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Hurray for Today!: All About Holidays (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) by [Bonnie Worth, Aristides Ruiz]

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With a little help from the Birthday Bird of Katroo, the Cat and Co. explain (in rhymed verse!) the origin of common holiday rituals such as lighting candles, dying eggs, and sending cards. Holidays include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, Groundhog’s Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day—and that’s only through March!
“The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library shows young readers that books can be entertaining and educational at the same time. This is a wonderful series!”—Barbara Kiefer, Ph.D.
Bonnie Worth is the author of the Cat in the Hat Learning Library titles If I Ran the Rain Forest, Great Day for Pup!, Oh Say Can You Seed? (winner of the 2003 Ohio Farm Bureau Children’s Literature Award), Wish for a Fish, and Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur? She lives in Middletown, NY.
Among his many other credits, Aristides Ruiz is the illustrator of all the Cat in the Hat Learning Library Books. He lives in Newark, NJ.

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5 - 8 years
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48 pages
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English
Grade level

Kindergarten - 3
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Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date

December 10, 2019
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With a little help from the Birthday Bird of Katroo, the Cat and Co. explain (in rhymed verse!) the origin of common holiday rituals such as lighting candles, dying eggs, and sending cards. Holidays include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, Groundhog’s Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day—and that’s only through March!
“The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library shows young readers that books can be entertaining and educational at the same time. This is a wonderful series!”—Barbara Kiefer, Ph.D.
Bonnie Worth is the author of the Cat in the Hat Learning Library titles If I Ran the Rain Forest, Great Day for Pup!, Oh Say Can You Seed? (winner of the 2003 Ohio Farm Bureau Children’s Literature Award), Wish for a Fish, and Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur? She lives in Middletown, NY.
Among his many other credits, Aristides Ruiz is the illustrator of all the Cat in the Hat Learning Library Books. He lives in Newark, NJ.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07T3XF58V
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Books for Young Readers (December 10, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 10, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,555,017 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #655 in Children's Holiday Books (Kindle Store)
- #3,520 in Children's Holidays & Celebrations Books
- #21,630 in Children's Holiday Books (Books)

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Aristides Ruiz
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New Jersey native and "constant scribbler" Aristides ("Art") Ruiz has illustrated 100+ books with over 60 Dr. Seuss titles including projects for GREEN EGGS & HAM, HORTON, THE GRINCH, and THE CAT IN THE HAT.
He is the illustrator of The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library books since 1998 with 40+ titles (and counting) thus far in the series.
A versatile artist, he divides his time between illustrating for Seuss and fine art painting because... well,.. he's a scribbler. He's constantly scribbling...like a lot.
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Bonnie Worth
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Bonnie Worth is one of the pen names of Kate Klimo. For many years, Kate was Vice President and Publisher of Random House Children’s Books, the one and only home of Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel. In addition to being a Random House best-selling author, he was also publisher and founder of Beginner Books, an imprint that boasts such Seuss-penned classics as The Cat in the Hat, Hop on Pop, and Green Eggs and Ham. One of the last projects Geisel worked on, in conjunction with NASA, was a non-fiction Beginner Book spin-off. Unfortunately, he died before he was able to launch the series. In her capacity as publisher, Kate picked up where Seuss left off.
With the 1999 publication of Oh, Say Can You Say Dinosaur? Kate launched The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library. Today, the series numbers more than two-dozen best-selling titles, half of which were written by Bonnie Worth. One of her last acts before stepping down as publisher from Random House, was to work with PBSKids to develop an animated television show with a natural science curriculum, based on the Learning Library. Now in its third season, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! is a hit among young children and their lucky parents and teachers.
Kate also writes the occasional Step into Reading Book as Bonnie Worth. Under her own name, Kate wrote The Dragon Keepers and the Dog Diaries for middle-grade readers and The Centauriad for young adults. Her newest book The Enchanted Dress Shop has been optioned for the screen. She lives in New Paltz, New York, with her husband and two horses.
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A PERFECT BLEND OF FUN AND EDUCATION - PERFECT FOR HOMESCHOOLING

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019

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The Cat in the Hat Learning Library books are fantastic! Each book is incredibly educational while also being fun and engaging. It’s a winning combination. I can not recommend them highly enough. We have bought nearly all of the books. Even though my younger daughter has aged past them, she insists we keep buying them and will not part with them. This is a bit of a bone of contention in my house, because my older daughter teaches and wants them in her classroom. Our compromise is that my older daughter sneaks out one book at a time on an as-needed basis - and brings it right back!

Before you read these books, you should probably start with:
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

Here are the Cat in the Hat Learning Library books as of 11/26/19, in order of release date:
Is a Camel a Mammal?: All About Mammals
Fine Feathered Friends: All About Birds
Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures
Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur?: All About Dinosaurs
On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects
There’s No Place Like Space!: All About Our Solar System
Oh Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants
Oh the Things You Can Do That are Good for You!: All About Staying Healthy
A Great Day for Pup: All About Wild Babies
There’s a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps
If I Ran the Rainforest: All About Tropical Rainforests
Inside Your Outside!: All About the Human Body
Oh Say Can You Say What’s the Weather Today: All About Weather
Oh, the Pets You Can Get!: All About Our Animal Friends
Clam-I-Am!: All About the Beach
I Can name 50 Trees Today: All About Trees
A Whale of a Tale: All About Porpoises, Dolphins, and Whales
My Oh My - a Butterfly: All About Butterflies
One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent: All About Money
Miles and Miles of Reptiles: All About Reptiles
Would You Rather Be a Pollywog: All About Pond Life
Ice Is Nice: All About the North and South Poles
Why Oh Why are Deserts Dry
Safari, So Good!: All About African Wildlife
If I Ran the Dog Show: All About Dogs
If I Ran the Horse Show: All About Horses
Hark! A Shark!: All About Sharks
What Cat is That?: All About Cats
Once Upon a Mastodon: All About Prehistoric Mammals
Out of Sight Till Tonight: All About Nocturnal Animals
Oh, the Things They Invented: All About Great Inventors
High? Low? Where Did It Go?: All About Animal Camouflage
One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote
Who Hatches the Egg?: All About Eggs
Cows Can Moo! Can You?: All About Farms
The 100 Hats of the Cat in the Hat: A Celebration of the 100th Day of School
Can You See a Chimpanzee?: All About Primates
Hurray for Today!: All About Holidays
Happy Pi Day to You: All About Measuring Circles

There is no need to buy them in order; I just thought you might like to know! Each is a standalone volume.

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Origins behind the holidays

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2015

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We loved this book. It focuses on various holidays, going more into the origins (some more in depth than others) rather than just spouting the current limited understandings of today. It begins at the winter solstice, when the year was "reborn" and moves into the various winter festivals. It doesn't mention Christ as the source of Christmas, because he wasn't, the Church took over many holidays to squash out other religions and help convert their followers, Christmas being one of them.
Not much is reliably known about St. Valentine and his association with love and February 14 came about by Chaucer and others in the 14th century. While it doesn't mention his association with Christianity, he is depicted with the saintly glow around his head, typically of every saint in church stain glass windows.
St. Patrick was not a saint when he was alive and, according to legend, drove out the snake from Ireland.
Easter was originally a pagan holiday.
Memorial day is on Monday, not Sunday as stated in the book. That said, Annual Decoration Days for particular cemeteries are held on a Sunday in late spring or early summer in some rural areas of the American South.
Mother's Day varies around the world and was retroactively associated with some of the older traditions.
The Jack of Halloween (a popular Irish Christian folktale) was denied entry into Heaven and Hell and is the source of the name Jack-o-Lantern.
Thanksgiving has a wide and varied origin that doesn't begin in Massachusetts.

Like all of the Learning Library books, there is section for further reading with 5 reference books.

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2015

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I think some liberties were taken with this book, but it's fun and I suppose a liberty/error here or there leaves room for discussion as we read... As for the book I received, it was advertised as used/good condition/clean copy with light amount of wear. This previously was a library book; it is in good condition barring the library stickers and stamps, and some folded edges of pages. Should have been advertised as such. We'll enjoy the book, but had I had the opportunity to review the story and the condition of the book, I probably wouldn't have purchased it for both reasons.

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A. Fazio

the Cat in the Hat Learning Library (so different from the regular Cat in the Hat books) are the best thing out there

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014

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I'm a kindergarten teacher. To me, the Cat in the Hat Learning Library (so different from the regular Cat in the Hat books) are the best thing out there! They are informative but inviting. I've never seen a better way to get so much content into a small child so clearly and easily. And bigger kids like these books, too, because they are so truly educational. I have the whole library and wait for each new one to come out.

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peachyqueen27

Good book but one error!

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2012

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My son has a few books from this series and he really enjoys them. I thought this one would be a great introduction to the concept of holidays, and it is. It does have one major error, though. It states that Memorial Day is the last SUNDAY in May. I am not sure how such a mistake got past the editors.

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016

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Absolutely love it! Great book to introduce holidays and seasons to kids. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2011