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We celebrate the light

"Diwali, Solstice, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, and Lunar New Year are visually depicted in turn, accompanying a stunning, read-aloud text that speaks of the traditions that link them all together. The warm yet accurate imagery is explained in simple secondary text on each page, and furt...

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Main Authors: Yolen, Jane (Author), Stemple, Heidi E. Y. (Author)
Other Authors: Chen, Jieting, 1988- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Rise x Penguin Workshop, 2024.
Subjects:
Holidays > Juvenile nonfiction.
Manners and customs > Juvenile nonfiction.
Fasts and feasts > Juvenile nonfiction.
Multiculturalism > Juvenile nonfiction.
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:"Diwali, Solstice, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, and Lunar New Year are visually depicted in turn, accompanying a stunning, read-aloud text that speaks of the traditions that link them all together. The warm yet accurate imagery is explained in simple secondary text on each page, and further in the backmatter. Beloved author Jane Yolen and daughter, author Heidi Stemple, have crafted a loving and poignant story with true reverence for our shared traditions of celebrating light, love, food, and family. An empowering, informative, and inclusive holiday book for families of all traditions"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Audience:Ages 3-6
ISBN:9780593752296
0593752295
Author Notes:Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults.

Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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