September 9 is National Teddy Bear Day

Have you ever had a special teddy bear? If you did, today is the day to celebrate him. September 9 is National Teddy Bear Day.

National Teddy Bear Day

Check out these teddy bear books:

The Legend of the Teddy Bear (Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales)Hardcover – August 29, 2000

by Frank Murphy  (Author), Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator)

Legend of the Teddy Bear

Corduroy Paperback – September 30, 1976

by Don Freeman (Author)

Corduroy

A Pocket for Corduroy Paperback – May 1, 2008

by Don Freeman (Author, Illustrator)

A Pocket for Corduroy

April 30 is International Jazz Day

Today, April 30, is International Jazz Day! Share your favorite jazz music with your kids and find books about your favorite jazz artists. Here are a couple good titles:

Jazz Paperback

by Walter Dean Myers  (Author), Christopher Myers (Illustrator)

The Jazz Fly (book w/ audio CD) Hardcover

by Matthew Gollub  (Author), Karen Hanke (Illustrator)

April 9th is Winston Churchill Day

Today is Winston Churchill Day. Your children may enjoy reading these books:

History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Winston Churchill for Children [Kindle Edition]
Charles River Editors (Author)

Winston Churchill (Children of History) [Library Binding]
Brian Williams (Author), Martin Salisbury (Author)

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Charles River Editors (Author)

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February 4, 2014 Is Rosa Parks Day

Numerous books have been written about Rosa Parks, but this one was written by her! Check it out because today, 2/4/14, is her day.

Rosa Parks: My Story Paperback

by Rosa Parks (Author) , Jim Haskins (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Rosa-Parks-My-Story/dp/0141301201/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391513623&sr=1-3&keywords=rosa+parks

                   

New Early Reader Series ONE STORY A DAY

Just released--ONE STORY A DAY for Early Readers...

at http://www.dc-canada.ca/books_new_early.html

It's for sale as a set with a cd and as individual books. I'm a contributing author. Check it out!

Books about St. Nicholas' Day

December 6 is St. Nicholas' Day. Check out the following children's books about this legendary man.

A Special St. Nicholas Day Paperback – December 6, 2011

by Heidi Lee Jackson-Houck (Author) , Serap Deliorman (Illustrator)

http://www.amazon.com/A-Special-St-Nicholas-Day/dp/1612250610/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386330600&sr=8-1&keywords=st.+nicholas+day

The Legend of St. Nicholas: A Story of Christmas Giving Hardcover

by Dandi Daley Mackall  (Author) , Guy Porfirio (Illustrator)

http://www.amazon.com/The-Legend-St-Nicholas-Christmas/dp/0310713277/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386330600&sr=8-2&keywords=st.+nicholas+day

The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale (15th Anniversary Edition, with Bonus Cookie Recipe and Pattern for St. Nicholas Christmas Cookies)Paperback

by Aaron Shepard  (Author) , Wendy Edelson (Illustrator)

http://www.amazon.com/The-Bakers-Dozen-Anniversary-Christmas/dp/0938497480/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1386330600&sr=8-3&keywords=st.+nicholas+day

Holiday Picture Book Reading List

Check out this great collection of holiday picture books. Thanks, Kimberly!
http://kimberlykunkel.com/read-your-way-to-christmas-day/#comment-10