Celebrate with Me!: Recipes, Crafts, and Holiday Fun from Around the World

From dazzling decorations to delicious dishes, this joy-filled picture book collection of recipes and crafts bursts with hands-on activities that make every holiday unforgettable.

Each spread features a different holiday and offers a step-by-step recipe, a craft activity, a personal story, and different ways to observe the holiday.

Bring the world’s most joyful traditions into your home with Celebrate with Me! Ready for sharing with readers six and up, this is a vibrant invitation to discover how families across the globe mark special occasions.

Perfect for classrooms, kitchens, and cozy family afternoons, this collection encourages kids to explore diversity while celebrating togetherness. With colorful illustrations and step-by-step guides, Celebrate with Me! turns every holiday into an opportunity for learning, laughter, and love.

With contributions from chefs such as Erin Gleeson and Joanne Chang; artists and authors including Dow Phumiruk and Queenie Chan; and designers such as Marta Veludo and Juliet Sargeant, Celebrate with Me! brings together personal stories and parties from around the world in a unique and engaging way that is sure to delight children and their families.

includes:

• New Year’s Day: Make Maqluba and Go for a New Year’s Nature Walk
• Holi: Cook Papri Chaat and Make Your Own Gulal
• Passover: Make Matzo Brei and Explore the Stories of Passover
• Mid-Autumn Festival: Make Moon Cakes and Create a Rabbit Lantern
• Winter Solstice: Bake Pineapple Upside-Down Cake and Make a Solstice Collage

“Bright, appealing illustrations feature a diverse group of people observing holidays . . . Builds curiosity through stories, activities, and questions.” ―Kirkus

Laura Gladwin trained at Leith’s School of Food and Wine before working as a freelance chef. She now works as a writer and editor specializing in food and drink, writing for The Good Food Guide and editing high-profile cookbooks for chefs including Ferran Adrià, René Redzepi, and Heston Blumenthal, as well as the children’s book Feast Your Eyes on Food. She lives in London. Dawn M. Cardona is a self-taught artist who had dreamed of illustrating a children’s picture book ever since she was a child. With Celebrate with Me! being her fifth book, she has truly made that dream her reality! Dawn now lives in South Carolina, where she enjoys gardening, bird watching, and collecting vintage ephemera.