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EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY - FIRST HARD COVER - FREE BOOK COVER. ill. Phil Parks. NY: HarperCollins, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Remainder. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0060085843 . The ever-inventive novelist presents an assortment of clever, comical poems that cover kids' favorite festivities, from the origins of Valentine's Day to why there is an extra ''a'' at the end of the word ''Kwanzaa.'' A delightfully strange collection of poems pays tribute to an abundance of favorite holidays including Valentine's Day, Kwanzaa, and Halloween, as well as such lesser known celebrations as Praise-the-Chicken Day, Lost-Tooth Day, and Up-Is-Down Day. Including real ones such as Easter, imaginary ones such as Gravity Day, international ones such as Cinco de Mayo, and not-quite-holidays such as snow days. Over 200 illustrations by Phil Parks. 127 pp.