And he insists that the skating pond is his. Mr. Whiskers knows this isn't true, but since he can't prove it, there'll be no skating...not even on Christmas Day! That is...unless cleaning Mr. Whiskers' house uncovers some important information.

    His parents decorate Easter eggs. When the Abbotts go on vacation, they have lots of adventures. Orson likes decorating, but not as much as he likes to play. When a family wants their house decorated, Orson gets to do the high parts.A pilot wants his plane to have designs, and Orson gets a free ride!When the townspeople ask the Abbotts to paint the town bridge, Orson decides he wants to do the whole thing by himself? It takes a lot of hard work, but Orson loves it and never gets tired.

    Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, and the rest of the Peanuts gang are a little skeptical. "Good grief!" crabby Lucy says. "There's no Easter Beagle!" In the vein of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, this Easter classic, based on the television special, features the beloved characters created more than 50 years ago by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. Peppermint Patty is perennially aggravated with Marcie, Sally is still lovelorn yet litigious ("Never trust a man with a blanket," she fumes. "Get me my lawyer!"), and Charlie Brown is disappointed once again in his holiday hopes.

    So it is fitting that these stories, many with their own familiar illustrations, should be brought together in one book. ... In the nineteenth century, Post writers Hans Christian Andersen, Mark Twain and Washington Irving created the classics whose familiar lines warm our Christmases today. ... These popular writers never forgot the real meaning of Christmas and there is a reverence in their work which makes them fit company for the Bible stories of the nativity. The Post Christmas Book presents a range of activities and readings for the family. It is at once a joyous homecoming for two centuries of Post writers and artists and we hope a source of inspiration for new and old readers.

    Explains the origins and meanings of the Christmas customs and traditions of many lands