My Wheel of the Year - by Nikki Van De Car (Hardcover)

About the Book

"A mystical picture book celebrating the eight Pagan festivals that make up the Wheel of the Year"--

Book Synopsis

Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner

Celebrate the changing seasons and your connection with the natural world with a book honoring the mystical underpinnings of the cycles that make up the pagan Wheel of the Year!

From Samhain and Yule to Ostara and Mabon, there are eight pagan festivals that make up the year, known in witchy culture as Sabbats. With detailed information about the history of each holiday and a corresponding ritual to help families celebrate the magic of the seasons, this book is a perfect introduction to the pagan calendar for the mini mystic in your life.

Review Quotes

"Through a descriptive narrative and a host of colorful children of diverse multicultural backgrounds, the book details the eight holidays on the Wheel of the Year. Van De Car demonstrates ways to unite families and communities during the holidays without an overemphasis on commercialization and consumerism, but instead concentrating on ways to connect with nature's regenerative gifts of renewal and harvest. Kita's beautifully illustrated scenery depicts activities and observances connected to each holiday...an introductory resource to expand knowledge about holidays and seasons celebrated around the world."--School Library Journal

About the Author

Nikki Van De Car is the author of over a dozen books on crafting and magic, including The Junior Witch's Handbook and The Junior Astrologer's Handbook, and is a freelance book editor. This is her first picture book.

Kiki Kita is a Brooklyn-based illustrator who grew up in Nagoya, Japan, and Dallas, Texas. She studied illustration and art history at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and has a strong background in traditional mediums such as watercolor, oil, and acrylic painting, though these days her work is primarily done digitally. When she is not drawing, you can find her baking cakes and pastries or snuggling with her cat Jiji. Her work has been recognized by American Illustration and Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.