Agree. Great book! It's on my list of multicultural winter holiday picture book list!

In the United States, many people celebrate Christmas regardless of their religious background. However, Christmas has many aspects to it. The tree is from a much older tradition that was incorporated into Christmas, and this is what non-Christians are celebrating- not the birth of Jesus. Only Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus along with everything else.
Historically, although many people came to America for religious freedom, they often tended to put up divisions once here. Meaning, there were hard borders for Catholics and Protestants, etc. But the Philadelphia was different, thanks to Benjamin Franklin. He was very influential in encouraging all religions to celebrate together, and they notably had Catholics, Protestants, and Jews celebrating together. As he has been so influential in our country, I do think that this influenced the future of the rest of our country as well.
Today, we still struggle with different sects trying to put up divisions. But we also have an overriding ideal of "let's celebrate everything." (Even the atheist have Christmas trees). Of course the latter is just so much more loving and fun, so in the end, most people just enjoy celebrating something- even if they can't name it!

lol. I know what you mean, my voice goes dry trying to read them. And, I'm still confused by her Abraham Lincoln book trying to figure out whether she was trying to say the kids went back in time or not.

Thanks for leaving a comment, Jill. I just checked out your site. I love it.

Thanks, Renee. That's why it's open all week -- come back anytime! 🙂

They are definitely books for those of us who like a little wit and irony with our holiday celebrations!

Sometimes I avoid Polacco because all her books are so looooooong, but I loved this one.

Yes, I love The Lump of Coal, too. Come to think of it, I pretty much love everything by Lemony Snicket!