Changing Traditions

Stories Remembered Each Year

Changing Traditions is a nonfiction picture book series that explores the stories, customs, and traditions behind the holidays and celebrations we know today. Each book follows a single tradition through time, combining historical facts with rich illustrations to help young readers discover how these special days came to be.

Candlemas

A Story About Groundhog Day

Before there was Groundhog Day, there was Candlemas. Follow the story of a centuries-old winter tradition as it travels through time, connecting weather lore, changing seasons, and the celebration many families know today.

Hardcover coming November 2026, softcover December 2026

Pascha

A Story About Easter

Long before chocolate eggs and backyard hunts, people welcomed spring with decorated eggs, festive foods, and celebrations of renewal. Discover how centuries of Easter traditions traveled across cultures and helped shape the holiday many families know today.

Hardcover coming early 2027

Pesach

A Story About Passover

Long before packaged matzah and modern Passover gatherings, families marked the season with traditions shaped by history, migration, and memory. This illustrated picture book explores the story of Pesach and follows familiar Passover customs as they travel and change through time.

Hardcover coming early 2027

Samhain

A Story About Halloween

Long before costumes and candy, people marked the end of the harvest season with stories, lanterns, and gatherings on Samhain. Discover how ancient traditions helped shape the Halloween celebrations we know today.

Hardcover, softcover and ebook available now

Samhain

Une Histoire Sur l'Halloween

French-language adaptation of the picture book Samhain, created for French-speaking families and libraries.

Hardcover and softcover available now.

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