Susannah Seton is the author of multiple books. "'Simple Pleasures for the Holidays. . .' shows you how to make any of the winter holidays--Halloween, Mexican Day of Dead, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas Eve, Christmas, Boxing Day, Kwanzaa, New Year's eve, New Year's Day, Chinese New Year--less about commercial things and more about heart." 'Id al-Fitr, the second most important holiday in the Muslim faith is included with a description of how it's celebrated, complete with two recipes.

Basically, this is an unillustrated book of suggestions for economical ways to celebrate a wide variety of holidays, complete with a small collection of recipes. Not a particularly good value for the price unless you can buy it used. ( )