I also love to display holiday books throughout the year and have a shelf that is particularly for seasonal stories, so that when I read in a school class, the books are easy to select at these special times of year. This is a growing index, so check back for more titles.
ALL HOLIDAYS
Over and Over by Charlotte Zolotow
WINTER
JANUARY
January elementary age read-alouds
Axle Annie by Robin Pulver
The Fiddler of the Northern Lights by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
The Lemon Drop Jar by Christine Widman
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, illustrated by Susan Jeffers
The Sugaring-Off Party by Jonathan London
Why Kings Don’t Wear Crowns by Princess Märtha Louise
CHINESE NEW YEAR
FEBRUARY
February elementary age read-alouds
VALENTINE’S
Fanny’s Dream by Caralyn Beuhner
I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg
Love Adds the Chocolate by Linda Andersen
Love is… by Wendy Anderson Halperin
Loving Through Heartsongs by Mattie J. T. Stepanek (poems)
Magical Hands by Marjorie Barker
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli
The Queen of Hearts by Mary Englebreit
PRESIDENT’S DAY
George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra
Lincoln’s Little Girl by Fred Trump (chapter book; extension of the true story told in Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers)
Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells
Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen Winnick
When Washington Crossed the Delaware by Lynne Cheney
MARCH
March elementary age read-alouds
ST.PATRICK’S DAY
SPRING
EASTER
APRIL
April elementary age read-alouds
MAY
May elementary age read-alouds
MEMORIAL DAY
SUMMER
JUNE
JUHANNUS
JULY
FOURTH OF JULY
PIONEER DAY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
September elementary-age read alouds
It’s the First Day of School! by Charles M. Schulz
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble
Hip, Hip, Hooray for Annie McRae! by Brad Wilcox
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the Strawberries by Maj Lindman
LABOR DAY
FALL
See a list of Fall books we love and corresponding reviews here and here.
How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
Look What I Did with a Leaf! by Morteza E. Sohi
The Oak Inside the Acorn by Max Lucado
The Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro
OCTOBER (see links for the FALL books above)
HALLOWEEN
Elementary-age read alouds for Halloween
Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody by Rick Walton and Nathan Hale
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
The Spider and the Fly based on the poem by Mary Howitt, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
NOVEMBER
November elementary-age read alouds
THANKSGIVING
It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Zemach
Thank You, Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson
DECEMBER
December elementary-age read alouds
Reading Christmas stories aloud at night each night in December is a special tradition we have.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, illustrated
Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti, illustrated by Michelle Lemieux
Annika’s Secret Wish by Beverly Lewis
Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck, illustrated by Mark Buehner
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
The Gift of the Magi by O’Henry, illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger
The Nutcracker illustrated by Susan Jeffers
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, illustrated by Ed Martinez
The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco
