HOLIDAY BOOKS
Historical Christmas Cookery
Robert W. Pelton
trade paper
9780741410887
230 pages
15.95

Every recipe found in this unique book was a favorite throughout yuletide holidays in our nation’s colorful history. Try the Oyster Pot Pie, a Jeffersonian specialty and you celebrate history in a delicious new way.


Historical Thanksgiving Cookery
Robert W. Pelton
trade paper
9780741411419
260 pages
15.95

We didn’t invent Christmas, but Thanksgiving is a uniquely American tradition. What better way to link to our history than by adding some of these dishes from yesteryear to the meal you share with your own family?


FOR YOUNG READERS
Lighthouse Christmas
Buzzeo & Carpenter
hardcover
9780803730533
32 pages
16.99

Inspired by a true Christmas tradition, this tender, nostalgic story of a lighthouse family enjoying the simple pleasures of the holidays is just right for reading together.


FOR YOUNG READERS
Santa and the Skipjack
Janie Meneely
Illustrated by Marcy Dunn Ramsey
hardcover
9780961846114
32 pages
20.00

When Santa's sleigh gets stuck in Tilghman Island mud, it takes an elf from Maryland's Eastern Shore to come up with a clever solution in this delightful rhyming tale with vibrant color illustrations.


FOR YOUNG READERS
Santa Claws the Christmas Crab
 Illustrated by Marcy Dunn Ramsey
hardcover
30 pages
9780870335761
10.50

From the author who introduced us to another prominent crustacean named Chadwick, here is the charming story of Spud. He skips his boring winter nap to launch a rollicking Christmas Eve party for his friends in the Bay and a special visitor.


FOR YOUNG READERS
A Very Crabby Christmas
Rabe & Aikins
board book
9780307976239
24 pages
3.99

First of all, it's a Little Golden Book, with all the pleasant nostalgia that evokes. In this charming entry, the Cat in the Hat and his young human friends have adventures as guests at the Crab Christmas Ball.


We Were Marching on Christmas Day
Kevin Rawlings
hardcover
9780961267063
167 pages
29.95

Now back in print, here is the definitive study of Christmas as it was celebrated during the War Between the States. Black and white engravings enhance this work from the pen of a Civil War living historian.