Let’s Get Festive!

Celebrations Around the World

English Translated by Kate Webster full color throughout $ 27.95 US / $ 37.95 CAD Hardcover / 7.7 x 10 182 pages / ages 4 and up ISBN: 978-0-7358-4570-1 On Sale: 10. September 2024


Let’s Get Festive!

Celebrations Around the World

How is spring celebrated in Japan? When is the Jewish New Year? And what do people wear to the Venice Carnival?

Come find out in this anthology that takes you around the world. Discover the smells, tastes, sights, and unforgettable traditions of festivals from every season–filled with interesting facts and bold, bright illustrations.

This truly international collection includes celebrations and traditions such as: Nowruz, Holi, Rosh Hashanah, Sogkran, Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid al-Adha, Carnival, Halloween, O-Bon, Thanksgiving, the Dragon Boat Festival, Saint Patrick’s Day, and many more!

A captivating volume for every bookshelf–at school or at home. With opulent illustrations from the illustrator of Christmas is Coming, Ewa Poklewska-Koziello.

This book successfully makes connections to widely known holidays around the world and ­introduces events of great significance to enlighten readers on the origins of local ­festivities and observances.
School Library Journal

A jam-packed compendium of holiday information.
Kirkus Reviews

Each chapter includes bright, beautiful illustrations that further vivify traditions like the dragon dance and the blowing of the shofar, complementing the text by showing the joy involved in these diverse celebrations. Even less exuberant holidays, like All Saint’s Day and Passover, are illustrated with scenes in which families spend time together and engage in their traditions.
Foreword Reviews

a beautiful combination of facts and bold, colorful images, and a great addition to library collections.
School Library Journal, on "Christmas is Coming"