cover image The Children's Book of Kwanzaa: A Guide to Celebrating the Holiday

The Children's Book of Kwanzaa: A Guide to Celebrating the Holiday

Dolores M. Johnson. Atheneum Books, $16 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-689-80864-7

Teachers, in particular, should snap up this comprehensive Kwanzaa resource, not only because of Johnson's diligently done homework, but also for the book's appeal to children. Augmented by fetching block prints, the text provides the usual holiday info, plus a thoughtful history of African Americans, heroes who put into practice the seven principles of Kwanzaa, recipes, plentiful craft and gift ideas, recipes and more. Ages 7-up. (Oct.)