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The month of February is dedicated to Black History:

To those who fought to live in freedom like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass.

To those who fought for equal rights like Martin Luther King, Jr and James Baldwin.

And to the heroes of today who continue to speak out for justice and equality, and share the stories of Black excellence across the myriad of communities and industries.

We hope you enjoy reading The Patchwork Path and Oscar Lives Next Door. Two very different stories, from children separated by time and circumstance.

Patchwork Path is about a little girl striving to be reunited with her family amid gross injustice and slavery of the mid 1800s United States.

Oscar Lives Next Door is about legendary pianist, Oscar Peterson, as a child growing up in Montreal. He overcame great adversity and relentlessly pursued his love for music!

On February 1st, we wear RED... It's in honor of Heart Health.

Kelly LOVES the color red! In "Red is Best" let her tell you why it is simply the best!

For an animal that only has to work one day a year, Mr. Groundhog is awfully eager to give his job away! Why? He's tired of everyone blaming him for predicting six more weeks of winter!

Check out the adorable TumbleBook, "Mr Groundhog Wants The Day Off!" in English and also in Spanish: "El Señor Marmota quiere el dia libre."

Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning British monarch in history! Her official coronation was in June of 1953, and she was queen for just over 70 years,

Sadly, she passed away in late 2022, but her memory will live on.

On the lighter side, TumbleBooks knows of another Princess Elizabeth! The Paper Bag Princess!

Super Bowl LX - that's 60 in Roman Numerals! - is on February 8th this year!

Who do you think will be victorious?

Every road to Super Bowl Sunday has to start somewhere!

NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber wrote "Teammates" together, and they show just how far teamwork and perseverance can take you!

Happy Birthday, Thomas Edison! If he were alive today, he'd be 179 years old!

Thomas Edison is a famous American inventor, who held over 1200 patents, including those for the incandescent lightbulb and the phonograph!

Happy Birthday Mr. President! If he were alive today, Abraham Lincoln would be 217 years old!

Abraham Lincoln is one of the United States' most honored presidents. Go back in time with Mr. Caruthers' third grade class and learn about the man behind the legend!

Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate LOVE in all its forms!

Because, as the Beatles would say, "All you need is Love"!

This touching TumbleBook, "Mama Do you Love Me", highlights the special bond between parent and child, using stunning Inuit-inspired art and imagery.

Happy Birthday, Susan B. Anthony! If she were alive today, she'd be 206 years old!

Susan B. Anthony is an American icon who fought for women's rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

She once said: "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand."

Today's book is "Keesha's Bright Idea" which celebrates a little girl's ingenuity... something Ms. Anthony would have been proud of!

Today is the third Monday in February... also known as Presidents' Day.

The day often coincides with George Washington's birthday, February 22, 1732. If he were alive today, he'd be a whopping 294 years old!

From Washington to Kennedy, or from Roosevelt to Obama: Celebrate the history of the United States' greatest leaders with the TumbleBook favorite "The House that George Built"!

Family Day, in Canada, is a time to come together and enjoy one another's company… to appreciate just what family means to each of us.

In a heartfelt TumbleBook, "Maya", a little girl uses fond memories of her deceased father to soothe herself, and assuage her grief as she navigates a tumultuous dreamscape.

Around the world, billions of people begin celebrating the Lunar New Year on the second new moon after the winter solstice.

Also called Chinese New Year, and The Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year is celebrated in many different ways across Asia and the world, but the heart of the celebrations are the same: it's a time to celebrate new beginnings, spend time with family and friends, and share good food and love.

Except poor Goldy Luck... In this adorable TumbleBook, "Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas", little Goldy has a lot to learn about being a polite guest during her family's Chinese New Year celebrations.

Andrew Carnegie was a wealthy, library-loving philanthropist who donated millions of dollars to, and was instrumental in, the development of hundreds of libraries all over North America!

One such library was opened in Auburn, Washington in 1914.

Read all about Andrew Carnegie and his library-loving life in "The Man Who Loved Libraries"!

Wilhelm Carl Grimm is the younger half of the famous "Brothers Grimm"! If he were alive today he'd be 240! (his brother Jacob was born a year earlier)

Together they collected and wrote dozens and dozens of the fairy tales that you know and love today: Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, and many more!

Though it's evolved over the years, the lessons still ring true today... even if they get wildly mixed up in this Maynard Moose Classic "Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs"!

TumbleBooks just love fairy tales!! Who doesn't?!

This classic folktale from Africa tells the story of when Anansí goes to help his grandmother. Upon arrival he finds her steaming hot pot of beans, which he can't resist. This is where the fun begins!

The Tooth Fairy is a North American tradition with superstitious European roots.

But is it an easy job? Nope! She has to travel thousands of miles every night, collecting teeth from beneath the pillows and blankets of thousands of children every evening!