Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Holly Hobbie
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Product Description
Toot goes to a family reunion in Scotland, promising Puddle that he’ll be back in Woodcock Pocket in time for Christmas. But a huge snowstorm strands him far away from home on Christmas Eve! As Puddle waits anxiously for his friend, another holiday [...]
Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Jan Berenstain
Publisher: HarperFestival
Product Description
Christmas has given everyone a bad case of the greedies, and Santa Bear is upset. He’s canceling Christmas until he can find the true holiday spirit. It’s up to the Berenstain Bears — but will they be in time to save Christmas?
Author: Christopher Rawson
Publisher: Usborne Books
Product Description
Intended for beginner readers, these stories about dragons are written in simple text for readers who have, or are gaining confidence in reading alone.
Author: Margaret McNamara
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Product Description
It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Katie makes shamrocks to help celebrate and ends up learning what it means to be lucky.
Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Jane R. Wood
Publisher: Florida Kids Press, Inc.
Product Description
Thirteen-year-old Joey Johnson hears voices. Only he can’t find the people who belong to them. His curiosity leads him on a quest where he learns more than just history about the Nation’s Oldest City. He discovers he has a special connection to the past [...]
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Dr. R. C. Sproul
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Product Description
Based on the story of Joshua the high priest, a priest desperately searches for a way to cleanse his dirty clothes and is sent to the Prince. The Prince offers the perfect gift – his own clothes. A dual story relates a grandfather telling two [...]
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Margaret Benoit
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Product Description
What else is there for a hard-boiled, off-duty detective to do on a rainy Saturday but visit the local art gallery to see the works of renowned sculptor Bern T. Sienna and the painter Forrest Greene? Alas, Detective Angel Cordoni’s day off becomes an opportunity for creative forensics. [...]
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Irene Kilpatrick
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Product Description
Join Blue at the beach for a romp in the waves!
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: MCE Publishing Company
Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Cory Edwards
Publisher: Cook Communications
Product Description
Join Oscar, Charlie’s bright green pet igunana, as he takes a midnight adventure to find out why Charlie’s mom has placed glittering greena nd red decorations all around the house.
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Sterling
Product Description
H. G. Wells’s sobering, thought-provoking novel is one of the greatest works of science fiction ever created—and as powerful today as when it was written. After inventing a machine that moves through time, the Traveler leaves Victorian London and goes far, far into the future. At first, [...]
Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Puffin
Product Description
A hilarious sequel to the popular fairy tale continues the adventures of the prince as he unhappily copes with the realities of being human once more, until, tired of it all, he sets out to find a witch who can turn him back into a frog. Reprint. SLJ. [...]
Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Alan Durant
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
An inquisitive little girl gives the Tooth Fairy a run for her money-and exchanges several removable messages-in this sweet, humorous story.
Dear Tooth Fairy,
Thank you for coming last night. . . . I have a few
questions. Why do you want my tooth?
Holly’s tooth has fallen out, but she’s not [...]
Rating: (32 reviews)
Author: Robert McCloskey
Publisher: Viking Press
Product Description
“As we follow the story of Sal and his lost tooth we feel as refreshed as though we had spent a day with his family on their island”.–Saturday Review. Caldecott Honor Book. Full-color illustrations.
Rating: (41 reviews)
Author: Al Perkins
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Product Description
Illus. in full color. A dog who has to learn how to dig doesn’t stop until he has dug up the whole town.
Rating: (45 reviews)
Author: Chuck Murphy
Publisher: Little Simon
Product Description
Can you guess what’s hiding behind each color? Lift the flaps and watch Chuck Murphy’s colors literally explode off the pages in this eye-popping book. Amazon.com Review
If only words could describe Chuck Murphy’s Color Surprises as well as his gasp-inducing pop-ups manage to capture the essence of [...]
Rating: (61 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Little Simon
Product Description
Master paper engineer Robert Sabuda has interpreted the classic American anthem “America the Beautiful” in dazzling dimension. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Mount Rushmore to the Statue of Liberty, America has never looked more spectacular. This stunning keepsake masterpiece will be shared and admired by generations to come; [...]
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Robert Byrd
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Product Description
When Saint Francis, the patron saint of animals, encounters a donkey who is unhappy with his lot in life, Francis tells him a story that heals. True, long ago God punished the mischievous animal by giving him long ears, a loud bray, and heavy burdens to bear. [...]
Author: Ruth J. Morehead
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Product Description
The adorable Holly Babes are back, and now they are Waiting for Christmas. They want to make sure everything is just right for Christmas, so they trim their tree, sing their carols, and give out gifts. The Holly Babes’ simple text and charming illustrations will [...]
Author: Sarah Hayes
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
Little Gemma and her family prepare for Christmas all week and have a happy celebration on the day.
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
Christmas is coming! And from choosing the perfect tree, to receiving a gift of underwear from a relative, to seeing Santas everywhere you look, these twelve easy-to-read poems treat readers to a funny and festive look at favorite holiday traditions.
This merry collection of Christmas verse by Children’s Poet [...]
Author: Meg Clibbon
Publisher: Zero To Ten
Product Description
From the origins of long-standing traditions to alternative ways of celebrating the holidays, this book explores what continues to make Christmastime magical around the world. Eager children will learn about customs often taken for granted as this entertaining resource asks the fundamental questions that lend history to holiday cheer, [...]
Author: Mary Packard
Publisher: Cartwheel
Product Description
Rollie the penguin has a special Christmas wish: He wants to be able to fly! On Christmas Eve, Santa asks him to help deliver the toys. But when a bag falls from the sleigh, Santa fears that the bag is lost forever. Then Rollie “flies” through the water and retrieves the [...]
Author: Norman Clifford Bridwell
Publisher: Cartwheel
Product Description
It’s Christmas Eve, and Clifford and his friends are busy playing in the snow. They make snow angels, build snowmen, and listen to carols. It’s a wonderful night on Birdwell Island that’s made perfect when the man himself, Santa, finally arrives! Vibrant, glow in the dark pages are sure to [...]
Rating: (25 reviews)
Author: Mike Reiss
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan
Product Description
When Santa is put out of commission, deli owner Murray Kleiner reluctantly agrees to take his place, putting a spin on Christmas that’s all his own. And with the help of a pushy elf and an eager-to-believe young boy, Murray finds that even though he’s not [...]
Rating: (652 reviews)
Author: C.S. Lewis
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Product Description
Now considered a classic, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is C.S. Lewis’s second book of The Chronicles of Narnia, which has captured the imaginations of children for several generations.
Rating: (5191 reviews)
Author: J. K. Rowling
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Product Description
Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that’s supposed to take place at [...]
Rating: (270 reviews)
Author: C.S. Lewis
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Product Description
In the first book of The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis shows us how it all began — the glorious birth of Narnia at the hand of its unforgettable King. It is followed by six more books that collectively tell the history of a world that has [...]
Rating: (2636 reviews)
Author: J.K. Rowling
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Product Description
During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents’ deaths. Amazon.com Review
For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who’s forced to spend [...]
Rating: (3670 reviews)
Author: J. K. Rowling
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Product Description
We could tell you, but then we’d have to Obliviate your memory. Amazon.com Review
The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated, arguably over-hyped Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has arrived, and the question on the minds of kids, adults, fans, and skeptics alike is, “Is it worth the hype?” [...]
Rating: (151 reviews)
Author: C.S. Lewis
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Product Description
Book five of The Chronicles of Narnia continues the saga of C.S. Lewis’s beloved land of fantastic creatures and unlikely heroes. Readers of any age will be entranced as the crew of the Dawn Treader approaches the “Worlds End.”
Amazon.com Review
The BBC Radio production of The Voyage of [...]
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: James Stevenson
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Product Description
Tossed in garbage cans after they are replaced by new toys at Christmas, a teddy bear and a doll are befriended by a stray dog.
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Product Description
In a sprightly retelling of the holiday classic, Little Critter dreams of
dancing sugarplums while patiently waiting for Santa and his reindeer to arrive.
Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Graham Oakley
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company.
Product Description
This is a picture book for young children and is one of a series about the church mice.
Author: Virginia Poulet
Publisher: Children’s Press(CT)
Product Description
Blue Bug and his friends choose and decorate a tree for Christmas.
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Norman Bridwell
Publisher: Scholastic
Product Description
A good witch helps Santa deliver his Christmas goodies after he is entangled with a spaceship.
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Sesame Street
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Product Description
On Christmas Eve the Sesame Street friends exchange gifts, go skating, worry about Santa, and write their wish list.
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Winthrop
Publisher: Yearling
Product Description
It’s one week before Christmas! When Nora leaves Bear home with Mrs. Duck so that she can do some last-minute shopping, he promises not to hunt for presents. Bear tries to be good, but he happens upon his gifts during a game of hide-and-seek. All Bear wants is [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Product Description
The mice are up to their whiskers in flour, sugar, and sprinkles as they prepare their cookies for Christmas, in a rhyming holiday board book. For children under three.
Author: Lily Karr
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Product Description
A gift that reads “DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS”! How could anyone wait to tear it open? But when they do… SURPRISE! It’s a Christmas story that comes already wrapped!
DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS is a playful holiday format that mimics a wrapped gift box. With glitter flocking, an embossed [...]
Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Ann M. Martin
Publisher: Apple (Scholastic)
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Janet Beeler Shaw
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
Product Description
Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav’s farm in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota.
Author: Susan E. Kirby
Publisher: Bt Bound
Product Description
In 1932, with the country in the depths of the Great Depression, Suker and her family face a Christmas without presents or a tree, and Suker’s only consolation is that her older brother Razz might come home to brighten up the holiday.
Author: John Peterson
Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval
Product Description
It’s almost Christmas, and all the Littles are full of good cheer…all except Uncle Nick. Uncle Nick just moved in. It was time for him to rest after thirty years of fighting mice in Trash City. Uncle Nick likes his new home, but he misses all [...]
Author: Elizabeth Dearing Morgan
Publisher: Eakin Press
Product Description
Describes some of the different ways that Christmas has been celebrated by various groups in Texas from the early sixteenth century to the present.
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Nancy Patterson
Publisher: iUniverse
Product Description
Eight-year-old Ann Megan McCallie impulsively bids all of her hard-earned money for a worthless milkshake cup she sees at an auction. Her grandmother Nannie comforts her when other children tease her for buying “junk.” As Megan and Nannie secretly find the perfect use for Megan’s disappointing purchase, Megan [...]
Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Bonnie Bryant
Publisher: Skylark
Product Description
Christmas is coming and Max wants Horse Wise to get in the holiday spirit. Heannounces that they are going to have Secret Santas, but there’s a catch: Youcan’t “give” something; you have to “do” something. It sounds like fun, untilthey draw names.
