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Monthly Bucket - December
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- βWhat Do You Celebrate? Holidays & Festivals Around the Worldβ
βBy Whitney Stewart (Illustrated by Christiane Engel)
Across the globe, every country has its special holidays. 14 special occasions where people dance, dress up, eat yummy foods, & enjoy fun traditions that have been passed down across generations.
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β - βA World of Cookies for Santaβ
By M. E. Furman (Illustrated by Susan Gal)β
βHead to the Philippines, where children leave out puto seko cookies and ginger tea for Santa. Set out for Malawi for a sweet potato cookie! Includes recipes for children to bake some of Santa's cookies themselves.
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β - βMother Goose Goes to Indiaβ
By Kabir & Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Wazza Pink)
Mother Goose takes a trip to India in this unique collection of nursery rhymes with a distinctly Indian flair. This little sooar (pig) goes to the bazaar. Little Miss Muffet eats dahi (yogurt) until a makadee (spider) scares her away...
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- βFarewell - Sue's personal reflections on First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who was a dear friend
β - βCarrot Halwa - Sue shares her
secretrecipe for this Punjabi holiday dish. Carrots, cardamom, cashew nuts...
β - βHow to teach empathy - Acclaimed author Susan Stockdale weighs in
β - β9 family activities to celebrate the holidays
β - βSweet Home Alabama - 5 takeaways from Sue's trip to the Alabama Early Childhood Education Conference
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- January 26 - Republic Dayβ
β - March 25 - Holiβ
β - August 15 - Independence Dayβ
β - August 19 - Raksha Bandhan β
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Kabir & Sue Sehgal
Monthly children's book recommendations, teacher guides, recipes, bonus material from Kabir & Sue Sehgal, New York Times bestselling authors of 10 picture books. Join 2k subscribers.
Read time: 293 words, 1 minute.Do you like Indian food? Yeah, life is "butter" when you're having some paneer. "Dhal-icious" is always the best way to go. We're not one to "pulao" your leg. Yep, we can do this naan-stop. We love Indian food so much that we wrote a book about our favorite treats. Curry on, -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket - Octoberπ Books Seven Samosas: Counting at the MarketBy Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong)Our new book drops October 29!From twenty...
Read time: 337 words, 1 minute.Before enchanting children with her stories, Beatrix Potter was an accomplished scientist & naturalist. She had a particular interest in mycology, the study of fungi. Makes you think of Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden differently, huh?π -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket - Septemberπ Books Hello, Puddle!By Anita Sanchez (Illustrated by Lisa Uribe)A normal everyday puddle may not seem very special. But for a mother turtle, it might be the perfect place to lay her eggs....
Read time: 423 words, 1 minute.Deep within the New York Public Library lies a secret apartment. Once home to the library's caretaker, this hidden gem was a living space surrounded by literary treasures. Imagine living in a library overnight... A pajama party with the Bernstein Bears.Tuck in with "Goodnight Moon," and actually say goodnight to the red balloon. But make sure to set an alarm... You don't want to miss the morning bookworm rush! -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket - Augustπ Books Thread...