ATA Magazine

What's your favourite "seasonal book" to use with students?

A young person holding a copy of a book titled Creepy Carrots

Christmas

Night Tree
It's a beautiful Christmas book about sharing the spirit of Christmas with nature.
Sinead Dullaghan

Cover of the book Night Tree

 

An Irish Country Christmas
Charming.
Jennifer Prestash

Cover of the book An Irish Country Christmas

Halloween

Creepy Carrots!, Creepy Pair of Underwear! and Creepy Crayon! 
These fun and easy books by Aaron Reynolds tie into some good art projects. 
Colin Olthof 

Cover of the book Creepy Carrots!

Remembrance Day

The Day War Came
This book is about a refugee's experience, peace, inclusion, acceptance and making a place for someone.
Adreinne Biever

Cover of the book The Day War Came

Back to school

Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox
This book explores the Anishinaabe tradition of totem poles, and children can identify with the different animal guides as they use the guides to understand themselves and others. This is a great book for the beginning of the year.
Barb Kendell

Cover of the book Sometimes I Feel Like A Fox

 

The Name Jar
A great book to start off school year, or to kick off a unit on identity, personal history, or about friendship and fitting in at school. This picture book is excellent for any grade to think about the importance of the names we call ourselves.
Joshua Lafleur

Cover of the book The Name Jar