Groundhog Day [1] Feb. 2, 2012
Valentine's Day [2] Feb 14, 2012
Presidents Day [3] Feb. 20, 2012
Mardi Gras [4] Feb. 21, 2012
February is Black History Month [5]
Birthdays in February
- Laura Ingalls Wilder [6] author of the Little House on the Prairie series, was born Feb. 7, 1867
- Jane Yolen [7], author of How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read, and Fairy Tale Dinners was born Feb. 11, 1939
- Judy Blume [8] author of Freckle Juice, Superfudge, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and more was born Feb. 12, 1938
- Norman Bridwell [9] author of Clifford the Big Red Dog series grew up in Kokomo, Ind. and was born Feb. 15, 1928
- Joan Lowery Nixon [10], four time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Juvenile Mysteries, was born Feb. 3, 1927. Learn about writing mysteries [11].