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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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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: 346 words, 1 minute.New Year, new flavors!Our recent book Seven Samosas shares all about Indian food.But how do you actually make the food in this book?We kept Sue's secret recipesβ¦ secret -- until now.Here is a gratis ebook of recipes just for you. (This book took a surprising amount of time to make. Just a few recipes, but oh so many typos we found!)Cheers to learning, cooking, and enjoying,-Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket - Januaryπ Books Here I Can Be MindfulBy Aly Condie...
Read time: 361 words, 1 minute.Did you know that the Grinch wasn't always green? In Dr. Seuss's original book How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was illustrated in black & white with touches of red & pink for his eyes. It wasn't until the animated TV special in 1966, directed by Chuck Jones, that the Grinch became the iconic green character we know today. The decision to make him green was reportedly inspired by a series of rental cars that Jones had encountered, all of which were an...
Read time: 324 words, 1 minute.When you write a newsletter about Indian culture on the first day of every month, it's rare to publish on the exact day of India's most well known festival.Today is Diwali. The next time Diwali falls on November 1st will be in 2043.So, how's that for auspicious timing?Here's wishing you a joyful season of light, laughter, & love. -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket - Novemberπ Books It's DiwaliBy Kabir & Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan)Count up to...