The best way to spread holiday cheer is reading aloud for all to hear! At least, we're pretty sure that's what Buddy the Elf said. Make reading together a part of your holiday tradition with these fun books that are sure to entertain the entire family.
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Pete the Cat Saves Christmas - Eric Litwin
When Santa falls ill and Christmas may have to be cancelled, Pete the Cat comes to the rescue.
The Trees of the Dancing Goats - Patricia Polacco
During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle.
The Runaway Wok - Ying Chang Compestine
On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty--but magic--wok that changes their fortunes forever.
Sounds Like Christmas - Robert Munsch
Grandma is baking Christmas cookies, so she asks Lincoln and Georgia to decorate the tree. And what a tree it becomes! In addition to the lights, garlands and balls the kids compete to add some very special and extremely noisy ornaments, including a talking doll, a chirping bird, the neighbour's dog and more. What will their grandparents -- and Santa -- think?
A Coyote Solstice Tale - Thomas King
Wily trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a little solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the friends through the snowy woods to the mall -- a place they had never seen before. The trickster goes crazy with glee as he shops with abandon, only to discover that filling a shopping cart with goodies is not quite the same thing as actually paying for them. The trickster is tricked and goes back to his cabin in the woods -- somewhat subdued -- though nothing can keep Coyote down for long.