corntigaja: Christmas & Hanukkah: Book Lists & Book Reviews

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Christmas & Hanukkah: Book Lists & Book Reviews

I’ve started buying books for the holidays. In fact, I’ve already given some Christmas picture books I bought to a special young lady I know who just turned six years old. I’m planning to order some poetry books by Sherman Alexie for myself and a Fannie Farmer Cookbook for my daughter—because she keeps borrowing mine. Last week, I picked up two other cookbooks for my daughter and a copy of James Bamford’s The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America, which I hope to read in December or January.

(BTW, The young lady loved The Toot & Puddle book I'll Be Home for Christmas.)

In addition to my Buy Books for the Holidays: Book Lists post, which includes links to lots of recommended and notable book lists, here are links to some lists and reviews of Christmas and Hanukkah books you may want to get as holiday gifts for children.

HOLIDAY BOOKS FOR READING & GIFT GIVING

On Beyond Rudolph: Christmas with the Animals from The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (Click here for the pdf version.)
Holiday High Notes from The Horn Book (2007)
Christmas Picture Books from Through the Looking Glass Children’s Book Review
Christmas Holiday Recommended Reading: Kids Books for Christmas from Apples 4 the Teacher
November-December 2007: Holidays Around the World from CBC Magazine
Hanukkah Read Up!: A list of great Hanukkah books of the last few years recommended by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee of the Association of Jewish Libraries
Themed Reviews: Hanukkah from Childrenslit.com
Top 10 Children’s Books about Hanukkah from About.com
Come Light the Menorah! comes to us from The Planet Esme.
The Eating of Latkes: Hurray for Hanukkah from Chicken Spaghetti
Merry Reading: Picture Books (Susan from Chicken Spaghetti compiled a list of holiday books suggested by bloggers for children seven years of age and above in December 2007.)