How Kids Celebrate Holidays Around the World
Discover How the World Celebrates Holidays
Ever wondered how people in different countries mark their most special days? Celebrate Holidays Around the World invites kids ages 4–10 on a colorful journey through global traditions, customs, and festivities that make each culture unique.
From Diwali in India and Carnival in Brazil to Timkat in Ethiopia and Halloween in Ireland, this interactive book brings cultural awareness to life with engaging activities, fun facts, and vibrant illustrations. Kids will learn the meaning behind each celebration and explore the foods, music, and rituals that make holidays so memorable.
With a wide variety of holidays featured, this book is a hands-on way to explore diversity, empathy, and the joy of traditions shared across continents.
- Global Festivities: Includes holidays from countries around the globe, from major celebrations to lesser-known traditions.
- Rich Cultural Details: Highlights the foods, music, and customs that make each holiday unique.
- Cultural Connections: Encourages understanding of geography, history, and cultural identity through engaging content.
- Perfect for Ages 4–10: Clear explanations and colorful illustrations designed for young readers.
For over 75 years, Albatros Media has been crafting original and innovative children's books that are both playful and educational, fostering curiosity and a thirst for knowledge in young minds. We deliver the highest quality children’s books from novelty, picture, pop-up, and how-to books, to non-fiction, and fairy tale books.
Helena Harastova is a writer, translator, and mother. She graduated in Dramaturgy from the Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts, having previously worked for the National Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. Her most unusual pastime is proofreading texts for errors in spelling, grammar, and style.
Pavla Hanackova (1990–2021) was a Czech author who studied English and Chinese at Palacky University, Olomouc, and later worked as a children's book editor for Albatros. In addition to her love of travel, she had a deep passion for food – and all things food-related. She hailed from a picturesque Moravian village surrounded by vineyards.
Michaela Bergmannova is an illustrator from Czechia. A graduate of the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, she worked with Czech Television on several children’s shows. She has also illustrated several children’s books and she also works for a children’s magazine. What she loves most about how the children perceive the world is the delight that kids take in new discoveries and their straightforwardness to new topics.