Messy Bessey's Holidays

Rookie Readers

by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack

Bessey and her mother bake cookies for Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah, and after cleaning up the kitchen, they distribute the treats to their neighbors.

30 pages, Library Binding

First published March 28, 1999

About the author

Patricia C. McKissack was the Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of The Dark-Thirty and Porch Lies an ALA Notable Book. She collaborated with Jerry Pinkney on Goin' Someplace Special (Coretta Scott King Award winner) and Mirandy and Brother Wind (Coretta Scott King Award winner and Caldecott Honor Book).

Reviews

[Aylin Jensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short introduction to Christmas, Chanukuh, and Kwanzaa with New Year's mentioned as a secular holiday; would be good in tandem with more in-depth books as a lesson on winter holidays.

[Geneva(GG) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Beyond the Pages with Eva K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Messy Bessey is such a great character. This book does a good job of promoting a general awareness regarding Jewish, Christian and African-American holidays. It also included a super cool cookie recipe.

I secured this title from my local library.

[Schmobes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a favorite. Had a few trickier words--holiday names--that Kiddo did not like. Somewhere around a level 2 or 3.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Messy Bessey's Holidays
McKissack, Patricia C.

this is book with a short story about taking care of things