A calendar of festivals
By: retold by Cherry Gilchrist ; illustrated by Helen Cann
Contributors: Cann, Helen, 1969-
Publisher: Barefoot Beginners; Barefoot Books, Limited
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781841480206
Subjects: Festivals; Juvenile literature; Legends; History
Notes: Originally published: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Purim (Jewish, March) The story of Esther; title: Holi (Hindu, Feb./Mar.) How Krishna stole the butter; title: Vesak (Buddist, May/June) The life of the Buddha; title: Tanabata (Japanese, July) The oxherd and the weaving maiden; title: Halloween (Celtic, Oct.) The Halloween changeling; title: Christmas (Christian, Dec.) The story of the birth of Jesus; title: Kwanzaa (Caribbean, Dec.) The Warau people come down to earth; title: New Year (Russian, Jan.) Father Frost.