HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS!

Also known as Three Kings Day and the Epiphany

(January 6th)

MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY IS
JANUARY 16TH

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

(January 23rd)

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Happy Hanukkah!

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Native American Picture Books

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Tales of Mystery and Magic

by Hugh Lupton

Summary: A bewitching world of mystery and magic awaits young readers in a collection of seven stories with an uncanny edge from Chile, Greenland, India, West Africa, Seneca, Russia, and Scotland.

The digital collage illustrations contained in this book are beautiful. The stories are lengthy and each contains a few pictures. A few of these stories are fantastic, and others I enjoyed less. This book is great and fits well with this summer’s national reading theme, “One World Many Stories.”

Interest Level: grade k-6
Reading Level: grade 6

Can Hens Give Milk?

by Joan Betty Stuchner

Summary: On a small farm in Chelm, a man and his daughter set out to find a way to get milk from their hens, and the results are not only funny, they're wacky.

This is a humorous story that is based on the Jewish tales of a place called Chelm. In this fictional land, people do not have a great deal of common sense. This is a fantastic read for this summer’s reading theme “One World Many Stories.” Anytime of the year, it is great to incorporate in a unit lesson on folk tales and fairytales. A reader can activate a listener by asking questions such as “Can that happen?” or “Does that make sense?” throughout the story.

Interest Level: ages 2-grade 3
Reading Level: grade 3