. .So begins a sweet rhyming story in which a group of animals recounts the events surrounding Jesus' birth in the manger, and the parts some of their ancestors played in it. This is also a counting book.

    The contributors range from William Shakespeare to Ogden Nash and include Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes and Louisa May Alcott. The book closes with the recipes for Fannie Merritt Farmer's Christmas Dinner, from her 1896 cookbook.

    Using his beloved mix of artfully told stories, poetry, and other recollections, President Monson conveys a moving message about the true spirit of Christmas.

    Here, depicted in loving detail, is Christmas as it was at the beginning of the twentieth century, indoors and out, above stairs and below, as seen through the eyes of the same boy and girl whose progress through the sunlit peace of Edwardian England was celebrated in An Edwardian Summer.

    Mouth-watering molasses butter cookies. In this delightful Little Book that includes a charm, Joan Walsh Anglund combines her favorite holiday recipes with her own unique illustrations.