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There’s a lot more stirring in this house than a mouse…
Everyone knows Santa arrives on the rooftop with the clatter of eight tiny reindeer. But did you realize that 2023 is the 200th publication anniversary of Clement Clarke Moore’s famous American poem about Santa coming down the chimney? And now, creative director Sally Veillette has packaged the ultimate version of this beloved rhyme to share with the world.
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Christmas is an important Christian holiday, but it has become special to many people all over the world. It's a time when people see their family members and eat special foods. Some people are happy because Christmas has become a time of year when people give their time, money, or gifts to others. This book explores why people love Christmas. Brightly colored illustrations and manageable text make this book perfect for young listeners and emerging...
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The Christmas Hut is a wonderful book that lends itself beyond the holidays, with childlike innocence, to all who experience it. It is the only book in its category that invites and welcomes children, as well as the young at heart, into the Christmas Holidays, and walks them into the New year, by taking them into a world quite different from their own, yet bound together by the joyful cheer of the season, as it rings the bells of goodwill towards...
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"Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens -- DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life ... even toys. And Jack's newest toy -- the Christmas Pig (DP's replacement) -- has a daring plan: Together they'll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best...
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Lindsay Brinkley had begun to dread Christmas. As she liked to tell her out-of-town kids, "It's all months of commercial preparation, and then poof! It's over in one day." Inspired by some TV interviews with department store Santa's who share that sentiment, she decides to extend the season with weeks of anonymously delivered gifts. Trouble is, the news media becomes obsessed with Santa's secret helper and wants to unmask her. Along her journey, she...
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An Off-White Christmas features, a dozen stories all set on or around Christmas, though with little to no clear religious emphasis. Instead, these stories explore life changes and choices, and chaos in times of heightened drama, when family and friends, and life partners merge to form cohesive units, happy or otherwise. The stories range from a gambling spree in Las Vegas to a caravan traveling to Baraboo; from a teepee hotel in Kentucky to a retro...
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Inspired by the story of Fatima, this uplifting and inspirational Catholic Christmas novella is set in Pennsylvania in the year 1963. Baseball champ and egomaniac Jim "Cannonball" Edwards returns to his hometown where he attends an honorary banquet and has a few too many drinks. Driving home, he crashes his sports car, and his friend and passenger, Bob, is killed. After waking up in serious condition at St. Joseph's Hospital, Jim meets a young girl,...
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"The small town of Parrish Springs is not quite ready for Matilda Honeycutt. A strange woman with scraggly hair and jewelry that jangles as she walks, Matilda keeps busy stocking and arranging her new shop on the town's quaint and lovely Main Street. When rumors start to fly about what might be going on behind the papered-up windows and the locked door, the image-conscious residents start looking for a way to get this woman and her wares out of their...
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Here is A Christmas Treasury for all ages. Included are Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, and other delightful poetry and fiction. Beautifully illustrated, this book will become part of your family's Christmas tradition for years to come.
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WHEN THE LIGHT RETURNED TO MAIN STREET is a collection of stories that explores the meaning of Christmas from different angles and perspectives.
From the traditional settings of "Just What They Wanted" and "Crossing Christmas," and the wonder of "The Helpers" and "The Christmas Angel," to the folktale imaginings conjured by "When the Light Returned to Main Street," these stories will challenge you to consider what Christmas means to you, and to answer...
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Adapted from a classic Christmas short story by Nobel Prize—winning author Pearl S. Buck, this beautiful gift book allows readers of all ages to share a heartwarming story about awakening the simple joy of Christmas.
Remembering a special Christmas from his childhood, Rob wants to get his father a Christmas gift that would truly show his love and appreciation. But it's Christmas Eve, and living on a farm far away from stores limits his options....
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CHRISTMAS TIDINGS is a fun, colorful book that spells out the real meaning of Christmas. Young children will learn about that first Christmas, so long ago, in the town of Bethlehem. Written in a simple rhyming pattern, children will love to recite the story as they look at the illustrations, over and over again.
20) Full of Grace
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Spanning the nine months of Mary's pregnancy, Full of Grace sets the foundation for the Christmas story. Chosen as God's handmaiden for the purpose of bringing his salvation to the earth, Mary expects the honor and glory that accompanies such a title. She quickly finds this new status is not so easily received by those around her, especially Joseph, who cannot see she didn't betray him. Left to face a bleak future alone, Mary learns what it means...
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