The holiday season is here and many families are gearing up for familiar traditions like Christmas carols and New Year’s fireworks. But what if this year, your celebrations could also include learning about the vibrant festivals and customs from other cultures?
Around the world, holidays are an opportunity to honor history, share stories, and bring people together in joy and reflection. Introducing your kids to these diverse traditions is a fun and meaningful way to foster curiosity, empathy, and a deeper appreciation for the global tapestry we all share.
Below, we’re spotlighting seven incredible children’s books that beautifully illustrate how different communities celebrate their special holidays. From the lantern-lit streets of Lunar New Year to the colorful dance of Diwali and the harvest gratitude of Kwanzaa, these stories invite readers on a journey of discovery. Enjoy!
A sweet journey around the globe to 13 countries and cultures that features how families celebrate Christmas. The ultra-colorful illustrations fill each page, complete with borders that represent traditional fabrics, tile work, or flora from each country. Readers are pulled into the homes of families celebrating their unique holiday traditions
Explore festivals that celebrate food, history, culture, and religion in a dizzying variety of ways: meet horse-riding gauchos, act out a pirate invasion, party in a parade, or how about burning a Viking longboat? You can throw tomatoes, enjoy a monkey feast, and see dazzlingly intricate ice sculptures. From 60-feet-high towers of buns to camel racing, there's a festival for everything.
Across the globe, every country has its special holidays. From Brazilian carnival and Chinese New Year to France’s Bastille Day and our very own Fourth of July, What Do You Celebrate? presents 14 special occasions where people dance, dress up, eat yummy foods, and enjoy other fun traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation.
With fact-filled text accompanied by beautifully bright illustrations from the wonderfully talented Chris Corr, prepare yourself for a journey as we travel around the world celebrating and uncovering a visual feast of culture.
Experience the wonder of 13 holidays from around the world! From the Spring Festival in China to Inti Raymi in Peru and the New Yam Festival in Nigeria, experience an immersive journey bright with lyrical text and vibrant illustrations. Perfect for sparking curiosity, this book helps young readers appreciate diverse traditions and the joy of coming together.
From South Korea to Nigeria to the USA, come celebrate festivals throughout the year! People around the world are celebrating. In Australia, it's Christmas in summer with barbecues on the beach. In Thailand, they're celebrating Songkran, the famous Buddhist water festival. Rhyming text and graphic illustrations pair perfectly and invite young readers to explore the world through mesmerizing festivals.
A magnificent and richly illustrated volume―with a groundbreaking translation framed by new commentary and hundreds of images―of the most famous story collection of all time.
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