Easter
The Easter Story by Brian Wildsmith
The Miracles of Jesus by Tomie dePaola
The Tale of Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt
St. Patrick’s Day: March 17
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola
Independence Day: July 4
A Fourth of July on the Plains by Jean Van Leeuwen
America the Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates, illustrated by Wendell Minor
Pie is for Sharing by Stephanie Ledyard, illustrated by Jason Chin
Ring for Liberty by Virginia Parsons
The Story of The Liberty Bell (Cornerstones of Freedom) by Natalie Miller
Thanksgiving
If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern
N.C. Wyeth’s Pilgrims by Robert San Souci, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Holly Johnson
On the Mayflower by Kate Waters, also Samuel Eaton’s Day, Sarah Morton’s Day, and Tapenum’s Day
Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac
The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene
*The flow of the text in this book is slightly awkward, but the paintings are magnificent.
St. Nicholas Day: December 6
The Bakers Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale by Aaron Shepard
Our Lady of Guadalupe: December 12
The Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie dePaola
St. Lucy’s Day: December 13
Lucia: Saint of Light by Katherine Bolger Hyde
Epiphany: January 6
Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins, illustrated by Nicholas Sidjakov
The Story of the Three Wise Kings by Tomie DePaola
We Three Kings by Gennady Spirin
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