Thursday, December 11, 2014

More New Holiday & Seasonal Materials!

The Twelve Days of Christmas in Ohio - Carole Gerber
Megan writes a letter home each of the twelve days she spends exploring the state of Indiana at Christmastime, as her cousin Matt shows her everything from Amish buggies to speeding snowmobilers. Includes facts about Ohio.

Winter is Coming - Tony Johnston
Each day, from September through November, brings glimpses of forest animals seeking food in preparation for the onset of winter, from a fox sniffing the last apple on the ground to a flock of wild turkeys that finds nothing.


Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole - Bob Raczka
Twenty-five haiku give readers a fresh, humorous perspective on Santa's December preparations, and rich illustrations pull readers into every wintry scene.

Beautiful Yetta's Hanukkah Kitten - Daniel Pinkwater
In English with some Yiddish and Spanish text. Yiddish and Spanish texts include phonetic pronunciation.


Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold - Joyce Sidman
In this outstanding picture book collection of poems by Newbery Honor-winning poet, Joyce Sidman ("Song of the Water Boatman," " Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night"), discover how animals stay alive in the wintertime and learn about their secret lives happening under the snow. Paired with stunning linoleum print illustrations by Rick Allen, that celebrate nature's beauty and power.--From the publisher

The Dreidel That Wouldn't Spin: A Toyshop Tale of Hanukkah - Martha Seif Simpson
The most beautiful dreidel a shopkeeper has ever seen will not spin for the two children who insist they must own it, but perhaps it would spin for a child with the true spirit of Hanukkah in his heart.


DVDs
A Charlie Brown Christmas (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Feeling that the Christmas message is getting lost amid all the seasonal glitter, Charlie Brown has the blues. But when he takes Lucy's advice and tries desperately to organize a Christmas pageant, nothing seems to go his way. Join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang as they discover for themselves the true meaning of Christmas.

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