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Best Children's Christmas Picture Books of 2004 - What makes "Brown Paper Teddy Bear" by Catherine Allison so appealing is that it is oversized, all of the pages are made out of sturdy brown paper, and the watercolors by artist Neil Reid beautifully illustrate the astonishing events in this children's Christmas picture book.

Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins is the story of the historic sit-ins in Greenboro, North Carolina, that began February 1, 1960, and impacted the Civil Rights Movement. Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins is told in picture book format by Carole Boston Weatherford, with illustrations by Jerome Lagarrigue. Freedom on the Menu is a good children's books for 7-12 year olds.