Beyond the Stacks 2021 - December 20

Collection Highlights: Winter Holiday Contributed by Jordan Farinelli, Collection Development Librarian Learn more about the world’s celebrations of Three Kings’ Day, Epiphany, Boxing Day, and more with the books below! Learn more about the world’s celebrations of Three Kings’ Day, Epiphany, Boxing Day, and more with the books below! Winter Holidays Children’s BR 19004 – The Storyteller's Candle : La Velita de los Cuentos, by Lucía M González Arriving from Puerto Rico, Hildamar and Santiago feel more at home in New York City after meeting librarian Pura Belpré, who invites their family to celebrate Three Kings' Day at the library. Bilingual book in English and Spanish. DB 33397 – Uncle Vova's Tree, by Patricia Polacco During the Christmas season cousins, grandparents, aunts, and uncles all go to Uncle Vova's house to celebrate the Epiphany in the Russian Orthodox tradition. While Grandma, Aunt Svetlana, and Aunt Ykaterina prepare a festive dinner table, the children and Uncle Vova go to trim the tree that Uncle Vova and Aunt Svetlana first planted when they came to America. After Uncle Vova's death, the tree's magic surprises everyone. DB 58706 – Horrible Harry And The Holidaze, by Suzy Kline Miss Mackle's third graders share December holiday traditions--Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings' Day, and Korean New Year--with one another and with Harry's great-grandfather who just moved into a nursing home. DB 50613 – While the Bear Sleeps : Winter Tales and Traditions, by Caitlin Matthews A treasury of stories about solstice celebrations--festivities that occur when the sun is farthest from the equator. Includes Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and twelfth night; describes many of the customs that accompany these holidays. Adult DB 55984 – Christmas! : Traditions, Celebrations and Food Across Europe, by Stella Ross Collins Discusses the observance of Christmas in more than forty European countries.  Also covers Advent, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Epiphany, and New Year's traditions. Provides information on decorating for the season and offers recipes from the various cultures.