Time to Celebrate: Explore festivals from around the world

A follow-up to A Place Called Home, this beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap book explores and celebrates different people, places, cultures and traditions from across the world. Featuring eight festivals – at least one from each of the inhabited continents – this title provides a glimpse into diverse traditions, customs and beliefs. By lifting the flaps and reading the gentle, educational text, readers can find out about New Year in China, Christmas in Germany, Carnival in Rio, the Day of the Dead in Mexico and much more.

Celebrations include:



The Garma Festival, Arnhem Land region, Australia
Chinese New Year, Beijing, China
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ramadan in Morocco, Africa
Day of the Dead, Oaxaca, Mexico
Diwali, Mumbai or Jaipur, India
Tu Bi’Shivat Festival, New York, USA
Christmas in Frankfurt, Germany

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids – an imprint of the world’s leading travel authority Lonely Planet – published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

Format: Hardback
Pages: 16
Imprint: Lonely Planet
Publication date: 14/10/2022
Illustrator: Huang, Ya Ling
Series: Lonely Planet Kids