November 2008 Calendar of Children's Books

National Adoption Month

• Emma’s Yucky Brother

National Alzheimer’s Disease Month

• Singing with Mama Lou

National American Indian Heritage Month

• Guide to Selecting Children's and YA Books About Native Americans

The Day of the Dead, November 1-2

• Children’s Books About the Day of the Dead
• Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead
• A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead / Un regalo para Abuelita: En celebración del Dia de los Muertos

Election Day, November 4

• Books About Voting, Elections, and the Political Process

Veterans Day, November 11

• The Wall by Eve Bunting
• America the Beautiful

Anniversary of Astrid Lindgren’s Birth, November 14

• Author Astrid Lindgren
• Pippi Longstocking

Thanksgiving Day, November 27

• Children's Books About Thanksgiving
• In Every Tiny Grain of Sand: A Child's Book of Prayer and Praise