The following Colorín Colorado booklists highlight stories about winter holidays (and winter weather!) across cultures and languages. Related resources are also included below.

Boy looking out from lemon trees
By: María Dolores Águila

Twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez is the youngest of his siblings, born on United States soil. He’s el futuro, their dream for a life away from the fire of the Mexican Revolution.

The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
By: Karina Yan Glaser

In ancient Chang’An, Han Yu sells steamed buns in a bustling market full of whispers about his ability to summon tigers.

A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation
By: Pablo Cartaya

Gonzalo Alberto Sánchez García has never considered himself the hero of his own story. He’s an observer, quietly snapshotting landscapes and drawing the creatures he imagines emerging from them.

Picking Tea with Baba
By: Xu Bin
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A young boy and his brother travel with their parents up the mountainside to their tea garden for a day of work.

A Vaisakhi to Remember
By: Simran Jeet Singh
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When a Sikh family moves from their village in India to a faraway city on the other side of the world, a girl yearns for her grandmother's hugs, her goat Ramu, and the lush fields filled with yellow flowers and wheat.

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