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Sukkot

Is It Sukkot Yet?

Chris Barash - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Print book

The first sights of fall arrive -- pumpkins, gourds, and colorful leaves -- and that means that Sukkot is almost here. Sukkot is the Jewish holiday celebrating the fall harvest and commemorating the time when the children of Israel spent forty years wandering the desert and living in temporary...
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Sukkot Is Coming!

Tracy Newman - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Kids will learn about the Jewish fall harvest holiday of Sukkot from building the sukkah, to the tradition of shaking the lulav and etrog. Don't know what those things are? Read the book!
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Tikvah Means Hope

Patricia Polacco - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book

Justine and Duane and their neighbors are happily getting ready for Sukkoth, the Jewish harvest holiday. Suddenly, catastrophe strikes as a fire sweeps through their town. Luckily for everyone, there are still miracles in this world--sometimes in the shape of a little cat. This heartfelt...
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The Best Sukkot Pumpkin Ever

Laya Steinberg - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Its almost Sukkot, and Micah and his family are heading to Farmer Jareds pumpkin patch. Micah wants to find the very best pumpkin to decorate his familys sukkah, but Farmer Jared says his pumpkins can also go to a soup kitchen, to feed people who need a good meal. What will Micah decide...
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Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival

Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Grace Lin - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret...
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Moon Festival Wishes: Moon Cake and Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration

Jillian Lin - Independently published
Format: Paperback

The moon is big and round tonight.Today is a special day for Mei and her family.It is the Chinese Moon Festival. In this beautifully illustrated book, children aged 2 to 6 will follow Mei as she and her family prepare for and celebrate the Mid-autumn, Mooncake, or Moon Festival. They will...
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The Shadow in the Moon

Christina Matula - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

A unique blend of traditional folklore and contemporary customs brings the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival to life.Two sisters and their grandmother celebrate a popular Chinese holiday with family. Their favorite part? Mooncakes, of course--along with Ah-ma's story of the ancient Chinese...
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Mooncakes

Loretta Seto - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Print book

Mooncakes is the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents. As they eat mooncakes, drink tea and watch the night sky together, Mama and Baba tell ancient tales of a magical tree that can never be cut down, the Jade Rabbit...
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