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Holidays Genre
Books in the Holidays genre:
The Pooh Party Book (1971)
Author(s):
Virginia H. Ellison
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Richard Scarry’s Things to Know (1971)
Author(s):
Kathleen N. Daly
Ole Risom
Patricia Scarry
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Crash! Bang! Boom! (1972)
Pictures of sounds.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Night Ride (1973)
Three abandoned toys escape the dustbin and go on an exciting ride through the night to find a new home.
Author(s):
Aingelda Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
On Holiday, A Scarry Word Book (1975)
Words and pictures about holidays.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
J. D. Bevington
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Pooh Party Book (1975)
Party ideas inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. This British edition shares only the cover and the theme with the American edition.
Author(s):
Patsy Kumm
Illustrator(s):
Kenneth Ody
Ernest H. Shepard
The Father Christmas Letters (1976)
A series of annual Christmas letters written by J.R.R. Tolkien to his children.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Pleasant Fieldmouse’s Valentine Trick (1977)
Author(s):
Jan Wahl
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1978)
This prose poem ranks in the best poetry of the twentieth century. It should be heard first as read by the author, then memorized with the aid of this book.
Author(s):
Dylan Thomas
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Holiday Book (1979)
A board book about a holiday at the beach.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Hilary Knight’s The Twelve Days of Christmas (1981)
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Matilda Jane (1981)
Matilda Jane enjoys a holiday by the sea during the reign of king Edward the seventh.
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Author(s):
Jean Gerrard
Illustrator(s):
Roy Gerrard
The Night Before Christmas Pop-up Book (1981)
Michael Hague produces a pop-up version of “T’was the Night Before Christmas and all through the House …”
Author(s):
Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The One Bad Thing About Birthdays (1981)
The age-old dilemma, what to wish for on your birthday cake?
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
David R. Collins
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Richard Scarry’s Best Christmas Book Ever (1981)
Stories, songs and holiday activities from Busytown.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Toy Shop (1981)
Annie and Hank go shopping at their favorite store.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Summer Switch (1982)
As he is about to get on the bus for Camp Soonawissakit, Benjamin “Ape Face” Andrews switches bodies with his father.
Author(s):
Mary Rodgers
Illustrator(s):
Edward Gorey
What’s Happened to Harry? (1982)
An unwary Harry ends up as a poodle on All Hallows Eve.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Barbara Dillon
Illustrator(s):
Chris Conover
Good King Wenceslas (1983)
The story of the King of Bohemia who is memorialized in the famous carol.
Author(s):
Pauline Baynes
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1983)
A fictionalized account of the origin of Santa Claus. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Mary Cowles Clark