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ON THE DAY YOU WERE BORN

by Debra Frasier

Harcourt Brace

ISBN 0-15-257995-8

Come across our round planet as the moon pulls, the tides rise, the rain falls, and then a baby is born. Join in Debra Frasier's celebration of our natural world as she extends a loving welcome to each member of our human family. Good for Christmas or with Haunting House or other curricula with birth theme..

WHO IS COMING TO OUR HOUSE?

by Joseph Slate and Ashley Wolff

published by G. P. Putnam's Sons

Someone's coming to this house," says Mouse to all the animals in the stable. And, as each one hurries to tidy up, they wonder who the special someone can be. Each animal has a task and, by nightfall, the stable is ready and everyone learns just who they are welcoming to their house in this warm celebration of the first Christmas.

AN ALCOTT FAMILY CHRISTMAS

by Alexandra Wallner

Yearling Books; ISBN: 044041489X

Louisa May Alcott and her family, Unitarians, celebrate the holidays in this delightful introduction to the beloved author of "Little Women". Sharing.

COUNTRY ANGEL CHRISTMAS

by Tomie dePaola

NY Putnam 1995

Excluded from helping to prepare the Christmas celebration in Heaven, 3 small angels find a way to light up the sky.

Celebrating Christmas: An Anthology

by Carl Seaburg

Available at UUA Bookstore

Christmas inspiration -- customs, commentaries, responsive readings, prayers and more. Features 13 carols.

The Children of the Morning Light, (Wampanoag tales)

by Manitongquat, Mary F. Arquette (Illustrator)

Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0027659054

Collection of Native American tales, includes solstice story, "Mausop and Grandfather Sun." Eleven stories based on the oral traditions of the Wampanoag tribe of southern Massachusetts recount the origins of the world, the ancient history of the Wampanoag, and the ways in which the spirit Maushop aided the early humans.

The Way to Start a Day

by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)

Atheneum; ISBN: 0684156512

A good New Year's story. "A morning needs to be sung to. A new day needs to be honored. " - each of the "ways" can be illustrated by someone emerging from behind the pulpit. Another synopsis says it's about: "tale of truly listening to the world around us."

Yo! Yes?

by Chris Raschka

1993, Orchard Books, NY, ISBN: 0-531-054691

For Martin Luther King's Birthday -both short and clever. It can easily be acted out by two children with an adult reader.

The Mitten Tree

by Candace Christiansen, Elaine Greenstein (Illustrator)

Fulcrum Pub; ISBN: 1555913490

About an older woman who knits mittens for the children who do not wear mittens to the bus stop (which is in front of her house.) She hangs the new mittens on the tree in her front yard and the children take them as needed.

Jesus' Christmas Party

by Nicholas Allan

Doubleday; ISBN: 0385325215

The innkeeper in Bethlehem recounts the story of the first Christmas from his own perspective as he complains about not being able to get to sleep because of all the knocks on his door, until a chorus of angels lead him to the stable to discover what all the fuss is about.

The Complete Kwanzaa

by Dorothy Winbush Riley

HarperCollins publishers, 1995. ISBN 0-06-017215-0

THE KEEPING QUILT

by Patricia Polacco

NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1998

Story portraying (Jewish) family tradition, enduring love and faith - good for Hannakah.

GRANDFATHER'S CHRISTMAS TREE

by Keith Strand and illustrated by Thomas Locker

Silver Whistle; ISBN: 0152018212

Hope and family tradition. Beautiful story about commitment, adventure and pioneers.