I Forgive Alex

I Forgive Alex by Kerascoet is a new wordless picture book worth adding to any library.  Alex is playing basketball when he accidentally ruins a classmate's artwork.  Everyone is upset, and they decide to stay away from Alex.  Later in the day, the boy who was wronged chooses to forgive Alex.  By the same author as I Walk with Vanessa, this book is a story that children (and adults) will find worth their time reading.   

Miss Mary's Christmas Mittens

Miss Mary's Christmas Mittens by Trinka Hakes Noble and illustrated by Renee Andriani is a new picture book I found.  Miss Mary is a teacher and realizes a few days before Christmas that her students all need mittens.  She goes to the store to buy yarn, but they are out and won't get another shipment until after the holdiay.  It doesn't stop her from making mittens and delivering them to her students on Christmas morning.  A sweet story that is worth reading to your preschoolers and elementary aged children.  

Joy to the World!

Joy to the World! Christmas Around the Globe written by Kate DePalma and illustrated by Sophie Fatus is a book for those who want to know more about the way others celebrate Christmas.  The largest part of the book is written in simple verse and shows pictures of people celebrating in different ways.  At the end of the book has details about what the people do in their respective countries.  It is focused on faith-based traditions more than the commercial trappings of the holiday.  Countries represented in the book are Columbia, India, the Philippines, Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Ethiopia, Australia, Italy, Serbia, Argentina, Iceland, and Lebanon.