Messy Bessey’s Holidays ~ Patricia & Fredrick McKissack

Messy Bessey’s Holidays

Written by Patricia & Fredrick McKissack
Illustrated by Dana Regan

This is a rookie reader book about a girl named Bessey and how she bakes holiday cookies to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. After cleaning up her mess, she gives the cookies to her neighbors who celebrate the different holidays! There is even a sugar cookie recipe at the end of the book so that you and your little one can make holiday cookies as well! Read more >>

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Originally posted on December 6, 2010.

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