Cheryl L. Enderlein

This is an excellent series, it covers local variations in how the holidays are celebrated, specifically covering the pre-holidays (like St. Nicholas Day) through New Year's celebrations, and also includes how-to make decorations and recipes. The photographs are gorgeous.
They've got Sweden, Denmark and Finland, where's Norway?

A nice children's book about how birthdays are celebrated in China. It also has a recipe for red eggs in the back. This is part of the Birthdays Around the World series. A great reference tool if you plan on doing any presentations on China at your child's school, etc.