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Spend this February with books that celebrate the holidays, traditions and history of the month. Learn about the history and tradition of President’s Day, discover the path to Emancipation and make time to make your own Valentines. Curious Parents suggested reads for February both educate and entertain you and your child.
Valentine’s Day at the Zoo
Nadine Bernard Westcott
“Some of the animals at the zoo are making something special for you,” in the pop-up Valentine’s Day at the Zoo by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Airy watercolors enliven precise line drawings of creative creatures, including crayon-wielding monkeys and a polar bear with paper doilies.
Little Simon Publishing.
January 2002.
Ages 4 to 8.
Presidents’ Day (Rookie Read-About Holidays)
David F. Marx Nanci R. Vargus Katharine A. Kane
President’s Day discusses the holiday known as Presidents’ Day and the significant achievements of those presidents whom it honors, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Children’s Press.
March 2002.
Ages 4 to 8.
Lest We Forget: The Passage from Africa to Slavery & Emancipation
Velma Maia Thomas
Velma Maia Thomas, the developer of the Black Holocaust Exhibit, has written a passionate yet brief account of slavery in America. Lest We Forget is packaged to mimic a multimedia exhibit: pages fold out, pop up, and often contain three-dimensional objects, such as an envelope that opens to reveal a facsimile of a receipt for a slave named Francis. The production techniques may make Lest We Forget look like a children’s book, but the text offers a serious, moving depiction of how slaves lived before emancipation.
Crown Publishing.
October 1997.
All Ages.
Corduroy's Valentine Activity Book: With Press-Out Valentines, Stickers, Puzzles, and Pictures to Color
Don Freeman Lisa McCue (Illustrator) E. Law (Editor)
Corduroy’s Valentine Activity Book-a coloring book, puzzle book, and story all in one-is sure to keep little hands busy on the day of cupid capers. This festive offering includes 18 tear-out valentines on sturdy, glossy stock; instructions on how to make envelopes out of paper; and two pages of stickers. Youngsters follow Corduroy along as he cuts hearts out of paper, delivers his valentines, makes a sweet snack (recipe included), and plays a few games. This little bear is based on Don Freeman’s classic Corduroy, and a “bear’s share” of the royalties goes to the Don and Lydia Freeman Research Fund to support psychological research concerning children afflicted with cancer.
Viking Children’s Books.
December 1999.
Preschool to age 6.
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