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December 1 Is Eat A Red Apple Day!
It keeps the doctor away!
Take a juicy bite out of the Big Apple with Johnette Downing’s Today Is Monday in New York.
Explore New York City’s delicious delicacies through vivid illustrations that will leave your
mouth watering. Satisfy that hunger with Linda J. Amendt’s Blue Ribbon Baking. Her Dutch
Apple Pie recipe is perfect for celebrating today!
Today Is Monday in New York
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Blue Ribbon Baking
December 2 Is National Fritters Day!
Don’t fritter your day away!
Fry up some corn fritters with Ibbie Ledford’s Hill Country Cookin’ and Memoirs. Ledford’s
cozy memories will warm your heart, keeping you safe from the cold weather outside. For
dessert, try renowned restaurant Fearing’s famous Caramelized Apple Fritters from Helen
Thompson’s Dallas Classic Desserts in the comfort of your own home.
Hill Country Cookin’ and Memoirs
Dallas Classic Desserts
December 3 Is Make A Gift Day!
Brown paper packages tied up with string!
Unearth St. Nicholas’s story and his wish to make all children happy in Boy With A Wish: The
Nicholas Stories by Harry B. Knights. Discover the magic of creating and giving gifts with
Gwendolyn’s Gifts by Patty Sheehan, which has whimsical illustrations perfect for the holiday
season.
Boy With A Wish: The Nicholas Stories
Gwendolyn’s Gifts
December 4 Is Santa’s List Day!
He’s making a list, checking it twice!

Uncover how SantaSaurus made it onto Santa’s Nice List in SantaSaurus by Delano Holmquist.
Mrs. Barnett and her trusty canine partner in crime, Bo, attempt to catch the Christmas bandit
and get on Santa’s good side in Bo and the Christmas Bandit by Lynn Sheffield Simmons.
SantaSaurus
Bo and the Christmas Bandit
December 5 Is The Repeal of Prohibition’s Anniversary!
Raise a glass!
How did New Orleans survive Prohibition? Discover the answer to this and much more in Mary
Lou Widmer’s New Orleans in the Twenties, which delves into the exciting era of flappers,
steamships, and jazz music. Inspired by the spirit of New Orleans? Ray Jones’ Harpers Ferry is
a tenacious town that also experienced Prohibition.
New Orleans in the Twenties
Harpers Ferry
December 6 Is St. Nicholas Day!
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!
Celebrate St. Nicholas Day by cracking open Robert Bernardini’s Santa’s Christmas Surprise
beside a crackling fireplace. Share the wonderful story of the North Pole, joyful elves, and
Christmas spirit the way Santa Claus wants you to. Looking for an alternative Christmas tale?
Check out the hilarious Santa’s Revenge by James Rice.
Santa’s Christmas Surprise
Santa’s Revenge
December 7 Is National Pearl Harbor Day.
Honor those who fought to protect our country.
Uncover the events and history that led to Pearl Harbor and the man who tried to stop it with
Skipper Steely’s Pearl Harbor Countdown. Told through the perspective of sixteen historical
and representational characters, Sherry Garland’s Voices of Pearl Harbor explores the lasting,
generational impact of the 1941 assault.
Pearl Harbor Countdown
Voices of Pearl Harbor

December 8 Is National Brownie Day!
A balanced diet is a brownie in each hand!
Feel good about indulging with Teresa Gordon’s Daily Harvest Bakery and Deli Cookbook,
which is packed with healthier alternatives, like her delectable whole wheat brownies! Or treat
yourself to a serving of the classic Brownie Decadence from Janice Shay’s Savannah Classic
Desserts!
Daily Harvest Bakery and Deli Cookbook
Savannah Classic Desserts
December 9 Is Christmas Card Day!
‘Tis the season to be merry!
Garner some inspiration for Christmas card-making from A Louisiana Christmas by Carol
Stubbs and Nancy Rust. It includes crafts and activities as well as a spectacular display of
Louisianian traditions. Use the vivid, unique Cajun Christmas Cards, illustrated by James Rice,
to get a head start writing to your loved ones!
A Louisiana Christmas
Cajun Christmas Cards
December 10 Is The Fourth Night of Hanukkah!
Come light the menorah!
Discover the bargain Nathan strikes for the perfect menorah in Jacqueline Dembar Greene’s
Nathan’s Hanukkah Bargain. What will the city of Oyville do to save Hanukkah from the
cranky kvetch? Find out the answer and more in The Kvetch Who Stole Hanukkah by Bill
Berlin and Susan Isakoff Berlin.
Nathan’s Hanukkah Bargain
The Kvetch Who Stole Hanukkah
December 11 Is National Noodle Ring Day!
What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta!
Learn how to identify dozens of types of pasta while stuffing your cannelloni with A Tuscan
American Kitchen by Cassandra Vivian and Vivian Pelini Sansone. Blend two amazing cultures

with The New Orleans Italian Cookbook by the Italian-American Society of Jefferson
Auxiliary. Crabmeat Contessa will never be the same!
A Tuscan-American Kitchen
The New Orleans ItalianCookbook
December 12 Is Poinsettia Day!
Deck the halls!
Look to A Savannah Christmas by Kimberly Ergul and Holley Jaakkola for enchanting
photographs for decoration inspiration from one of the South’s most charming cities. Allow
yourself to be swept away by Barbara Hallman Kissinger’s Christmas Merrymaking. Her
extensive collection of Christmas memorabilia will have you feeling festive in no time!
A Savannah Christmas
Christmas Merrymaking
December 13 Is National Cocoa Day!
Forget love, I’d rather fall in chocolate!
Chocolate is always a good idea, especially today. Indulge in Lowney’s Cookbook 2nd Edition
by Maria Willett Howard where chocolate is the main ingredient in more than sixty recipes!
Whip up some chocolate soufflé with Hedda Gioia Dowd and Cherif Brahmi’s Rise to the
Occasion, which celebrates French cuisine in Dallas.
Lowney’s Cookbook
Rise to the Occasion
December 14 Is Monkey Day!
Monkey around with these fun reads!
Explore the rainforest in a colorful trek through Johnette Downing’s Amazon Alphabet, featuring
monkeys, manatees, and much more! Baku, a crocodile, and Taki, a monkey discover what
loyalty, trust, and friendship mean in The Heart of a Friendship: An East African Folktale by
H.J. Arrington.
Amazon Alphabet
The Heart of a Friendship: An East African Folktale

December 15 Is Bill of Rights Day!
Freedom of speech, press, religion, and petition!
Barry Adamson claims that the court got it wrong and restricts the freedoms listed in the Bill of
Rights in his lucid book, Freedom of Religion, the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court.
Reinvigorate your appreciation and pride for states’ rights and state sovereignty through analysis
of the United States Constitution with Warren L. McFarran’s The Principles of Constitutional
Government.
Freedom of Religion, the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court
The Principles of Constitutional Government
December 16 Is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day!
Everything tastes better dipped in chocolate!
Dip into Shari Fitzpatrick’s Berried in Chocolate to discover how she took her love of chocolate
dipped strawberries further. Included are recipes from milkshakes to pies! Indulge in Erin Hicks
Miller’s Houston Classic Desserts, which is smothered with delectable chocolate-y recipes for
cakes, pies, tarts, and much more.
Berried in Chocolate
Houston Classic Desserts
December 17 Is National Maple Syrup Day!
Now here’s a sticky situation you’re going to love!
Drizzle your maple syrup on some warm Buttermilk Biscuits from Jennifer Hill Booker’s Field
Peas to Foie Gras. Dip some Chicken and Waffle Nuggets in your maple syrup with David
Kolotkin and Joey Allaham’s recipe from The Prime Grill Cookbook: Redefining the Kosher
Experience.
Field Peas to Foie Gras
The Prime Grill Cookbook: Redefining the Kosher Experience
December 18 Is Bake Cookies Day!
That’s the way the cookie crumbles!
Gingerbread Man Superhero, by Dotti Enderle, is the perfect book to celebrate today! Follow
along as the Gingerbread Man fights an evil macaroon, flying sesame seeds, and stampeding

animal crackers. Stomach grumbling after that sweet book? Whip up a batch of Pink Peppercorn
cookies from Luane Kohnke’s Sassy Cookies to satisfy that craving!
Gingerbread Man Superhero
Sassy Cookies
December 19 Is Oatmeal Muffin Day!
Do you know the muffin man?
Add some zing to your muffins with Linda J. Amendt’s Oatmeal Spice Muffins from Blue
Ribbon Baking. Savor Stacey Harris’s heart healthy recipe for Oatmeal Muffins in The Diabetic
Pastry Chef.
Blue Ribbon Baking
The Diabetic Pastry Chef
December 20 Is Louisiana Purchase Day!
Explore the Louisiana territory like Lewis and Clark with the help of these books!
Celebrate one of the biggest influences on our nation with Louisiana Purchase: An American
Story by John Churchill Chase. Discover the fascinating story of Pierre George Rousseau who
was commanding general of Louisiana before the Louisiana Purchase was transferred to the U.S.
in Ramond J. Martinez’s Rousseau- The Last Days of Spanish New Orleans.
Louisiana Purchase: An American Story
Rousseau-The Last Days of Spanish New Orleans
December 21 Is Humbug Day!
Bah, humbug!
Don’t be such a Scrooge! Follow along as some grumpy characters jump into the Christmas
spirit with Joseph Justice’s Lawyer’s Week Before Christmas. James Rice’s A Christmas Carol
is sure to raise your spirits with its colorful, lively, and imaginative illustrations.
Lawyer’s Week Before Christmas
A Christmas Carol

December 22 Is National Date Nut Bread Day!
Go nuts for these bread recipes!
Treat yourself to some Homemade Halva with Thick Semolina in spirit of today’s holiday.
Filled with chopped walnuts and raisins, this recipe from Healthy Greek Cooking, by Anna
Naltsatzian Bourla, is sure to satiate your sweet tooth! Feel extra fruity with the Apple
Cinnamon Bread recipe from Marci Izard’s Nourishing Your Whole Self: A Cookbook with
Feelings.
Healthy Greek Cooking
Nourishing Your Whole Self: A Cookbook withFeelings
December 23 Is Roots Day!
Bloom where you are planted!
Discover how six generations lived and cooked in the Midwest with Vern Berry and Connie
Heckert’s Roots and Recipes: Six Generations of Heartland Cookery. Scottish Roots: A Step-
By-Step Guide for Ancestor Hunters, by Alwyn James, provides the resources you need for
tracing your genealogy.
Rootsand Recipes: Six Generations of Heartland Cookery
Scottish Roots: A Step-By-Step Guide for Ancestor Hunters
December 24 Is The Night Before Christmas!
Make sure to leave out some cookies and milk!
Get your pajamas on and snuggle up to read the classic tale, The Night Before Christmas,
illustrated by James Rice. Travel to the colorful and lively bayou while waiting for Santa Claus
with the beloved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas, also illustrated by James Rice. Make
sure to check out the rest of our Night Before Christmas Series before the night is over!
The Night Before Christmas
Cajun Night Before Christmas
December 25 Is Christmas Day!
Merry Christmas!
Christmas is here! Celebrate with Robert Bernadini’s Christmas All Over as Santa Claus takes
you around the U.S. to see how other states are enjoying today. Take a break from opening
presents with Christmas in New Orleans by Peggy Scott Laborde and John Magill. Laborde and

Magill walk you through the New Orleans holiday season from the 1800s until now with
beautiful pictures of twinkling oak trees and delicious gumbo.
Christmas All Over
Christmas in New Orleans
December 26 Is Boxing Day!
Give to those in need!
Be inspired by Margaret Haughery, who gave away more than $500,000 in her life, in Mary Lou
Widmer’s Margaret, Friend of Orphans. Learn about the angels who worked to save their
patients’ lives while the world fell apart around them during Hurricane Katrina in Voices of
Angels, by Gail Tumulty and John R. Batty.
Margaret, Friend of Orphans
Voices of Angels
December 27 Is National Fruitcake Day!
Recipes that are a piece of cake!
Whip up a fruit cake you’ll really love to eat with the Grapefruit Cake recipe from Grace Bauer’s
Los Angeles Classic Desserts. Chock-full of dates, pineapples, and cherries, Texas Candy Cake,
from The 100 Greatest Desserts of the South by Jo Barksdale and Mary Leigh Furrh, is a recipe
you are sure to devour.
Los Angeles Classic Desserts
The 100 Greatest Desserts of the South
December 28 Is Card Playing Day!
Entertain yourself with these fun activity books!
Christmas Fun With Pup! Activity Book, written and illustrated by J.R. Rose, is sure to keep
you busy with its Yuletide activities and cheer! Bring the iconic images of New Orleans to life
with It’s Great To Be A NOLA Kid: A Coloring Book by Melissa Maloney Wallace.
Christmas Fun With Pup! Activity Book
It’s Great To Be A NOLA Kid: A Coloring Book
December 29 Is Pepper Pot Day!

Add some seasoning to your life!
Try out the delicious Pepper-Crusted Beef Tenderloin recipe from The Big Texas Steakhouse
Cookbook by Helen Thompson and Janice Shay. Learn how to add just the right amount of spice
to anything with Justin Wilson’s Easy Cookin’.
The Big Texas Steakhouse Cookbook
Justin Wilson’s Easy Cookin’
December 30 Is National Bacon Day!
Get cookin’, get sizzlin’!
Impress your guests with this simple, but scrumptious recipe for shrimp wrapped in bacon from
New Orleans Home Cooking by Dale Curry. Sweeten up this salty delicacy with a recipe for
Praline Bacon from Elizabeth’s Restaurant in New Orleans Classic Brunches by Kit Wohl.
New Orleans Home Cooking
New Orleans Classic Brunches
December 31 Is Make Up Your Mind Day!
Picking up these books is an easy choice!
Curious how others’ decisions might impact your life? The Amazing Law of Influence, by King
Duncan, explores chaos theory, the butterfly effect, and how you can create a life worth living.
Not looking forward to making those New Year’s Resolutions? Laugh out loud with Rose
Madeline Mula’s The Beautiful People and Other Aggravations.
The Amazing Law of Influence
The Beautiful People and Other Aggravations

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