This touching tale helps kids see that even if they're different, God has a unique plan for their lives.

    A moody young boy living with his aunt on an island, "Red" Breathed sees himself as the "Red Ranger from Mars", his hero from the movie serials, and cannot picture life without the gift of a Red Ranger bicycle. Red is far too "swanky a human being" to believe in Santa Claus, but nevertheless he pays a visit to the aged island hermit, Lord Sander Clos, rumored to be the legendary man himself, now living in lonely, joyless retirement. This meeting triggers an emotional response within the self-absorbed Red and leads to the most remarkable bicycle ever delivered on Christmas morning.

    Even if they don't have much money for presents, they always have one another, and that's enough to make any Christmas merry. This lavish gift book gathers together five of Laura's classic Christmas stories from Little House in the Big Woods, Little Houes on the Prairie, and On the Banks of Plum Creek, and is illustrated with gently colorized versions of Garth Williams' original art. Bring these stories home with you as part of your own Christmas celebration!And, this Christmas, you can also be Laura with the Little House Christmas Theater Kit! Inside this wonderful new kit is everything you need to put on two Christmas plays adapted from the Little House books. Ask for this kit at a bookstore near you, and make your Christmas this year a Little House Christmas!1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)

    This long out-of-print classic is the perfect stocking-stuffer for any bah humbug.

    While he waits out the storm, the woman who lives there tells him the Christmas story. Starting with the very creation of the world and ending with the resurrection, the boy discovers the big picture of God's plan for his people and situates the nativity within the scope of history. Breathtakingly illustrated by renowned artist and author Richard Jesse Watson, One Wintry Night is the perfect gift for the young and the young-at-heart.

    "The Christmas book of the year. Twenty-six dazzling, magical pop-ups commemorate holiday sights and symbols in unforgettable ways....Most of the pop-ups themselves are white, which gives them an elegant look, and Sabuda...has designed them all to move gracefully when the flaps are opened....Besides being an imaginative paper designer, Sabuda uses form, color, and space expertly....Just terrific. "-- Pointer, KIRKUS REVIEWBook Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 10/1/2004 Pages: 16 Reading Level: Age 4 and Up

    The original Clifford's Christmas is a perennial backlist favorite, with more than 710,000 copies sold, and now here's Clifford as a puppy--in an original paperback that recounts his first Christmas ever with Emily Elizabeth.

    He always gave his customers exactly what they paid for -- not more and not less. So, he was not about to give in when a mysterious old woman comes to him on Saint Nicholas Day and insists that a dozen is thirteen! The woman's curse puts an end to the baker's business, and he believes it would take Saint Nicholas to help him. But if he receives that help, will it be exactly what he imagined? Find out in this inspiring legend from Dutch colonial New York about the birth of an honored American custom. TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK "FOLKTALES ON STAGE," OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE. //////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of "The Legend of Lightning Larry," "The Sea King's Daughter," and many more children's books. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society. Wendy Edelson has applied her award-winning skills to a wide range of illustration projects, including picture books, pet portraits, posters, and puzzles. Among her clients have been Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the U.S. Postal Service, Cricket Magazine, McGraw-Hill Education, and the American Library Association. //////////////////////////////////////////////// HONORS American Bookseller Pick of the Lists Trumpet Book Club selection Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children "The good will of legendary Saint Nick resonates in this tale about the origin of the term 'baker's dozen.' . . . Shepard's easy-to-follow retelling has an appropriate Old World flavor." -- Publishers Weekly, Sept. 18, 1995 "A particularly nice holiday story accented by paintings full of detail. . . . Well-paced and a good length for groups or individuals, this is right on target for audiences. Edelson's artwork is filled with marvelously-alive characters who almost step from the pages." -- Ilene Cooper, Booklist, Sept. 15, 1995 "A lush new version of a traditional tale. . . . Well-chosen words and a nicely-paced text that begs to be told aloud. A treat for the holiday season." -- School Library Journal, Oct. 1995 "Aaron Shepard retells a favorite colonial legend with the voice of the storyteller." -- Jan Lieberman, TNT, Fall 1995 "A fine tale of generosity for St. Nicholas Day or any day." -- Marilyn McPhie, Storybag, Special Review Issue 1997 "A story with a message to be heard during the holidays and all year long." -- Children's Book Review

    A powerful proof of God's overwhelming love.

    

    Christmas stories

    

    Celebrate its miraculous rebirth with this beautiful three-dimensional presentation of the story of Christmas, complete with foil-stamped cover and golden ribbon tie.A simple re-telling of the nativity story receives a strikingly handsome treatment, as special as Christmas itself. Every one of the six gilded and gloriously illustrated panoramas offers exquisitely crafted paperwork with windows that burst open to reveal such delicate, moving scenes as the Angel Gabriel attending Mary, the Holy Family in the manger, and the Three Wise Men worshipping the baby Jesus.This timeless portrayal will once again become a necessary adornment under every tree.

    Can he keep his puppy out of mischief--or will he be banished from the house for his first Christmas. Lucky gets off on the wrong paw right away by attacking Aunt Octavia's sheepskin coat. This heartwarming addition to Betsy Duffey's Lucky series captures the spirit of the holiday season.

    Little Matchmakers by Debbie Macomber\Barbara Bretton\Muriel Jensen released on Oct 25, 1994 is available now for purchase.

    A co-worker offers him a "pause" wrapped elegantly in a box with a purple ribbon. "What at first appears to be empty fills to overflowing." Remembering the significance of this unique gift at that harried time, Davis passes this gift on within this beautiful book. The award-winning design features expressive, photographic images of evergreen trees printed in dark burgundy and metallic copper-colored inks on festive, textured tan-colored paper. A dramatic envelope stamped with The Pause in copper foil encloses the book and completes the image of a cherished holiday gift. Beautiful to look at and appealing to touch, The Pause invites you to linger around the words, the images and their meaning.

    In Donkey Bells: Advent and Christmas, Catherine s three-in-one book on this most expectant of holiday seasons, you ll receive wonderful gifts:Meaningful and heartwarming stories, the telling of which will surely become a family Christmas tradition. Including: The Little Christmas Angel O'Ryan, How Pride Became Humble, The Christmas Gift, Christmas in Harlem, The Bruised Reed, and others.Customs which you can adopt into your own Christmas celebration, such as: The Advent Wreath, The 'O' Antiphons, Baking Christmas Foods and Decorating, and The Blessing of The Christmas Tree. Traditions surrounding important Advent and Christmas feast days are presented, including: St. Nicholas, The Immaculate Conception, Feast of the Holy Family, New Year's Eve, Epiphany, and more.Earthy and inspiring meditations to prepare the entire family for Christ's coming, including: A Candle in Our Hearts, Little Things, The Gurgle of a Baby, Where Love Is God Is, Looking into the Child's Eyes, Advent: A Modern Bethlehem, A Short Season--A Long Journey, and many more.

    Even Brownie the cow has been taken in to a warm shed. But Christmas is a magic time and when Father Christmas visits the donkey with a huge, bulging sack the donkey offers to help him with his last delivery.

    Together with evocative text by award-winning fantasy writer Ellen Kushner, they tell the story of the real St. Nicholas and his magical world in the Valley Beyond. This allegory about humankind and its relationship with the environment also offers a fresh and poignant message about the true spirit of gift-giving. Four-color illustrations with gold; two gatefolds.

    Who doesn't remember the holiday sights and sounds and smells of Grandma's house? The living room aglow with a tree that touches the ceiling, the clatter of silverware and kitchen pans, the banter of relatives, and especially Grandma's bright face Donald Davis captures these memories and more and relays them through the eyes of a child.

    As they do, they see how a whole woodland menagerie of furry, fuzzy animals keep cozy in their own special corners of the natural world. This lovely, quiet book is perfect for families to use and read together as they await the arrival of Christmas. Beautifully detailed illustrations make this a book to look at again and again—even after Christmas has come and gone!It was originally published in 1994 as Lisa McCue’s The Animals’ Advent, in a slightly larger format. The new, smaller size is perfect for little hands. The book also makes an ideal pre-Christmas gift!

    Snowy streets and bustling shops. Secret hopes and dark nights full of stars. Christmas, in all its merriment and all its mystery, is captured by master storyteller Susan Hill in four poignant stories and a rejoicing poem. Accompanied by John Lawrence's handsome wood engravings, they form a joyous volume of Christmas magic that will become a family reading tradition.

    In all of history, Christ's birth was unique. Similarly, of all the holidays we celebrate, nothing can compare to the holiday that celebrates His birth. Holly and pine boughs, candles and ornaments, peace, love, and tradition all remind us of the ties that bind us to each other and to our Savior. Because of Christ's divine birth, family ties can literally become eternal. This Christmas, curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and let the chapters in this book guide you through the symbols of the season and the real story of Christmas. Interwoven with insights from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, the words of the prophets, and insights from the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, this age-old Christmas story will take on new meaning and new life like never before.

    With back-ground notes on each carol and delightful illustrations, this volume will earn a place in your Christmases for years to come.

    She's "a veritable Betty Crocker of the woodland …” Biography Magazine says. Bountiful Gardens says, "Ocean … is an excellent vegetarian cook.”With vegetarian recipes that strengthen your spirit and save your soul, Suellen Ocean’s talking cooking when the cupboard’s bare! This stir-crazy countrywoman’s got the slap-happiest way to bake a pie and even shows you how to cook with acorns and wild rose hips. Poor Jonny’s Cookbook is for pioneers, rich people, poor people, writers, frugal people, busy people, city people, country people, newlyweds, survivalists, seniors, starving artists and students!

    When the noisy intruder turns out to be a very welcome visitor with a present for the puppy, Oliver happily accepts his reward for guarding the house. Full color.

    Twenty-four miniature board books are arranged in sequence and nestled in a backer. The books are numbered 1 through 24 and, like the peek-a-boo windows of an Advent calendar, are meant to be opened one-per-day from December first through Christmas Eve. Read in sequence, the full-color four-page books capture the mystery of the first Christmas, from Gabriel's visit to Mary to Jesus' birth in the manger. The Jewel-like books, with gold-thread loops and three different trim sizes, also make memorable ornaments for the Christmas tree. 168,000 copies in print.

    When the play finally comes together, Chris learns that the true meaning of Christmas is for all God's creation to celebrate Jesus' birth-even mice!

    Parents trust these colorful books to teach their children Bible stories from Genesis through Acts in a fun, memorable way.The Arch Books series of 100 titles is conveniently divided into 8 sections that include related stories for an organized journey through the Bible.

    In this fascinating collection of displays ranging from the conventional to the bizarre, Patoski offer something for everyone--an enchanting view of the holidays that could tempt even Scrooge to put a light in the window! 100 color photos.

    They tell Bible stories with the lively illustrations and clever rhymes of the popular Arch "RM" Books series. A special inscription page lets kids write their names and encourages them to share the book with a friend. After PassAlong Arch Books have been shared, they may be mailed to Concordia Gospel Outreach, a volunteer organization that sends the books to children in a mission field. What a great way to show children how easy it is to share the good news of Jesus Christ!

    From hors d'oeuvres to eight complete dinner party menus, this book presents over two hundred fat-free recipes for holidays and special occasions.