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Children just love holidays! It seems like once one holiday ends, they just can’t wait for the next one to come. There’s no need to get them more excited about upcoming holidays, but there are some very cute children’s holiday books out there that can simply cannot be passed up.
A great book to read around Christmas time is “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss. This book centers around a character named The Grinch who absolutely HATES Christmas! He also hates the Whos that live in Who-Ville because they are too happy and love Christmas too much. The Whos sing and dance and make all sorts of noise that drives The Grinch insane. So, he hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos. He decides to dress up as Santa Claus, sneak down from his mountain into Who-Ville, and take EVERYTHING! So, he sews himself a Santa suit, builds a sleigh, and makes his dog Max his reindeer by tying a tree branch to his head. He accomplishes his task, but after hearing the Who’s sing (despite not having anything for Christmas) his heart grows ten sizes and he decides to return all the Who’s gifts. This is a great book to use to teach children that Christmas isn’t just about the presents you get, but the love that you have for your family and friends.
Halloween is a wonderful time for children. They love gobbling up their candy and then riding the sugar rush into Thanksgiving. The book “Halloween” by Jerry Seinfeld vividly captures the essence of every child at Halloween. He describes what every child thought about and went through to get the largest pile of candy possible. From your mom making you wear your coat over your costume to constantly having to repair the rubber band on your mask, Seinfeld describes the difficulties that every child (and adult) has at Halloween. Every single line in this book sounds like it is coming straight out of Jerry Seinfeld’s own mouth. This is an absolutely wonderful book that would be a great addition to anyone’s library.
