Each year, lots of families carve jack-o’-lanterns to celebrate Halloween. But did you know that the first jack-o’-lanterns were carved from turnips, not pumpkins? In Ireland and Scotland people hollowed out turnips and gave them creepy faces to celebrate the feast of All Hallows’ Eve. While getting ready to trick-or-treat, enjoy these books that explore other wonderful fall holidays: Read More

Get into the Halloween spirit by checking out Jazzy’s latest bookshelf for 2024! Interested in more books about holidays and celebrations? Check them out here. Read More

Celebrate World Inclusion Day 2024 with these wonderful stories about honoring and embracing the things that make us different, and help create a kinder, more inclusive world! Read More

The world’s population includes 2 billion children aged 0-14. These children live in 195 different countries, speak more than 7,000 languages, and represent hundreds of different ethnicities. In celebration of World Inclusion Day 2024, enjoy these stories about children whose race, gender, abilities or experiences might differ from yours! Read More

In honor of National Hispanic & Latín Heritage Month 2024, learn more about Frida Kahlo, the brilliant Mexican artist who painted at Casa Azul in Who Was Her Own Work of Art?: Frida Kahlo, and explore other wonderful books that celebrate Hispanic and Latín heritage. Read More

Here are some great books to help celebrate National Hispanic & Latín Heritage Month in 2024! Read More

Pirates may not have buried much treasure on deserted islands, cried “argh” when displeased, or forced their captives to walk the plank. (Argh!) But some pirate lore seems to be based on fact. Pirates actually had parrots for pets, wore eye patches, and flew the Jolly Roger. (Blimey!) To celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day 2024, read a pirate book or three. Discover interesting facts and popular pirate myths, and find out more about the seadogs, swashbucklers and scallywags who roamed the briny deep. Read More

Ahoy, me hearties! Take a gander at me pirate books, they be beauties. Read More

In 1902, the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was on a hunting trip in Mississippi, when he refused to shoot a bear. The owner of a candy store in Brooklyn, New York, named Morris Michtom, read about the incident, and he and his wife, Rose, created a stuffed bear in his honor – Teddy’s Bear. In honor of National Teddy Bear Day 2024, learn more about bears (and about President Teddy Roosevelt)! Read More

Celebrate National Teddy Bear Day on September 9, 2024, with these wonderful bear stories. Read More