Valentine's Day
Feb. 14th
Love Is by Diane Adams
Love Monster by Rachel Bright
Love Bugs by David A. Carter
Love From the Crayons by Drew Daywalt
Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Life by James Dean
Love, Ruby Valentine by Laurie Friedman
Ruby Valentine and the Sweet Surprise
The 12 Days of Valentine's by Jenna Lettice
Happy Valentine's Day, Little Critter! by Mercer Mayer
Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
XO OX: A Love Story by Adam Rex
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz
Max's Valentine by Rosemary Wells
Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story by Lisa Wheeler
Bagel in Love by Natasha Wing
Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood
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A Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger
Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! by Doreen Cronin
Pete the Cat: Valentine's Day is Cool by James Dean
Llama Llama I Love You by Anna Dewdney
The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever by Brenda A. Ferber
Ruby Valentine Saves the Day by Laurie Friedman
Arthur's Great Big Valentine by Lillian Hoban
Valensteins by Ethan Long
A Snowgirl Named Just Sue by Mark Kimball Moulton
Slugs in Love by Susan Pearson
Holy Cow, I Sure Do Love You! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli
Bear Hugs: Romantically Ridiculous Animal Rhymes by Karma Wilson
The Night Before Valentine's Day by Natasha Wing
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St. Patrick's Day
March 17th
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
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Easter
The date varies from year to year.
The Bunny Hop by Sarah Albee
The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Here Comes Easter! by Caroline Jayne Church
Llama Llama Easter Egg by Anna Dewdney
How to Track an Easter Bunny by Sue Fliess
Tiny the Easter Bunny by Eric James (Look for the region specific editions for the area you live in)
Happy Easter, Little Critter by Mercer Mayer
Here Comes Peter Cottontail! by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing
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The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
Easter Bugs: A Springtime Pop-Up by David A. Carter
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! by Lucille Colandro
Happy Easter Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
The Littlest Bunny: An Easter Adventure by Lily Jacobs (look for the region specific editions for the area you live in)
That Grand Easter Day! by Jill Roman Lord
It's Easter, Little Critter! by Mercer Mayer
Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood
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Halloween
Oct. 31st
Ten Creepy Monsters by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton
In the Haunted House by Eve Bunting
Here Comes Halloween! by Caroline Jayne Church
Boris and Bella by Carolyn Crimi
Halloween Good Night by Doug Cushman
Trick or Treat, Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
ABCs of Halloween by Patricia Reeder Eubank
A Creepy Countdown by Charlotte Huck
Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies by Mark Kimball Moulton
Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O'Connell
10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book by Janet Schulman
Shivery Shades of Halloween: A Spooky Book of Colors by Mary McKenna Siddals
Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
Pumpkin Hill by Elizabeth Spurr
The 13 Nights of Halloween by Guy Vasilovich
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Me and My Dragon: Scared of Halloween by David Biedrzycki
Eek! Halloween! by Sandra Boynton
J is for Jack-O'-Lantern: A Halloween Alphabet by Denise Brennan-Nelson
Halloween Bugs: A Trick-or-Treat Pop-Up by David A. Carter
Monster Mash by David Catrow
Zombelina by Kristyn Crow
Llama Llama Trick or Treat by Anna Dewdney
Halloween 1-2-3s by Patricia Reeder Eubank
Five Spooky Ghosts Playing Tricks at School by Steve Metzger
Halloween Night by Marjorie Dennis Murray
Little Blue Truck's Halloween by Alice Schertle
Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci
The Halloween House by Erica Silverman
Wee Witches' Halloween by Jerry Smath
By the Light of the Halloween Moon by Caroline Stutson
Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino
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Thanksgiving
The 4th Thursday in Nov.
A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman
Llama Llama Gives Thanks by Anna Dewdney
Thanksgiving is Here! by Diane Goode
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims By B. G. Hennessy
Sharing the Bread: An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Story by Pat Zietlow Miller
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
This Little Turkey by Aly Fronis
This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story by Laura Krauss Melmed
A Snowman Named Just Bob by Mark Kimball Moulton
The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing
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Christmas
Dec. 25th
Christmas is Here:
Adapted from the King James Bible, illustrated by Lauren Castillo
Madeline's Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans
A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel
The 12 Bugs of Christmas: A Pop-Up Christmas Counting Book by David A. Carter
Llama Llama Jingle Bells by Anna Dewdney
Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin
Monster Needs a Christmas Tree by Paul Czajak
The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Santa Rex by Molly Idle
Olaf's Night Before Christmas by Jessica Julius
The Snow Angel by Christine Leeson
Little Critter's The Night Before Christmas by Mercer Mayer
The Year Without a Santa Claus by Phyllis McGinley
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, compiled by Cooper Edens and Harold Darling
The Nutcracker by The New York City Ballet
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff
S is for Santa: A Christmas Alphabet by Greg Paprocki
Christmas Farm by Mary Lyn Ray
Memoirs of an Elf by Devin Scillian
Little Blue Truck's Christmas by Alice Schertle
The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket
Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood
How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace
ABC is for Christmas by Jane Werner
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
A Pirate's Night Before Christmas by Philip Yates
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The Cookie that Saved Christmas by Billy Baldwin
The Night Before Christmas by Jan Brett
The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton
Jingle Bugs by David A. Carter
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney
Here Comes Christmas! by Caroline Jayne Church
The Crayons' Christmas by Drew Daywalt
Diane Goode's Christmas Magic: Poems and Carols
The 12 Days of Christmas by Glen Fellman
The Twelve Bots of Christmas by Nathan Hale
Santa's Sleigh is on its Way to Michigan by Eric James
Where Did They Hide My Presents?: Silly Dilly Christmas Songs by Alan Katz and David Catrow
Merry Christmas Mom and Dad by Mercer Mayer
A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
A Cricket's Carol by Mark Kimball Moulton
Reindeer Christmas by Mark Kimball Moulton
Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble
Merry Christmas, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera
Construction Site on Christmas Night by Sherri Duskey Rinker
The Best Christmas Pageant Every by Barbara Robinson (Note: this is a chapter book, but makes for a great read aloud!)
Missile Toe: A Very Confused Christmas by Devin Scillian
Santa Knows by Cynthia & Greg Leitich Smith
Jingle Bells as told and illustrated by Iza Trapani
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Where, Oh Where, is Santa Claus? by Lisa Wheeler
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas by Natasha Wing
A Pirate's Twelve Days of Christmas by Philip Yates
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Hanukkah
The date varies from year to year.
The Story of Hanukkah by David A. Adler
I Have a Little Dreidel by Maxie Baum
Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale by Brian P. Cleary
Happy Hanukkah: a Look-and-Find Book by Margery Gold
Hanukkah Around the World by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Oskar and the Eight Blessings by Richard Simon and Tanya Simon
D is for Dreidel by Tanya Lee Stone
Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf by Greg Wolfe
How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen
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Is It Hanukkah Yet? by Chris Barash
Chanukah Bugs by David A. Carter
Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm by Linda Glaser
Goodnight Bubbala: A Joyful Parody by Sheryl Haft
Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story by Naomi Howland
Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Krauss Melmed
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming by Lemony Snicket
The Night Before Hanukkah by Natasha Wing
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Dreidel by Caryn Yacowitz
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Passover
The date varies from year to year.
The Story of Passover by David A. Adler
The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah by Leslie Kimmelman
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Is It Passover Yet? by Chris Barash
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