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Holidays Genre
Books in the Holidays genre:
Peter Spier’s Christmas! (1983)
A wordless evocation of Christmas.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Summer Snowmen (1983)
A ‘Daisychain’ with snowmen and humorous verses.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Story of Holly and Ivy (1985)
An orphan girl goes to see her ‘grandmother in Appleton’ on Christmas eve, while a doll in a toy shop waits for a child to claim her.
Author(s):
Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney
The Enchanted World: The Book of Christmas (1986)
A collection of prose and artworks detailing the history of the celebration of Christmas.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Christmas Time (1987)
A compendium of all things Christmas, a la Boynton.
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
Richard Scarry’s Best Times Ever (1988)
Stories about the holidays.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Beside the Sea: An Edwardian Summer (1989)
Matilda Jane enjoys a seaside holiday during the reign of King Edward the seventh.
Author(s):
Jean Gerrard
Illustrator(s):
Roy Gerrard
Christmas Stories for the Very Young (1990)
Six Christmas stories for young readers.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Helen Cooper
Jingle Bells (1990)
Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh ...
Author(s):
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Mousehole Cat (1990)
Author(s):
Antonia Barber
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Peter Spier’s Birthday Cake (1990)
A reusable pasteboard birthday cake.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Pumpkin Magic (1990)
Brad and Jenny make a Jack-O-Lantern on Halloween.
Author(s):
Marcia Leonard
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Richard Scarry’s Favorite Christmas Carols (1990)
Music and an electronic keyboard for caroling.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
A Visit from St. Nicholas (1990)
T’was the night before Christmas,
and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
not even a mouse.
Author(s):
Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1990)
A traditional English carol.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Witch’s Brew (1990)
Hildy witch is brewing up something special for Halloween.
Author(s):
Marcia Leonard
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Deck the Halls (1991)
Author(s):
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Happy Birthday (1991)
A collection of poems on the topic of birthdays.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
O Christmas Tree (1991)
O, Christmas tree,
O, Christmas tree,
Forever Green
Your Branches!
Author(s):
Ernst Anshutz
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Biblical Advent Calendar (1992)
An advent calendar based on the Christmas story by Matthew and Luke. A Post-It note is peeled off each day.
Author(s):
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers