Holiday Books
Black History Month
– Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome
– Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace, illustrated by Bryan Collier
– Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by Raúl Colón
– Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill, illustrated by Bryan Collier
– Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Laura Freeman
– Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman by Louise Borden and Mary Kay Kroeger, illustrated by Teresa Flavin
– Henry’s Freedom Box by
– I Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer
– Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
– Mae Among the Stars by
– Martin’s Big Words by
– Maya Angelou by Lisbeth Kaiser, illustrated by Leire Salaberria
– Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
– The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora
– Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome
– Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry and Jessica Curry, illustrated by Brittany Jackson
– Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Eric Velasquez
– Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Howard Bryant, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
– Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney
– Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, illustrated by Bryan Collier
– The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
– We March by Shane W. Evans
– When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Brian Selznick
– Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton, illustrated by Don Tate
–Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz
Christmas
– The 12 Sleighs of Christmas by Sherri Duskey Rinker
– All the Colors of Christmas by Matthew Paul Turner, illustrated by Gillian Gamble
– The Bear and the Star by Lola Schafer, illustrated by Bethanne Andersen
– The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (Elementary)
– Bob by Sandra Boynton
– Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda
– Carl’s Christmas by Alexandra Day
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– Christmas with Anne by L.M. Montgomery
– Christmas in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Renee Graef
– A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
– A Christmas Carol: A Babylit Colors Primer by Jennfier Adams
– The Christmas Doll by Amy Sparkes
– The Christmas Eve Tree by Delia Huddy and Emily Sutton
– The Christmas Feast by Nathalie Dargent, illustrated by Magail Le Huche
– The Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman
– A Christmas Goodnight by Nola Buck
– Christmas is Here illustrated by Lauren Castillo
– Christmas is Joy by Emma Dodd
– Christmas at the Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
– The Christmas List of Richard Lindsay by Bruce Lindsay
– The Christmas Pig by J.K. Rowling
– The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Renata Liwska
– Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
– A Christmas Tree for Pyn by Olivier Dunrea
– The Christmas Tree Who Loved Trains by Annie Silverstro illustrated by Paola Zakimi
– The Christmas Wish by Richard Siddoway
– The Christmassy Cactus by Beth Ferry
– The Colors of Christmas by Jill Howarth
– Coming Home by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Kerry Hyndman
– Cozy by Jan Brett
– Cozy Classics: The Nutcracker by Jack & Holman Wang
– A Creature Was Stirring by Clement Clarke Moore, illustrated by Carter Goodrich
– A Creature Was Stirring by Heather S. Pierczynski
– Dasher by Matt Tavares
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– The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold by Maureen Fergus, illustrated by Cale Atkinson
– Dear Santa by Rod Campbell
– Dear Santasaurus by Stacy McAnulty
– Decorate the Tree! by Amanda Jane Jones
– Dinosaur Christmas! by Penny Dale
– Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! by Mo Willems
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Dragon’s Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey
– Elves Are the Worst! by Alex Willan
– The Empty Stocking by Richard Curtis
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– Everybody’s Tree by Barbara Joosse, illustrated by Rénee Graef
– The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson (Elementary)
– Fly Guy’s Ninja Christmas by Tedd Arnold
– The Gifts of the Animals by Carole Gerber, illustrated by Yumi Shimokawara
– The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup, illustrated by Matt Tavares
– The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig
– Great Joy 
by Katie DiCamillo, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulla
– Happy Narwhalidays by Ben Clanton
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Henry & Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas by Cynthia Rylant
– Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood and Claudia Rueda
– Ho Ho Homework by Mylisa Larsen, illustrated by Taia Morley
– Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
– How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett
– How Many Sleeps ’til Christmas? by Mark Sperring
– How the Reindeer Got Their Antlers by Geraldine McCaughrean, illustrated by Heather Holland
– How Winston Delivered Christmas by Alex T. Smith
– Humphrey’s First Christmas by Carol Heyer
– I Believe in Santa Claus by Diane G. Adamson
– I Love You More Than Christmas by Ellie Hattie, illustrated by Tim Warnes
– In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
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Jack & Santa by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
– The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan Ahlburg and Janet Ahlburg
– Just Right for Christmas by Birdie Black
– Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Store by David Litchfield
– Kringle by Tony Abbott (Elementary)
– Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
– The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements
– Last Stop on the Reindeer Express by Maudie Powell-Tuck, illustrated by Karl James Mountford
– The Legend of Old Befana by Tomie DePaola
– Lighthouse Christmas by Toni Buzzeo
– Listen to the Silent Night by Dandi Daley MacKall
– Little Blue Truck’s Christmas by Alive Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry
– A Little Christmas Tree by Anthony Merrill and Michael Bast, illustrated by Dan Burr
– Little Mole’s Christmas by Sally Garland, illustrated by Glenys Nellist
– Little Red Sleigh by Erin Guendeisberger
– The Little Reindeer by Nicola Killen
– Little Santa by Jon Agee
– Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
– Maple and Willow’s Christmas Tree by Lori Nichols
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Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, illustrated by Lynn Sweat
– Merry Christmas, Little Elliot by Mike Curato
– Merry and Hark: A Christmas Story by April Genevieve Tucholke
– Milo’s Christmas Parade by Jennie Palmer
– Ming’s Christmas Wishes by Susan L. Gong, illustrated by Masahiro Tateishi
– Mistletoe by Tad Hills
–The Money We’ll Save by Brock Cole
– Mortimer’s Christmas Manger by Karma Wilson
– Mouse’s Night Before Christmas by Tracey Corderoy, illustrated by Sarah Massini
– Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva
– Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
– A Mustache Baby Christmas by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Joy Ang
– My Pen Pal, Santa by melissa Stanton
– Nancy & Plum by Betty MacDonald (Elementary)
– The Night Before Christmas by Cottage Door Press
– The Night Before Christmas by Rachel Isadora
– The Night of His Birth by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Lisa Aisato
– Oliver & Amanda’s Christmas by Jean Van Leeuwen
– Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer
– On This Special Night by Claire Freedman and Simon Mendez
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– An Otis Christmas by Loren Long
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– Our Italian Christmas Eve by Danielle Sedita
– Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by James Dean, illustrated by Eric Litwin
– Peter Spier’s Christmas! by Peter Spier
– Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis
– Red & Green by Lois Ehlert
– Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares
– Reindeer Christmas by Mark Kimball Moulton and Karen Hillard Good
– A Return to Christmas by Chris Heimerdinger (Elementary)
– Room for a Little One by Martin Waddell and Jason Cockcroft
– Samurai Santa: A Very Ninja Christmas by Rubin Pingk
– Santa Baby by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Heather Fox
– Santa Bruce by Ryan T Higgins
– Santa Claus and the Christmas Surprise by Dorothea Lachner, illustrated by Maja Duskov
– Santa Claus the World’s Number One Toy Expert by Marla Frazee
– Santa Mouse by Michael Brown
– Santa Rex by Molly Idle
– Santarella by Suzy Senior
– Santa’s Prayer by Tom Roberts, illustrated by Doug Moss
– See Santa Nap by David Milgrim
– Seeking a Santa by Angela Diterlizzi, illustrated by Allie Smith
– The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, illustrated by Carson Ellis
– Silent Night by Lara Hawthorne
– The Smallest Gift of Christmas by Peter H. Reynolds
– Snow Globe Wishes by Erin Dealey, illustrated by Clair Shorrock
– The Snowman
– Song of the Stars by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Alison Jay
– I Spy Little Christmas by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
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– The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
– The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale by Angela Elwell Hunt, illustrated by Tim Jonke
– There Was No Snow on Christmas Eve by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Dennis Nolan
– Toot and Puddles: Let it Snow by Holly Hobbie
– The Tree That’s Meant to Be by Yuval Zommer
– The Twelve Days of Christmas by Alison Jay
– The Twelve Hats of Christmas by Brett O Parson, illustrated by HollyParson Nielsen
– The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
– The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
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The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, illustrated by Christine Davenier
– A Very Fuddles Christmas Christmas Eve at the Mellops’
– A Very Quacky Christmas by Frances Watts, illustrated by Ann James
– Walk this World at Christmastime illustrated by Debbie Powell
– We Disagree About This Tree by Ross Collins
– When It Snows by Richard Collinridge
– When Santa Fell to Earth by Cornelia Funke
– When Santa was a Baby by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Genevieve Godbout
– Where’s Santa Claus? by Ingela P Arrhenius
Easter
– Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood and Claudia Rueda
– Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
– Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry
– Owen’s Marshmallow Chick by Kevin Henkes
– Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny! by Tad Hills
– The Runaway Egg by Katy Hudson
– Egg by Kevin Henkes
– The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing and Kathy Couri
– Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Easter by Deborah Heiligman
– The Biggest Easter Basket Ever by Steven Kroll and Jeni Bassett
– The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBoses Heyward
– Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco
– Jennie’s Hat by Ezra Jack Keats
– The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen and Sally Anne Lambert
Fourth of July
– So You Want to Be President by Judith St. George and David Small
– John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith
– George vs. George: The American as Seen FromBoth Sides by Rosalyn Schnazer
– You Wouldn’t Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party by Peter Cook, David Antram and David Salariya
– Independent Dames: What You Never About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution by Laurie Halse Anderson and Matt Faulkner
– King George: What Was His Problem by Steve Sheinkin and Tim Robinson
– Johnny Tremain by Ester Hoskins Forbes
– Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
– Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz and Jean dePoala
Halloween
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–Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
– And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Adult)
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– The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
– The Boo Crew Needs YOU by Vicky Fang
– Boo Haiku by Deanna Caswell, illustrated by Bob Shea
– Boo Hoo? by Ben Clanton
– The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (Adult)
– Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow by Ryan T. Higgins
– Brunhilda’s Backwards Day by Shawna J.C. Tenney
– Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe
– Click Clack Boo! by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin
– Coraline by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean
– Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown
– Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (Adult)
– Dead City by James Ponti
– The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (Adult)
– The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Adult)
– Dog and Bear: Tricks and Treats by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
– The Dollhouse Murders by
– Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham (adult)
– Eek! Halloween by Sandra Boynton
– Eenie Meenie Halloweenie by Susan Eaddy, illustrated by Lucy Fleming
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– Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong
– First Night of Howlergarten by Benson Shum
– Frank the Seven Legged Spider by Michaele Razi
– Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody by Rick Walton
– Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (adult)
– Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohora
– The Ghosts Went Floating by Kim Norman, illustrated by Jay Fleck
– The Great Zombie Pumpkin Parade! by Robert Burleigh
– Grimelda the Very Messy Witch by Diana Murray, illustrated by Heather Ross
– Grumpy Monkey Don’t Be Scared by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang
– Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago
– Halloween Mice! by Bethany Roberts, illustrated by Doug Cushman
– Hank the Cowdog and the Case of the Halloween Ghost by John R. Erickson
– Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
– Herbert’s First Halloween by Cynthia Rylant
– The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Adult)
– The Hounds of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adult)
– How to Spook a Ghost by Sue Fliess
– I Love My Fangs by Kelly Leigh Miller
– I Spy Spooky Night by Jean Marzollo
– I’m A Witch’s Cat by Harriet Muncaster
– Invisible Inkling: Dangerous Pumpkins by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Harry Bliss
– Kiki’s Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono
– Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Christian Robinson
– The Light Inside by Dan Misdea
– The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason, illustrated by Byron Eggenschqller
– Little Blue Truck Halloween by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry
– The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! by Elaine Bickell, illustrated by Raymond McGrath
– The Little Kitten by Nicola Killen
– The Marvelous Magic of Miss Mabel by
– Meowl-o-ween by Diane Muldrow
– The Monster’s Monster by Patrick McDonnell
– Monster Trouble! by Lane Fredrickson, illustrated by Michael Robertson
– Mouse’s First Halloween by Laura Thompson
– Mouse’s First Night at Moonlight School by Simon Puttock, illustrated by All Pye
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– Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart (Adult)
– Oliver and Amanda’s Halloween by Jean Van Leeuwen, illustrated by Ann Schweninger
– One Black Cat by Robie Rogge, illustrated by August Ro
– Peek-a-Boo by Nina Laden
– Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis
– Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell
– Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas
– Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Adult)
– Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
– Runaway Pumpkins by Teresa Bateman, illustrated by Stephanie Flzer Coleman
– Scared of the Dark? It’s Really Scared of You! by Peter Vegas, illustrated by Benjamin Chaud
– The Scariest Book Ever by Bob Shea
– See the Ghost : Three Stories About Things You Cannot See by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka
– Seeking a Witch by Angela DeTerilizzi, illustrated by Allie Smith
– Shivery Shades of Halloween by Mary Mckenna Siddals
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– Sir Simon: Super Scarer by Cale Atkinson
– Skulls! by Blair Thornburgh, illustrated by Scott Campbell
– Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
– Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton
– Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins
– A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton
– Ten Orange Pumpkins by Stephen Savage
– The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
– A Tiger Called Tomás by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguéns
– Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (Adult)
– Vamperina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
– We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shriley Jackson (Adult)
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– When Pumpkins Fly by Margaret Lawrence, illustrated by Amanda Sandland
– Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendack
– Where’s the Witch? by Nosy Crow, illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius
– The Widow’s Broom by Chris Van Allsburg
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– The Witch Next Door by Norman Bridwell
– The Witches by Roald Dahl
– Wolfie the Bunny by Amy Dyckman, illustrated by Zachariah Ohora
– The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (Adult)
– The Worst Witch by
St. Patrick’s Day
– Clever Tom and the Leprechaun by Linda Shute
– Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie dePaola
– The Leprechaun’s Gold by Pamela Duncan Edwards
– Leprechauns Never Lie by Lorna Bailian, illustrated by Lecia Balian
– O’Sullivan Stew by Hudson Talbott
– St Patrick’s Day by Gail Gibbons
– That’s What Leprechauns Do by Eve Bunting, illustrated Emily Arnold McCully
– Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk by Gerald McDermott
– Too Many Leprechauns: or how that pot o’ gold got to the end of the rainbow Too many leprechauns : or how that pot o’ gold got to the end of the rainbow by Stephen Krensky, illustrated by Dan Andreasen
Thanksgiving
– If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern and Anna DiVito
– The First Thanksgiving by Nancy Davis
– Over the River and Through the Wood by L. Maria Child and Matt Tavares
– Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
– Thank You Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving Laurie Halse Anderson and Matt Faulkner
– One is a Feast for a Mouse by Judy Cox and Jeffrey Ebbeler
– In November by Cynthia Rylant
– You Are My Little Pumpkin Pie by Amy E. Sklansky and Talitha Shipman
Valentine’s Day
– This Is Not a Valentine by Carter Higgins, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummings
– Plat a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Peter H. Reynolds
– Hug Machine by Scott Campbell
– Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Claudia
– My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
– Love Is…by Diane Adams, illustrated by Claire Keane
– The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll, illustrated by Jeni Bassett
– The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond
– No Hugs for Porcupine by Zoe Waring
– Snowy Valentine by David Petersen
– The Biggest Kiss by Joanna Walsh, illustrated by Judi Abbot
– XO, OX: A Love Story by Adam Rex, illustrated by Scott Campbell