What do you think?
Rate this book
The Princess Diaries #10.1
Holiday Princess: Hari Raya sang Putri
Seorang putri selalu tahu bagaimana cara menjalani hari raya. Ada Natal, Hanukkah, Yule, Tahun Baru Cina, Saturnalia... itu baru beberapa contoh saja.
Lalu ada juga acara pertukaran hadiah, kalender Faberge Kerajaan Genovia, cokelat panas dengan marshmallow--oh, dan semua film bertema hari raya itu. Bagaimana KAU akan merayaan hari raya? Mia dan beberapa rakyatnya akan memberimu beberapa ide.
Lalu ada juga acara pertukaran hadiah, kalender Faberge Kerajaan Genovia, cokelat panas dengan marshmallow--oh, dan semua film bertema hari raya itu. Bagaimana KAU akan merayaan hari raya? Mia dan beberapa rakyatnya akan memberimu beberapa ide.
165 pages, Paperback
First published October 25, 2005
21 people are currently reading
5443 people want to read
About the author
Meg Cabot
279 books35.4k followersLibrarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.
She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.
Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.
Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.
Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.
She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.
Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.
Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.
Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 127 reviews
January 6, 2021
This one was a disappointment to me. I picked it because of the seasonal theme, and I liked the cover, but it was not what I expected. I was expecting a story involving Mia from The Princess Diaries in some type of holiday tale but instead it was various characters from the books giving their takes on how different winter holidays are celebrated around the world, just skimming the background of the historical roots of the holidays and a couple of recipes and a couple of crafts. I could have got that background info and the other stuff from lots of other sources-- I would have much rather had something unique from Ms. Cabot relating to her original series.
November 21, 2018
For some reason, I thought this was going to be an actual story, maybe Mia celebrating the holidays with Michael. But it was just like the other two in the series (Princess Lessons and Perfect Princess) and gave a lot of information, this time about how Christmas and other December holidays are celebrated around the world. But I'm pretty sure she didn't pull all that information out of thin air, so she really should have cited her sources.
January 23, 2012
This book was actually really, really awesome. It's sort of like a report on holidays and customs with commentary from Mia interspersed between all the characters we know an love from the series. I've only read books 1-3 && 8 and plan to read the last 3 soon, so there is maybe a character or two there that I'm not too familiar with.
I loved reading each character's "voice" as they lent their expertise on various Winter Holidays. My favorite part of the book was when they went into the different customs in many countries for Christmas. I loved the accuracy of Christmas in NYC as I am an expert on that. Haha!
The illustrations by Chesly McLaren are perfect. I love how classically girly they are. Additionally, I actually learned a few things about the origins of holiday traditions and things!! One of the cooler things was the origin of the song Deck the Halls! (I will leave that for you to find out if you read it!)
I give Holiday Princess 3 out of 4 stars! It's got me all psyched for the Christmas season way in advance. Highly recommended for fans of the Princess Diaries and Winter Holiday lovers.
I loved reading each character's "voice" as they lent their expertise on various Winter Holidays. My favorite part of the book was when they went into the different customs in many countries for Christmas. I loved the accuracy of Christmas in NYC as I am an expert on that. Haha!
The illustrations by Chesly McLaren are perfect. I love how classically girly they are. Additionally, I actually learned a few things about the origins of holiday traditions and things!! One of the cooler things was the origin of the song Deck the Halls! (I will leave that for you to find out if you read it!)
I give Holiday Princess 3 out of 4 stars! It's got me all psyched for the Christmas season way in advance. Highly recommended for fans of the Princess Diaries and Winter Holiday lovers.
August 28, 2016
Short Review for a Short Book
This was a cute little addition to the Princess Diaries!
It was super cute to see her try to figure out what to get everyone, and see how "royals" celebrate the holidays!
The whole list of how EVERY county does Christmas thou, whoa, too much info. I did skim that part, not that it wasn't interesting, but it was crazy dry.
This was a cute little addition to the Princess Diaries!
It was super cute to see her try to figure out what to get everyone, and see how "royals" celebrate the holidays!
The whole list of how EVERY county does Christmas thou, whoa, too much info. I did skim that part, not that it wasn't interesting, but it was crazy dry.
November 5, 2016
Loved reading this so long after I read the last princess diaries book! Total nostalgia
January 5, 2018
An informative and fun book about holiday traditions around the world. Plus, Princess Mia mentions Degrassi, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Zac Hanson! (Not in the same sentence.)
May 8, 2023
Sudah kuduga isinya "receh" etapi lumayan sih. Ada sedikit² sejarah Natal dari berbagai negara. Tapi selebihnya kbnykan gak penting jg sih.
November 16, 2020
Oh man, my bad. I thought this was a novel. It’s not. It’s like a fictionalized how to Christmas book / compendium of Christmas factoids. Suggestions, how tos and facts by Princess Mia, Grandmere, Lilly, Michael, etc.
The actual historical or Biblical references were interesting. They were actually the best part for me. I especially loved reading how Christmas is celebrated in different countries. (Reading about the Trapp Family Singers was kind of meta). Some of these traditions are similar to those in the US. Others are pretty different. (Bad spirits don’t roam the US like in Hungary...or do they?). The passages are very brief, sans an abundance of details. Reach out to Google / DuckDuckGo for additional deets. I did.
I thought Krampus was just a movie. I had no idea it was based on folklore.
I can’t believe the Philippines celebrate with fireworks starting Christmas Eve straight through till New Year’s Eve...people living there must be complaining every five minutes, on Facebook, about their poor scared dogs 😉
You will also find a recipe and craft project or two. Holiday Wassail sounds good!
There is a Yoko Ono reference that made me almost spit out my peppermint mocha. Ha! People under a certain age mightn’t get it however. Sad.
There is actually a bevy of pop culture references in this book. I love pop culture references!
Great illustrations, I especially love the usage of pink, grey and black.
Overall it was a fun book. It truly only whets your whistle. There surely are better books out there if you want a more detailed history of Christmas.
The actual historical or Biblical references were interesting. They were actually the best part for me. I especially loved reading how Christmas is celebrated in different countries. (Reading about the Trapp Family Singers was kind of meta). Some of these traditions are similar to those in the US. Others are pretty different. (Bad spirits don’t roam the US like in Hungary...or do they?). The passages are very brief, sans an abundance of details. Reach out to Google / DuckDuckGo for additional deets. I did.
I thought Krampus was just a movie. I had no idea it was based on folklore.
I can’t believe the Philippines celebrate with fireworks starting Christmas Eve straight through till New Year’s Eve...people living there must be complaining every five minutes, on Facebook, about their poor scared dogs 😉
You will also find a recipe and craft project or two. Holiday Wassail sounds good!
There is a Yoko Ono reference that made me almost spit out my peppermint mocha. Ha! People under a certain age mightn’t get it however. Sad.
There is actually a bevy of pop culture references in this book. I love pop culture references!
Great illustrations, I especially love the usage of pink, grey and black.
Overall it was a fun book. It truly only whets your whistle. There surely are better books out there if you want a more detailed history of Christmas.
December 4, 2013
Meg Cabot wrote the book in small chapters that were very informational. Each chapter was focused on a country or state and how they celebrate Christmas or New Years. I think the way the book was written made it easy to understand and remember the different cultures. I especially can recall how people in Belgium have two Christmas visitors, St. Nicholas, on December 6th, and Santa Claus, on December 25th. They also have 'cougnou' made in the shape of baby Jesus for breakfast on Christmas. Meg Cabot also included humor and girly things that really kept me reading. The book actually made it more fun for me to learn about holiday cultures than what I thought would!
This book reminds me of the country reports my classmates and I had to do in 7th grade for World Geography. Everyone picked a country and researched their cultures and how they celebrated Christmas. I have to admit it wasn't a bad assignment because I got to learn a lot about my country and others, and it wasn't too hard. I could recall quite a few of the countries the class had researched.
I really enjoyed this book because it made learning much more fun than reading a normal book. I could relate to the silly notes at the bottom of certain pages and they made me giggle. I also felt a little knowledgable after I read the book than how I felt before I read it! I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about Christmas cultures or to read a happy holiday-spirited book!
This book reminds me of the country reports my classmates and I had to do in 7th grade for World Geography. Everyone picked a country and researched their cultures and how they celebrated Christmas. I have to admit it wasn't a bad assignment because I got to learn a lot about my country and others, and it wasn't too hard. I could recall quite a few of the countries the class had researched.
I really enjoyed this book because it made learning much more fun than reading a normal book. I could relate to the silly notes at the bottom of certain pages and they made me giggle. I also felt a little knowledgable after I read the book than how I felt before I read it! I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about Christmas cultures or to read a happy holiday-spirited book!
July 11, 2016
Synopsis: "A princess always knows how to celebrate the holidays. There's Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, Chinese New Year, Saturnalia . . .to name just a few.
Then there's gift giving, the royal Genovian Fabergé advent calendar, hot chocolate with marshmallows -- oh, and all those fabulous holiday movies. How will YOU celebrate this holiday season? Mia and her subjects have a few ideas."
My Review: This was interesting but completely pointless book in the series. It was interesting to read about various holiday traditions around the world but it did get a little bit repetitive and dull. While I have not been a fan of this series, I am kind of curious exactly what the point of this book was, it really is just a filler between full length books and a way to keep money flowing and interest. Also, this really shouldn't be put so late in the series, it mentions events and physical traits from earlier in the series too.
Then there's gift giving, the royal Genovian Fabergé advent calendar, hot chocolate with marshmallows -- oh, and all those fabulous holiday movies. How will YOU celebrate this holiday season? Mia and her subjects have a few ideas."
My Review: This was interesting but completely pointless book in the series. It was interesting to read about various holiday traditions around the world but it did get a little bit repetitive and dull. While I have not been a fan of this series, I am kind of curious exactly what the point of this book was, it really is just a filler between full length books and a way to keep money flowing and interest. Also, this really shouldn't be put so late in the series, it mentions events and physical traits from earlier in the series too.
September 5, 2013
With me i really enjoy this book. It is good for person who don't like to read, and just start reading. The first book you take have to make you feel able to read it. And i finished it. It use almost familiar words , so you don't have to worry about dictionary.
About a book, it is really good for people who want to learn about different culture, it show you how people on the world celebrate Christmas. It have 12 animals match with each year on Chinese's calendar. If you curious about your old, you can check it. A book will tell you about history of gift card and Saint Nicholas.Summarily, this book all about Christmas and some bout New year
About a book, it is really good for people who want to learn about different culture, it show you how people on the world celebrate Christmas. It have 12 animals match with each year on Chinese's calendar. If you curious about your old, you can check it. A book will tell you about history of gift card and Saint Nicholas.Summarily, this book all about Christmas and some bout New year
January 17, 2017
This was quite the fun, spirited, informational little read! I definitely recommend it for mothers of young daughters. It gives you tips on different activities, foods and gifts for the holidays. I wish I would have read it closer to the Holiday Season. It will warm your heart for the start of the season.
I really liked how expansive the topics covered from Christmas to Chinese New Years to Christmas around the world in EVERY country. It's fantastic!
One thing I didn't like was how everyone wrote their own passages, yet for Chinese New Year, Mia interviews her friend. I would have liked the flow to stay consistent.
4 out of 5 stars.
I really liked how expansive the topics covered from Christmas to Chinese New Years to Christmas around the world in EVERY country. It's fantastic!
One thing I didn't like was how everyone wrote their own passages, yet for Chinese New Year, Mia interviews her friend. I would have liked the flow to stay consistent.
4 out of 5 stars.
July 30, 2009
This book is basically a rundown of holiday (Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa etc., anyway) traditions from around the world, loosely veiled in a coating of The Princess Diaries.
It's an interesting book, but definitely not required reading for the series. Each chapter is written by various characters from the books, which is marginally entertaining, but really it's more just a book on holidays of the world.
It's an interesting book, but definitely not required reading for the series. Each chapter is written by various characters from the books, which is marginally entertaining, but really it's more just a book on holidays of the world.
![Profile Image for Amanda [Novel Addiction].](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gr-assets.com%2Fimages%2FS%2Fcompressed.photo.goodreads.com%2Fusers%2F1415744673i%2F4886503._UX200_CR0%2C36%2C200%2C200_.jpg&w=128&q=75)
September 25, 2015
With this, I have finally finished reading all the between the novels books for the Princess Diaries series. But it didn't fill that need for me to go back and read through the series. It helped a little, but I miss this series a lot. I loved Mia, Michael, Grandmere, and the whole gang (not Lilly, so much, TBH).
Cute book. And it really did have some fascinating information about Christmas and winter holidays throughout the world.
Cute book. And it really did have some fascinating information about Christmas and winter holidays throughout the world.
October 5, 2015
Very cute and informative little book! I loved the little tidbits about all of the different holiday traditions. I did find myself zoning out a bit because holidays aren't really my thing though. Mia's commentary really added to the book. I intend to look into Saturnalia more because it seems quite interesting. One more novella until Royal Wedding! (Oh, and book 10 because I am listening to it again despite having read it less than a month ago. It is so CUTE!)
December 9, 2017
The short version of how I feel about the book: Awww.
The long version of how I feel about the book: As a trivia geek, I love the random facts that Mia has with the cute nerdiness. The Princess Diaries is a huge part of me, and I love how the characters were so individually crafted.
I don't know why I took forever to read such a short book, but it was worth it because of the cute doodles and the facts. Right now, it's perfect to read a book about the holidays.
Happy holidays!
🎄🎁🎉🎅☃❄️
The long version of how I feel about the book: As a trivia geek, I love the random facts that Mia has with the cute nerdiness. The Princess Diaries is a huge part of me, and I love how the characters were so individually crafted.
I don't know why I took forever to read such a short book, but it was worth it because of the cute doodles and the facts. Right now, it's perfect to read a book about the holidays.
Happy holidays!
🎄🎁🎉🎅☃❄️
August 29, 2019
"And while some people, like my mum, believe traditions are for breaking, some other people, like Grandmere, believe traditions are the backbones of family and society and stuff." (3)
I really enjoyed this book, and I learned a lot. I loved how each character's personality was showcased throughout. I loved how this book was laid out and displayed.
This book was a quick read, as it only took me an hour to read.
I would recommend it to anyone into rom com!
I really enjoyed this book, and I learned a lot. I loved how each character's personality was showcased throughout. I loved how this book was laid out and displayed.
This book was a quick read, as it only took me an hour to read.
I would recommend it to anyone into rom com!
December 18, 2017
This book was super cute. I read all the Princess Diaries books when I was younger and remember really enjoying them. This book was very reminiscent of that time. It was also very interesting and informative of the holiday traditions of different cultures.
This was a super quick read and I reccomend it to get in the holiday spirit!
This was a super quick read and I reccomend it to get in the holiday spirit!
December 11, 2020
I definatly liked this one more than Princess Lessons or Perfect Princess. Princess Lessons was a cute book about how to act, and Perfect Princess was a history lesson, with some fictional princesses thrown in there. This one had history, cuteness, and I just liked this one so much more. Would recommened for Princess Diaries fans like myself!
May 16, 2017
Okay but reading Paolo's part in my head trying to imagine what he sounds like is the funniest thing. "The people know nothing" Truer words have never been spoken Paolo. Okay so I started typing this before I finished reading it and then on the next page Mia said what I just said.
September 2, 2019
Cute! I adore reading books from my childhood. The book contained so many great facts about the holidays.
January 8, 2020
A fun side book in the Princess series, Cabot has Mia tell us about the holidays. How to celebrate, different cultures, and, of course, etiquette.
June 2, 2021
This was a very good novella. I really enjoyed reading about other countries Christmas traditions. This was definitely my favorite side book that Meg Cabot wrote.
December 2, 2016
It was a cute, little, informative book about Christmas and Holiday traditions in the USA and around the world. I originally picked it up at the library because I thought it would be a short Princess Diaries Holiday story; of course, it was not. I also thought it might be a fun read for my tween daughters. While I enjoyed the quirky entries, it didn't impress overly much. There was a tiny dollop of information, usually filled with frivolous silliness in most entries. I also felt the information was geared to an older young adult crowd rather than younger tween or teen girls. There were a few adult references that I didn't feel needed to be there. If my girls pick it up, I won't dissuade them from reading it, but I'm also aware it might lead to some "education" I wouldn't normally expect to give from a book of this type.
March 12, 2016
Not as good as the other little book about learning to be a princess, but it was definitely insightful, particularly the section about all the different customs and holidays that different countries celebrate on and around Christmas.
The list of Christmas movies was pretty awesome, some of my favorites while others (i.e. Scoorge) not so much.
The section by Kenny I thought was unnecessary though interesting. I would have had preferred to have the information spoken via Michael. Never have been a fan of Kenny.
The 'How to Say "Happy New Year"' was great. Always fun to learn little tidbits of other languages.
The list of Christmas movies was pretty awesome, some of my favorites while others (i.e. Scoorge) not so much.
The section by Kenny I thought was unnecessary though interesting. I would have had preferred to have the information spoken via Michael. Never have been a fan of Kenny.
The 'How to Say "Happy New Year"' was great. Always fun to learn little tidbits of other languages.
November 17, 2018
I definitely love the concept, so even if I haven't read the series about this princess, I had to dive into this book. But I've already read other books by this author and I'm unfortunately not a fan. So I didn't really liked this book, either.
Something in this I didn't know, so it interested me, but I didn't get the irony, didn't like Mia's comments and other characters' sections. Some jokes are not for kids. Mia's Christmas movies list is not made by my favorite Christmas movies, so I don't agree.
Basically I only liked Grandmere's pieces. She seems an actual aristocrat.
Something in this I didn't know, so it interested me, but I didn't get the irony, didn't like Mia's comments and other characters' sections. Some jokes are not for kids. Mia's Christmas movies list is not made by my favorite Christmas movies, so I don't agree.
Basically I only liked Grandmere's pieces. She seems an actual aristocrat.
December 10, 2017
I guess I expected a little more out of this book than it delivered. 'Princess Mia' and her friends/relatives each talk about different holidays celebrated at this time of year; that's interesting. But I thought it was a mistake to have Mia saying or interjecting comments that were degrading to some of the practices of others or reduced celebrations to 'how many people are giving gifts, to whom, and how many.'
It made me rather sad that 'Mia' made light of nearly everything but the presents.
It made me rather sad that 'Mia' made light of nearly everything but the presents.
June 12, 2019
It wasn't bad, but not necessary to read if you're reading The Princess Diaries series. There's no new information here, and really, it reads more like a textbook or booklet about holidays and traditions than anything else. It was a bit boring (though I do love learning about holidays and how different cultures/religions celebrate them).
June 27, 2025
This companion book was cute and all but not great. Just general holiday fluff.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 127 reviews