Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.) ($3.99), by Barbara Park [Optimized for KindleDX]Book Description
It’s holiday time, and Room One is doing lots of fun things to celebrate.
Like making elf costumes! And singing joyful songs! Only, how can Junie B. enjoy the festivities when Tattletale May keeps ruining her holiday glee? And here is the worst part of all! When everyone picks names for Secret Santa, Junie B. gets stuck with Tattletale you-know-who! It’s enough to fizzle your holiday spirit! Hmm . . . or is it? Maybe, just maybe, a Secret Santa gift is the perfect opportunity to give May exactly what she deserves.
Christmas Around the World (On My Own Holidays, 2) ($4.14), by Emily Kelley [Optimized for KindleDX], looks to be a teaching book, aimed at kids in the 2-3 grade, but can probably be used for kids of a much wider age range, with parental help.Book Description
Describes Christmas traditions in Mexico, China, Sweden, Ethiopia, Germany, Lebanon, Australia, and Russia
My Weird School #14: Miss Holly Is Too Jolly! ($3.19), by Dan Gutman [Optimized for KindleDX]Book Description
Something weird is going on!
Miss Holly, the Spanish teacher, is hanging mistletoe everywhere! That means boys will have to kiss girls. And girls will have to kiss boys. Ugh! Miss Holly is taking the holidays way too far!
The Candy Corn Contest ($3.99), by Patricia Reilly GiffBook Description
It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess.
Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. "We're the worst readers in the class, " he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones.
What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out?
