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Diverse Reads for All Ages December 2025 Celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa |
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Happy Hanukkat
by Jessica Hickman
A new board book! The cat family is getting ready for their favorite time of year, Hanukkah! It's the purr-fect holiday celebration as they light the menorah, make latkes, and listen to the story of the Maccabees.
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Once Upon a Kwanzaa
by Nyasha Williams
Once upon a Kwanzaa is a vibrant introduction to the traditions of Kwanzaa, highlighting ancestral practices across the Black Diaspora. Featuring Sawyer Cloud's artwork, the book showcases seven BIPOC families celebrating in unique ways, from lighting the Kinara to sharing meals. It includes a glossary and pronunciation guide for broader understanding.
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A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
by Pat Mora
An award-winning author and a rising star artist have put a festive Latino twist on The Twelve Days of Christmas, populating it with piñatas in place of partridges, plus burritos bailando (dancing donkeys), lunitas cantando (singing moons), and much more, all displayed in the most vivid colors imaginable. There are things to find and count in Spanish on every page, with pronunciations provided right in the pictures and a glossary and music following the story.
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Eight Nights of Flirting
by Hannah Reynolds
Sixteen-year-old Shira is on a mission to find the perfect boyfriend over Hanukkah, but after getting snowed in on Nantucket with her nemesis-slash-former-crush her plans begin to go off the rails.
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Only for the Holidays
by Abiola Bello
Narrated from different viewpoints, Tia and Quincy grapple with the aftermath of their recent breakups and strike a deal: Tia agrees to accompany Quincy to the winter ball as his date in return for his help in winning back her ex, but as their plan progresses so do their feelings for each other.
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Tall Water: A Graphic Novel
by Sj Sindu
Ever since she turned sixteen, Nimmi has wanted to see her mother. In Sri Lanka, Nimmi tags along with her father and his guide, past checkpoints and armed soldiers and increasing hints of the war that rages there. However, the day after Christmas, disaster strikes and a tsunami ravages the island. Stranded amid the devastation and destruction, can Nimmi reunite with her mother?
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Eight Nights to Win Her Heart
by Miri White
Andie Williams is not looking forward to spending her first Chanukah alone after her father's death. About to lose her job, with her only prospect across the country for another work opportunity, she could use some chutzpah to make it through the eight nights alone. Leo Dentz has had a crush on the girl across the hall from his apartment for years but has never had the courage to say anything--until she drops her grocery bags and he notices her drug store Chanukah candles. Ready to take a chance outside of his comfort zone, Leo offers to join Andie on the first night, sharing his dinner with her. As Andie and Leo fall for each other one night at a time, and the clock ticks down on Andie's move, will this season of miracles light their way forward?
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A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook: Celebrating the Holiday with Family, Community, and Tradition
by Jessica B. Harris
A Kwanzaa Keepsake offers proverbs, ceremonies, family projects, inspirational biographies, blessings, and of course, wonderful recipes. Structured around the seven days of Kwanzaa and the virtues each day represents, Harris shares a themed feast for each night, designed to reflect the principle of the day.
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Palaver
by Bryan Washington
Ten years after leaving Houston, a young man living in Tokyo is surprised when his mother shows up unannounced for Christmas. Estranged and burdened by old wounds, they struggle to reconnect amid the bustle of city life, the quiet companionship of a cat, and memories that stretch from Jamaica to Texas. As each learns to see the other anew, their journey reveals how love--messy, imperfect, and deeply human--can bridge even the widest divides.
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