Celebrate the HoliDates® this October Thirty-One!

October Thirty-One: 10/31 is the second of three titles (with an upcoming 4th book release in 2026) of the budding children’s book series that celebrates the holidays kids love!

Halloween

…returns on the same day each year, just like other family and child-favorite annual holiday events. But young kids don’t always know when those celebration dates dot the calendar. Questions like: “When is Halloween coming? What season is Valentine’s Day? Is it Christmas yet?” compelled author María Felicia Kelley to answer her son’s questions in the form of the books February Fourteen: 2/14, October Thirty-One: 10/31, December Twenty-Five: 12/25, (and the upcoming new title publishing in 2025, July Four: 7/4)!

Constantine’s curiosity drove his mom’s creativity and growing book series. Thanks to the book, the seasons, the months of the year, and holiday dates around the calendar are fun topics to explore. Inspired by Constantine, María Felicia Kelley created the Celebrate the HoliDates® children’s book series to entertain and inform.

October Thirty-One: 10/31 is book #2 of the Celebrate the HoliDates® series, even though Halloween was the holiday that sparked Constantine’s wonder, launching the successive books. It’s three-reads-in-one featuring a story that captures the fun of the season, dips into the origins of Halloween, and features a special original recipe for a medieval Halloween treat — Soul Cakes. Perfect for preschoolers and elementary kids, it’s 50 pages of sweetly spooky holiday fun that highlights seasonal themes, holiday traditions, and calendar curiosity.

Celebrate the HoliDates® books are are crafted for educational fun! The books of the series are both entertaining, informative and activity-inspired opportunities to learn and to celebrate!

Here are a few pages from October Thirty-One: 10/31. We invite you to buy the Halloween book and the other books in the series on Barnes & Noble or Amazon. When you do, you spark a donation to the best organizations that seek to improve the lives of children diagnosed with Trisomy 21, aka Down syndrome.

Follow @celebratetheholidates and @1mariafelicia for book series updates and engagements. The author offers holiday-specific Calendar Chats and book readings. Email [email protected] to schedule María Felicia Kelley for your next birthday party, special event, school or classroom visit.

A portion of the proceeds of each book purchased is donated to organizations that seek to improve the lives of children diagnosed with Trisomy 21, aka Down syndrome.

A Constantine original — The Halloween Pumpkin