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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: 359 words, 1 minute.Find a shady spot under a blossoming tree ...And read yourself a children's book.You may need: Goggles to protect from pollen attacks Handkerchief to dramatically blow your nose Narrow trilby if you're listening to Leonard Cohen Monthly Bucket - Mayπ Books We All PlayBy Julie FlettA joyful romp through nature with an abundance of wild animals: birds who chase and chirp, whales who swim and squirt, and bobcats who nudge and nuzzle. Throughout this sweetly simple,...
Read time: 387 words, 1 minute.Ten years (& three hairstyles) ago, we released our first children's book: A Bucket of Blessings - published April 29, 2014To commemorate the occasion: Giveaways - We'll mail a signed copy to the first 10 people who reply to this email. Takeaways - 10 things we've learned from our 10-year-career as picture book authors. -Kabir and Sue Monthly Bucket - Aprilπ Books A Bucket of BlessingsBy Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong) Afterword...
Read time: 327 words, 1 minute.If colors had a party, Holi would be it.When walking around like a masterpiece is totally normal.Color outside the lines...And embrace the beautiful chaos!-Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket - Marchπ Books Festival of ColorsBy Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Vashti Harrison)Spring is here, and itβs almost time for Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors. Siblings Mintoo & Chintoo gather flowers to make into colorful powders to toss during the festival. When...