{"id":2200,"date":"2018-12-18T07:30:25","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2019-04-05T14:52:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T18:52:17","slug":"happy-holiday-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/happy-holiday-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Holiday Reading!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-DEC-Holiday-Reading.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2225\" src=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-DEC-Holiday-Reading-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-DEC-Holiday-Reading-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-DEC-Holiday-Reading-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-DEC-Holiday-Reading.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>First published on December 19th in 1843, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesdickensinfo.com\/christmas-carol\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is still popular today. Holiday reading is just the right thing to get everyone in the holiday spirit!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Iceland, everyone celebrates <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readitforward.com\/essay\/article\/jolabokaflod-meet-favorite-new-holiday-tradition\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jolabokaflod<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (pronounced yo-la-bok-a-flot). The holiday season is signaled by the arrival of the Bokatidindi\u2014a catalog of every new book published in Iceland. People exchange books on Christmas Eve and then spend the evening reading! A wonderful tradition that can (and should) be celebrated here in America. Try having a Jolabokaflod in your classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Libraries are a great place for students (and adults) to visit this holiday season. Many libraries offer events and activities like<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oshkoshpubliclibrary.org\/kidsandteens\/kidswinterbreak\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Oshkosh Public Library in Wisconsin. Everyone can also pick up some of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/shelf\/show\/christmas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> usual holiday favorites<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and discover some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/reviewedcom\/2018\/11\/30\/6-adorable-picture-books-kids-your-holiday-list-season-christmas-hanukkah-gifts\/2162464002\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new ones<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the spirit of giving, some libraries like the Indianapolis Public Library provide free books to children of all ages through their<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indypl.org\/about\/news\/2018\/indy-librarys-jingle-books-can-provide-gift-every-child\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jingle Books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program. The New York Public Library offers<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/31\/new-books-new-york-public-library-macmillan-publishers\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">library related gifts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the library lover\/ fellow teacher on your list. The Boston Public Library even publishes a list of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bpl.bibliocommons.com\/list\/share\/502251187_cals_leah\/1282901947_holiday_reads_2018\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">holiday reads for adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for some great holiday reads, look no further. Common Sense Media (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=8267\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TeachersFirst review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) continuously updates their<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/lists\/holiday-books-for-kids\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kids holiday book list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> every year. The Children&#8217;s Book Review publishes their<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechildrensbookreview.com\/weblog\/2018\/11\/16-of-the-best-christmas-books-for-kids.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16 best Christmas books of the year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for children of ages 2-12. Bookbub (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17218\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TeachersFirst review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) lists their best<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/29\/best-christmas-books-for-kids\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28 Christmas books for kids<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you are looking for something different and new, you should check out<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesterbrookacademy.com\/links-to-parents-blog\/8-multicultural-holiday-books-for-children\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 multicultural holiday books for children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or Honolulu Family&#8217;s<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/honolulufamily.com\/things-to-do\/good-reads\/good-reads-2018-holiday-books-for-keiki-of-all-ages\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Good Reads: 2018 Holiday Books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To get yourself in the spirit try out some<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/books\/double-take\/holiday-reading-archive\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">short holiday reads from the New Yorker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shereads.com\/best-holiday-books-2018\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the best holiday books of 2018<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy holiday reading from TeachersFirst!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First published on December 19th in 1843, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is still popular today. Holiday reading is just the right thing to get everyone in the holiday spirit! In Iceland, everyone celebrates Jolabokaflod (pronounced yo-la-bok-a-flot). The holiday season is signaled by the arrival of the Bokatidindi\u2014a catalog of every new book published &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/happy-holiday-reading\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,76,68],"class_list":["post-2200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classroom-application","tag-books","tag-holidays","tag-reading"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Happy Holiday Reading! - TeachersFirst Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/happy-holiday-reading\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Happy Holiday Reading! - TeachersFirst Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"First published on December 19th in 1843, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is still popular today. 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