Happy All-Idays!

by Cindy Jin (Author) Rob Sayegh (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

All Season's Greetings and Happy ALL-idays! Learn how different families celebrate the winter season with this holiday card-inspired board book that captures the meaning of Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and more!

The time has come to send holiday cheer

to family and friends

far and near.

We all celebrate the season

in our own special way.

Let's look at how families prepare

for each holiday!

Whether it's putting up the Christmas tree, lighting the menorah, or getting ready for Kwanzaa, this story proves that the holiday season is a special time for everyone and a great way to learn about different winter holidays and send cheer to everyone you know!

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Kirkus

A thoughtful and inclusive overview of seasonal celebrations.

School Library Journal

PreS—The title refers to three of the holidays celebrated toward the end of the year in the United States: Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa. There is also a page introducing Chrismukkah, a holiday described as being celebrated with "eight candles and a tree." Disappointingly, this book does not provide any details on these holidays, and the pictures offer only the barest depictions of what families might do for them. There are also several other holidays celebrated around the end of the year that should be included in a book using "all-idays" in the title. VERDICT Although it might be a cute stocking-stuffer, this book does not add anything to a library collection.—Peggy Henderson Murphy

Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Publishers Weekly

"The time has come/ to send holiday cheer/ to family and friends/ far and near." In this seasonal board book with a snail-mail locus, an image of a mail carrier gives way to depictions of varied celebrations, portrayed on each verso page via a group scene and each recto in a holiday card-like image. Throughout, geometric figures portrayed with varying abilities, body types, family structures, and skin tones celebrate. A child and two caretakers deck the halls by the fire ("We wish you a merry Christmas/ and much holiday cheer"), another child and two adults observe the Festival of Lights ("We wish you a Happy Chanukah/ on each of the eight nights"), and an intergenerational group celebrates Kwanzaa ("May faith, love, and unity/ bring rich blessings to you"). Alongside Jin's buoyant rhyming lines, Sayegh's wintry illustrations center a community of loved ones surrounded by bottomless comfort and boundless joy. Ages 1-5. (Sept.)

Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.
Cindy Jin
Cindy Jin edits and writes books for children. She lives in New York City.

Rob Sayegh Jr. is a former toy designer turned author/illustrator specializing in children's books. He loves creating worlds and characters that make people of all ages smile and giggle by combining humorous illustrations with playful stories. When not doodling or writing, Rob enjoys collecting vintage toys, being an official snack taste-tester, falling in love with every dog he meets, and exploring San Francisco where he currently lives with his partner and two dogs, Penny and Rigby. Find out more at RobSayArt.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781665921411
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little Simon
Publication date
September 13, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
JUV017110 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Hanukkah
JUV017050 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Kwanzaa
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
Stories in rhyme
Board books
Holidays

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