When he meets an animal friend who’s lost his home, Poky’s quick to help–and learns all about the spirit of Christmas.

    At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside.This Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the Christ Child. Beloved Newbery honor-winning author and Caldecott honor-winning illustrator Tomie dePaola has embraced the legend using his own special feeling for Christmas. His glorious paintings capture not only the brilliant colors of Mexico and its art, but also the excitement of the children preparing for Christmas and the hope of Lucida, who comes to see what makes a gift truly beautiful.

    But why did Santa call? Now available in a new hardcover edition, this truly Joyce-ian crusade features villains and swashbuckling adventure, concluding with a most spectacular and touching Christmas celebration.A holiday extravaganza like no other, by the creator of Rolie Polie Olie, Snowie Rolie, Sleepy Time Olie, Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures wirh the Family Lazardo, and George Shrinks.

    David McPhail's inspirational holiday story emphasizes the importance of literacy while reminding readers that with patience and practice, you can achieve just about anything.

    The prospect of the long trip back from where she came, to make her boys spend Christmas traveling, is too painful to face. With all her strength, she prevails upon her fiancé's partner to allow her and her boys to see the place where they had pinned all their hopes, and to be able to spend at least Christmas at the ranch that was to be her home. Monroe Locket wants no part of a widow-woman mail-order bride, nor her snot-nosed boys. He can’t manage to deny her, however, and nothing he does seems to daunt her. Olivia is one determined woman, who makes biscuits better than any two angels trying hard in heaven, and who manages to bring Christmas right along with her. Once Upon A Christmas is a revised edition of a novella long out of print. With it, Curtiss Ann Matlock once again gives us a space to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holidays, to lift our hearts, and to experience the joy beyond reason.***originally appeared in the anthology 1993 Keepsake Christmas Stories

    The Merry Christmas Mystery (Disney's Winnie the Pooh / Golden Look-Look Book)

    A Christmas miracle involving a hungry polar bear, the beauty and stillness of a North Pole night, the watery world below the ice and a Christmas wreath mysteriously transformed into a wondrous, one-of-a-kind work of nature and art to greet Santa upon his return home.

    When they inherit a house on Spook Hill, Mama, Papa, Sister, and Brother Bear can't guess what's inside it.

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    A "Just for kids" section chock full of easy-to-make gifts and decorations. Creative Christmas Ornaments, Packages and Wrapping. By Elizabeth Baird, Anna Hobbs and the Editors of Canadian Living Magazine

    When Santa overlooks one wrapped present on Christmas Eve and the others tell Irwin to go to bed, chucklehead, he instead sets out on what becomes a hilarious journey to deliver that last present. Full-color illustrations.

    Ideas on how to gild walnuts for the tree, concoct a seasonal pot-pourri, or make traditional brandy butter to accompany the pudding are interspersed with Edith Holden's words and pictures and those of many other writers and artists of the times, such as Beatrix Potter, Robert Louis Stevenson and Virginia Woolf. They are accompanied by turn-of-the-century ideas for after-dinner games from the "Girls Own Companion", a description of Londoners tobogganing at midnight by the light of the moon from the "Illustrated London News", and "The Times" review of the first performance of J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan".

    Perfect for classroom readings or family time around the tree, this bilingual tale is an entertaining introduction to life in a Mexican village. And it is the latest twist on C. Clement Moore's The Night Before Christmas by nationally acclaimed children's author and illustrator James Rice. This time Rice has a sombrero-wearing Santa making his rounds through the Mexican desert. On la Nochebuena, or Christmas Eve, accompanied by his faithful burros-Pedro, Pancho, Felipe, Miguel, Rosita, Juanita, Linda, and Isabel-he visits the home of a Mexican family filling their pi ata with fruits and toys. In Pelican's continuing series of holidays from other cultures, La Nochebuena South of the Border serves as an introduction to our southern neighbors. The story and illustrations draw attention to the cultural differences that make the Mexican Christmas holiday unique and enjoyable. The text appears side by side in English and Spanish. Bilingual families can share the story in their native language. Meanwhile, English-speaking children can develop a familiarity with the common and lesser-known vocabulary of the region. James Rice is widely acclaimed as the South's leading author and illustrator of juvenile books. With more than one million copies of his books in print, he ranks among the nation's top authors and illustrators. Rice completed his M.F.A. at Stephen F. Austin State University. He holds degrees in art from the University of Texas and Howard Payne College and has taught art and music at both the high school and college levels.

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