by Janet Schulman
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Shivery Shades of Halloween: A Spooky Book of Colors by Mary McKenna Siddals
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Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
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Pumpkin Hill by Elizabeth Spurr
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The 13 Nights of Halloween by Guy Vasilovich
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Me and My Dragon: Scared of Halloween by David Biedrzycki
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Eek! Halloween! by Sandra Boynton
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J is for Jack-O'-Lantern: A Halloween Alphabet by Denise Brennan-Nelson
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Halloween Bugs: A Trick-or-Treat Pop-Up by David A. Carter
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Monster Mash by David Catrow
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Zombelina by Kristyn Crow
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Llama Llama Trick or Treat by Anna Dewdney
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Halloween 1-2-3s by Patricia Reeder Eubank
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Five Spooky Ghosts Playing Tricks at School by Steve Metzger
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Halloween Night by Marjorie Dennis Murray
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Little Blue Truck's Halloween by Alice Schertle
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Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci
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The Halloween House by Erica Silverman
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Wee Witches' Halloween by Jerry Smath
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By the Light of the Halloween Moon by Caroline Stutson
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Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino

Thanksgiving
The 4th Thursday in Nov.

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A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman
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Llama Llama Gives Thanks by Anna Dewdney
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Thanksgiving is Here! by Diane Goode
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One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims By B. G. Hennessy
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Sharing the Bread: An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Story by Pat Zietlow Miller
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Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy by Lisa Wheeler
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Over the River and Through the Wood: A Thanksgiving Poem by Lydia Maria Child, illustrated with woodcuts by Christopher Manson
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This Little Turkey by Aly Fronis
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This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story by Laura Krauss Melmed
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A Snowman Named Just Bob by Mark Kimball Moulton
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The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing

Christmas
Dec. 25th

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Christmas is Here: Adapted from the King James Bible, illustrated by Lauren Castillo
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Madeline's Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans
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A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel
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The 12 Bugs of Christmas: A Pop-Up Christmas Counting Book by David A. Carter
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Llama Llama Jingle Bells by Anna Dewdney
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Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin
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Monster Needs a Christmas Tree by Paul Czajak
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The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
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Santa Rex by Molly Idle
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Olaf's Night Before Christmas by Jessica Julius
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The Snow Angel by Christine Leeson
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Little Critter's The Night Before Christmas by Mercer Mayer
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The Year Without a Santa Claus by Phyllis McGinley
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The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, compiled by Cooper Edens and Harold Darling
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The Nutcracker by The New York City Ballet
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If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff
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S is for Santa: A Christmas Alphabet by Greg Paprocki
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Christmas Farm by Mary Lyn Ray
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Memoirs of an Elf by Devin Scillian
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Little Blue Truck's Christmas by Alice Schertle
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The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket
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Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood
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How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace
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ABC is for Christmas by Jane Werner
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The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
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Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
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A Pirate's Night Before Christmas by Philip Yates
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The Cookie that Saved Christmas by Billy Baldwin
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The Night Before Christmas by Jan Brett
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The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton
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Jingle Bugs by David A. Carter
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Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
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Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney
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Here Comes Christmas! by Caroline Jayne Church
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The Crayons' Christmas by Drew Daywalt
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Diane Goode's Christmas Magic: Poems and Carols
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The 12 Days of Christmas by Glen Fellman
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The Twelve Bots of Christmas by Nathan Hale
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Santa's Sleigh is on its Way to Michigan by Eric James
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Where Did They Hide My Presents?: Silly Dilly Christmas Songs by Alan Katz and David Catrow
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Merry Christmas Mom and Dad by Mercer Mayer
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A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
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A Cricket's Carol by Mark Kimball Moulton
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Reindeer Christmas by Mark Kimball Moulton
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Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble
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Merry Christmas, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
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Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera
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Construction Site on Christmas Night by Sherri Duskey Rinker
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The Best Christmas Pageant Every by Barbara Robinson (Note: this is a chapter book, but makes for a great read aloud!)
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Missile Toe: A Very Confused Christmas by Devin Scillian
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Santa Knows by Cynthia & Greg Leitich Smith
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Jingle Bells as told and illustrated by Iza Trapani
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The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
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Where, Oh Where, is Santa Claus? by Lisa Wheeler
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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas by Natasha Wing
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A Pirate's Twelve Days of Christmas by Philip Yates

Hanukkah
The date varies from year to year.

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The Story of Hanukkah by David A. Adler
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Is It Hanukkah Yet? by Chris Barash
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Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale by Brian P. Cleary
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Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm by Linda Glaser
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Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story by Naomi Howland
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Hanukkah Around the World by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
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The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming by Lemony Snicket
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D is for Dreidel by Tanya Lee Stone
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I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Dreidel by Caryn Yacowitz
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How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen
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Chanukah Bugs by David A. Carter
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I Have a Little Dreidel by Maxie Baum
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Happy Hanukkah: a Look-and-Find Book by Margery Gold
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Goodnight Bubbala: A Joyful Parody by Sheryl Haft
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Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Krauss Melmed
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Oskar and the Eight Blessings by Richard Simon and Tanya Simon
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The Night Before Hanukkah by Natasha Wing
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Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf by Greg Wolfe

Passover
The date varies from year to year.

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The Story of Passover by David A. Adler
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Is It Passover Yet? by Chris Barash
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The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah by Leslie Kimmelman

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