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Bebeto hears his parents planning for his sister Ana'a birthday. He sets up a wonderful surprise for Ana!

It’s the New Year in Thailand! Songkran is Fa’s favorite holiday. She loves the traditions—and the food!—that go along with it. Each year she hopes to play a special role in one of her family’s cultural ceremonies. Will this be her year?

The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the end of the harvest season. As such, food plays an important role. While the food varies by region, the sense of togetherness under a moonlit sky lasts long after the last bite of mooncake has been eaten.

With Alligator's Halloween party starting in two hours, Cat and Mouse think up ideas of costumes.

Ava seems to stand out at the Halloween party, especially because her witch costume includes a mop instead of a broom.

Whether it's Halloween or just an opportune time for home theatricals, every so often an occasion calls for fake blood. But how do you make fake blood? We have the recipe.

What kind of fruit could be a boat, a race car, and a work of art? An Atlantic Giant Pumpkin!

Meet the many generations of the great Dinostein Pranksters! In this family, April Fools' lasts a whole week. It's a tradition that dates back to the Jurassic Period. But little Joelle may be the best prankster yet!

Observers of Ramadan fast from sunrise to sunset. Asef faces a lonely day at school while fasting for the first time.

Together on Eid celebrates the many gifts of the holiday—from excitedly awaiting the arrival of guests to enjoying steaming hot rotis to sharing treasured family stories. It is a loving ode to cultural traditions, warm memories, and a special day that brings people together.

Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims.

Ada, Iggy, and Rosie are ready for the most super sleepover ever. They've got their sleeping bags, pajamas, a moon nightlight, and a dino-snore machine. This will be Iggy's first sleepover at his house, so his dad helps brainstorm ideas for what to do at the sleepover. They can play games like ping-pong, eat yummy popcorn, and even tell spooky stories! They want to start with a game of ping-pong, but the ping-pong table is in the basement—and Iggy warns them that the basement is haunted...or at least he thinks it is. But he's never actually gone down there because it's too spooky.

Let's celebrate Earth by picking up and keeping it clean. This audiobook teaches listeners how to take care of our home. Pairs with the fiction title Milo's Earth Day.

Indigenous Peoples' Day helps us honor those who were here first. Listeners can learn how to celebrate native culture. Pairs with the fiction title Winnie's Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Holi is a colorful holiday, and each color has a special meaning. Leveled text allows listeners to join in on the throwing of colors. Pairs with the fiction title Our Family Celebrates Holi.

Red lanterns, red envelopes, red everything—during Lunar New Year, the color red is lucky. Pairs with the story David's Lunar New Year Celebrations.

David was born during the year of the tiger. Follow along as he celebrates Lunar New Year each year with his family. Pairs with the nonfiction title Celebrating Lunar New Year.

Welcome to Passover, a Jewish holiday that has been celebrated for thousands of years. The heart of Passover is the seder—a meal full of rituals, special foods, and songs—where we gather together to retell the story of the Exodus, when the Jewish people achieved freedom from Egypt.

Catch the holiday spirit with this magical collection of beloved Christmas tales. Christmas favorites from L.M. Montgomery, O. Henry, Willa Cather, Hans Christian Anderson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bret Harte and Anthony Trollope are lovingly recorded and presented here in one enchanting volume.

Reem doesn’t want to leave her home in the city, to move far away from her community and the bustling Eid celebrations she’s used to. Eid is supposed to be a time to connect with family and friends—and this year was her turn to help make Mama’s famous Eid cookies! What will Reem do alone in a quiet neighborhood so far away? But Mama is sure a place of their own is what’s best. Besides, maybe under this new sky they’ll finally be able to spot the moon.