Get Ready to Celebrate Kwanzaa

If you are looking for a good nonfiction Kwanzaa children's book for younger children, I recommend Celebrate Kwanzaa. It's part of National Geographic's Holidays Around the World Series. According to the publisher, the purpose of the series is to introduce "readers in grades one to four to different religious and cultural holidays celebrated around the globe." Like the other books in the series, Celebrate Kwanzaa is a nonfiction book, in picture book format, that is illustrated with striking color photographs. As the author points out, "Although Kwanzaa is grounded in black culture, the holiday's seven principles represent universal values that anyone can relate to." Whether you celebrate Kwanzaa or just want your children to learn about a variety of religious and cultural holidays, I recommend Celebrate Kwanzaa and the other books in the Holidays Around the World series.

(Cover art courtesy of National Geographic Society)