Festivals Books

What a great book! This is a book we will read to the children every Christmas as we set out our snacks for Santa. We now have a new Christmas tradition that we can all share as a family. We recommend it to all families with children or grandchildren.

The illustrations and rhyming type story are classic and full of emotions. The story of a classic family tradition. I always wondered where this tradition had come from and now I know. The illustrations are beautiful and full of life. Everyone that reads this story with there family will love it and probably read it day after day during the Christmas holidays.

This is a new book from one of my favorite authors, David Spangler. Usually a non-fiction writer, though he has had short stories published in other anthologies before, this is the first collection entirely devoted to his own fiction. These are wonderful stories, including fantasy, science fiction, and comedy, written over a period of years as Christmas gifts, but I think they are worth reading any time. Though most, not all, of the stories contained here have a Christmas theme, their magic and fun really make them timeless. I recommend this book highly for anyone who enjoys good stories.

I'm 8 years old, and I read THE STORY TREE almost every day of the week, and I never get tired of it. I think the storys in this book are magical in their own way.

This book has a beautiful color cover with great coloring pages inside for children to explore their creativity. The stranger's lesson learned is a good one and worth sharing with your kids!

This book, one of a series by this author is a great place tobe a kid. Seen through the eyes of a child, a bright new offering inthe style of Seuss, most notable are the brilliant illustrations, theverse which is memorable and a continuation of the same theme ofchildren saving their town of Porterlance, is fun for adults andchildren as well. Hardly a page goes by with out something to offerthe child in all of us. Matthew continues to delight his readersthrough his effective telling of tales...

For those of us who perform outdoors - this book has become a definitive work. Looking at everything from the solo street juggler to street bands to large scale displays of fireworks, this book offers a detailed analysis of the hows, whys and wherefores.

The book gives the reader a sense of this genre of performance. One comes to understand the the far reaches of this art. Vividly illustrated with accounts of actual performances. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in theater or the advant garde

I read this book to my eighth grade physical science students before they started a project about the summer solstice. It lends itself well to a teacher read-aloud. The pictures are beautiful and the information is comprehensible. It is a great way to bring cultural diversity into a science lesson.

Excellent book to teach children about the different ways the solstice is celebrated in various countries

This book is just amazing! It's really creative and includes everything about Sweden. A great book!

"Sweden," by Monica Rabe, is part of the "Festivals of the World" book series. This book combines a very readable text with many full-color photographs to educate readers about the festivals of the title country. Included are a map, a short glossary, and an index.

The king's birthday, Walpurgis Night, Midsummer's Day, and other festivals are discussed. Related topics covered include the role of the Swedish royal family, traditional superstitions, and Viking mythology. The book describes such interesting customs as leaving out a bowl of porridge for the "hustomte" (a gnome who guards one's house), or having a sour herring party. And of course, the book discusses the traditional Swedish smorgasbord.

The book gives instructions on how to make a Julangel (a decorative Christmas angel), as well as a recipe for coconut chocolate balls (I haven't tried the recipe, but it sounds delicious!). Throughout the book are many colorful images: children in traditional costumes, the royal family in elegant dress, a field of beautiful daffodils, etc.

I really liked this book. I usally am pretty low on cash, but ilove to read, and am always asking my rents' to buy me books, but lasttime i asked my mom put her foot down she said she spends almost 200 DOLLARS on books for me every month. and she told me that if i wanted anymore books i would be the one to pay for them. so i won this award for attendance at school ($15), and went shoppin. since it had been like forever since i had bought any books i wanted to get a long but good won, i love reading books that are set up as personal narritoves, and when i saw this i had to get it. I really got into the book, i was afraid if i put it down luc would go to the party without me nd i woulld miss out. the book made me bite my nails, i just kept wishing, if only i had 2 twins and could be in 3 places at once withoput anyone noticing !

Sweet Sixteen #2:Lucy helps show the differnent aspects of teenage life and shows how much one person can effect another. The story takes place in Illionis and follows the life of a girl named Lucy. Lucy moved from her old home town and is trying to make a new impression on people. Through this she makes up lies which put her in a state to take herself to 3 sweet 16 b-day parties and in the end her lies come back around to her. This is an amazing fictional story of one 16 year old girl and her peers.

This was such a sweet book! I loved it! I let my cousin borrow it! And she's loving it to! The last part was great... I loved the ending!

I absolutely Loved this book! Trent was a loser till he relized what a coward he had been then he was awesome! Tina was amazingly cool! Susan was a bucket full of laughs! Laurie was a witch! I think the ending was so sweet. My friend borrowed it and loved it! This is a must read book!

I loved this book it was sooooooo awesome! The Sunny+Matt storyline was good but the Elias Geena part was even better! I borrowed this book and I really didn't want to give it up.

This book is all about a teenager's world. Simple situations turn wacky when Sunny and Matt break up b/k of a mysterious tape. Fun 4 any luv aspiring teenage gurl! Sunny and Matt's relationship seemed too perfect, so I really liked Geena and Elias's much better, because it was so funny! (especially when the guys dress up as girls...) A must!

This is one of the most satisfying projects I've ever worked on. The story grew out of conversations I had with my father about his upbringing in Selma, Alabama. I want you to enjoy my book, but more importantly, I urge you to sit down and talk with your parents, your kids, other members of your family and discover their stories.

Tambourine Moon is a lovely picture book, appealing both to adults and children. A perfect family story for Christmas, it captures one about a child's grandparents and how they met. The theme of light in darkness is beautifully illustrated, and it is reassuring in the telling.Thne tambourine is a special piece of magic which has a lot of appeal. Highly recommended!