Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way to Mexico, Sweden, the Philippines, Pland, Italy, Kenya, and the U.S. in the book Jingle Bells, as told and illustrated by Iza Trapani. Children brave a snowstorm to fly to various holiday festivities and learn the traditional customs, from breaking pinatas in Mexico, to lighting candles on Christmas trees in Pland and caroling in Kenya. A great way to celebrate diverse holiday traditions, this book is fun to read and sing along.

We love Trapani's fresh lyrics to a classic carol, which share how kids celebrate Christmas around the world.

The song is so familiar that words are hardly needed, but the illustrations and new verses make this version perfect for family sharing this holiday season. Trapani, noted for her illustrated renditions of other popular children's songs, adds verses that take the celebration to Mexico, Sweden, Kenya, and other countries. In the Philippines people parade lanterns they've made, in Italy la Befana fills shoes with candies, and in Mexico we join las posadas. Each two page watercolor illustration shows kids, adults, and animals engaged in a traditional activity and snowy scenes of a horse-drawn sleigh carrying children on their world tour connect the different cultures. The final scene shows all of the children from all over , including a child using a wheelchair, enjoying cookies and cocoa in front of a fireplace. An appended list of holiday traditions further explains how Christmas is celbrated in these six other cultures. While the text and illustrations are intended for preschool children, the entire family can join in the fun.