holidays

a different spin on the Christmas picture book list

By Suzanne Nesbitt|2019-01-25T14:23:50-05:00December 17th, 2015|Blog Posts, Books|

Do you know what a “tomte” is? I just found out that he is a mythical Scandinavian creature who is somewhat akin to garden gnomes. Winter and Christmas are his things. This blog post from Jump into a Book, the online source for kid-friendly multicultural links and titles, offers some great reading and audio suggestions

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Holiday Resources for Librarians and Teachers

By QSLiN|2016-11-07T10:57:39-05:00December 8th, 2015|Blog Posts, Books, Videos|

It's Hanukkah! But what is Hanukah, and what is Kwaanza? What is Ramadan? How do people around the world celebrate Christmas? How were holidays celebrated in the past? These questions come up time after time and time in classes across Quebec and Canada. There are a number of resources that librarians and teachers can use

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