Early Childhood: Learning about Holidays

Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. Learn about our criteria for selecting titles. Feedback on these lists and suggestions for additional titles are welcome. Most of the books on these lists are linked for more information or purchase to Powells, an independent, union labor bookstore. Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk(*).

All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

By Angela Johnson, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)

The Birthday Swap

By Loretta Lopez

Bringing Asha Home

By Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib

Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book

By Jeanette Winter

Celebrate Kwanzaa

By Carolyn B. Otto

Celebrate!: An Anti-Bias Guide to Enjoying Holidays in Early Childhood Programs

By Julie Bisson

The Christmas Gift: El regalo de Navidad

By Francisco Jiménez

Crane Boy

By Diana Cohn, Youme Landowne (Illustrator)

A Coyote Solstice Tale

By Thomas King, Gary Clement (Illustrator)

Day of the Dead

By Tony Johnston, Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)

Dumpling Soup

By Jama Kim Rattigan, Unknown (Illustrator)

Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras

By Duncan Tonatiuh

Juneteenth for Mazie

By Floyd Cooper, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

Let the Faithful Come

By Zetta Elliott, Charity Russell (Illustrator)

Lights for Gita

By Rachna Gilmore (Author), Alice Priestley (Illustrator)

Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story

By Hena Khan, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)

Ramadan Moon

By Na'ima B. Robert, Shirin Adl (Illustrator)

The Sound of Kwanzaa

By Dimitrea Tokunbo, Lisa Cohen (Illustrator)

The Story of Kwanzaa

By Donna L. Washington, Stephen Taylor (Illustrator)

The Trees of the Dancing Goats

By Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator)

What's Cooking, Jamela?

By Niki Daly (Author, Illustrator)