{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Angela Reynolds","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/angelans\/","title":"Holiday Traditions","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0ipTcdNJV7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2007\/12\/holiday-traditions\/\">Holiday Traditions<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2007\/12\/holiday-traditions\/embed\/#?secret=0ipTcdNJV7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Holiday Traditions&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"0ipTcdNJV7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"\u2018Tis the season! Trees are trimmed, candles are lit, gifts are wrapped, cookies are baked, families make plans to gather, turkeys go on sale, music fills the air\u2026. This is the time of year that children\u2019s librarians debate whether or not to have Santa Storytimes, and wish they could find a really good book that is a perfect fit for storytime and included all the winter holidays. (Hey publishers, and authors, are you listening??) It is the time of year I pull out my copy of The Polar Express, and practice reading it so that when I get that frantic call, \u201cCan you come read a Christmas story for us?\u201d\u009d I am prepared. The time of year when I read Cynthia Rylant\u2019s Silver Packages and bring a tear to my own eye, just for the sentimentality of it all. For the past 2 years, it has been the time of..."}