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The Wild Christmas Reindeer 6 reviews
Jan Brett
Putnam Juvenile, 1990
Beautiful pictures full of color and detail. Great story.
+ JAN BRETT STORIES
+ The Wild Christmas Reindeer
+ A refreshing change from the "standard" Christmas stories
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The Crippled Lamb55 reviews
Max Lucado
Thomas Nelson, 1994
God's perfect design finally told
+ This book appeals to the kid in all of us; an instant classic to read to the little ones at Christmas time
+ Beautiful illustrations.
Being the mother of a physically challenged son, I absolutely love this story. Although it brings tears to my eyes everytime I read it, the story never fails to fill my heart with hope and renewal. There is a God who sees the Big Picture and who knows how all the "Joshua's" in the world are ...
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The Christmas Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #8) 45 reviews
Jennifer Chiaverini
Simon & Schuster, 2005
Great Book
+ Sylvia remembers Christmases past.....
+ Christmas Quilt
+ The Christmas Quilt
+ Excellent!
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The Night of Las Posadas (Picture Puffins)5 reviews
Putnam Juvenile, 2001
The Night of Las Posadas
+ Vintage dePaola!
+ Excellent book for Christmas with Spanish flavor
+ a story to read to y our child each December
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Merry Christmas, Strega Nona (Voyager Books) 6 reviews
Tomie dePaola
Voyager Books, 1991
Great :() One of my family's favorite books
+ A great book to add to your Christmas collection
+ Buon Natale, Strega Nona
+ Aren't you ever going to learn Big Anthony?
+ Awesome Book!
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Cajun Night Before Christmas (Night Before Christmas Series)18 reviews
Trosclair
Pelican Publishing Company, 1992
Family tradition
+ Good Cajun Christmas Tale
+ Cajun Night before Christmas
+ Loved it
+ Absolutely Delightful!
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Christmas Tapestry9 reviews
Philomel, 2002
Christmas Tapestry - a heart warmer
+ Christmas Story
+ Tears of Joy
+ A Truly Beautiful Story
+ Amazing Story
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The Trees of the Dancing Goats (Aladdin Picture Books)10 reviews
Aladdin, 2000
Your Little Elves will Love this Book!
+ One of my favorite Polacco books!
+ Another wonderful book from Patricia Polacco
+ Our family's favorite December holiday book
+ One of my all-time favorites!
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Christmas Trolls9 reviews
Jan Brett
Putnam Books, 2000
Even better than Trouble
+ Christmas Trolls
+ Trolls
+ Gorgeous Scandinavian Illustrations
+ Stunning illustrations; great ending
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The Legend of the Poinsettia10 reviews
Tomie dePaola
Putnam Juvenile, 1997
The Legend of the Poinsettia
+ The Legend of the Poinsettia
+ Love Tomie's books!
+ Wonderful book :)
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The Legend of Old Befana8 reviews
Tomie dePaola
Voyager Books, 1980
Old Befana
+ Great Italian Legend story
+ Italian Charm
+ Great Book
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Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?2 reviews
Putnam Juvenile, 2004
A HAPPY HOLIDAY HAPPENING
+ 4 1/2 Santa's Relatives Come to Dinner!
You can't suppress smiles when looking at an illustration by Tomie dePaola. His pictures are happy, bright, and somehow optimistic. With over 200 books to his credit (primarily children's titles), he's lost none of his enthusiasm and verve. Each successive book is fresh, new, and enjoyed by an ...
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Dream Snow29 reviews
Philomel, 2000
second Eric Carle ever read
+ Dream Snow in Kindergarten
+ Not a huge Carle fan, but love this book
+ Dream Snow
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Country Angel Christmas1 review
Tomie dePaola
Putnam Juvenile, 1995
the perfect message for a wonderful holiday
Tomie dePaola's County Angel Christmas helps explain to children what the season is all about. In his wonderful style of writing and inticing pictures children see how the little angles want to help make Christmas special but no one will let them. Ari, Kira and Pip are so anxious to help yet ...
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The Twelve Days of Christmas4 reviews
Jan Brett
Putnam Juvenile, 1997
A favorite Childrens Book
+ Book Twelve Days of Christmas
+ Wonderful illustrations!
This was one of my favorite books growing up. I, like almost all children loved christmas and this book brings back so many memories for me of Christmas' past. I can remember sitting and just marveling at the illustrations of the book. There are so many differnet things going on in each page that I ...
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Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May) (Junie B. Jones, No. 25)23 reviews
Barbara Park
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2005
A triumph for June B. Jones!
+ Junie B Books
+ My 2nd grader read it in less than 24 hours
+ Great Holiday Book!
+ Junie B - elf girl
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Olive, the Other Reindeer (Olive)33 reviews
Vivian Walsh
Chronicle Books, 1997
Excellent, sweet story
+ new favorite
+ A New Classic
+ Olive, the other reindeer
+ Olive, The Other Reindeer
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Snowmen at Christmas14 reviews
Caralyn Buehner
Dial, 2005
a must have book
+ Perfect holiday story
+ Great fun to read!
+ SNOWMAN THE MORE THE MERRIER!!!
+ Whimsical Story & Illustrations
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Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect22 reviews
Richard H. Schneider, Elizabeth J. Miles
Abingdon Press, 2006
Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
+ A Classic
+ Nice Story, Choppy Ending, Still a Good Lesson to Learn
+ Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
+ A Wonderful Holiday Tale about Giving
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An Orange for Frankie5 reviews
Philomel, 2004
Excellent book for character building!
+ An A for Patricia Polacco
+ This is a beautiful story
+ An Orange for Frankie
+ A deeply moving Christmas tale of family and love
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