"This timeless tale of an arrogant miser's transformation into a paragon of warmhearted generosity, recounted by one of the English language's most popular authors, is as much a part of the season as holly and mistletoe. Lovers of fiction, Dickens novels, picture books, and the holiday itself will delight in this magnificent hardcover edition of A Christmas Carol, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. A dozen full-page color plates and 18 black-and-white...

"An irresistible new collectible hardcover in the beloved series of six Penguin Christmas classics. L. Frank Baum's Life and adventures of Santa Claus was first published in 1902, two years after his Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Drawing on the attributes of Santa Claus from Clement Moore's 1822 poem "A visit from St. Nicholas" ("The night before Christmas"), Baum chronicles Santa's life from his childhood in an enchanted forest--the same forest that is...

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain Charles Dickens - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time (better known as The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain or simply as The Haunted Man) is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in 1848. It is the fifth and last of Dickens's Christmas novellas. The story is more about the spirit of Christmas than about the holiday itself, harking back to the first in the series, A Christmas...

"T’was the Night Before Christmas," was originally published anonymously in 1823 as "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Perhaps the most famous Christmas poem of all time, it relates the story of a father awoken from his sleep on Christmas Eve by Santa Claus-St. Nick in the poem-who lands with his sleigh and "eight tiny reindeer" on the roof of the house, comes down the chimney and delivers toys to the family. He then departs, calling out as he flies away...

"Facing foreclosure on her California home, widowed Kylie Wayne is grateful to accept her aging aunt Muriel's offer to come back to small-town Branding Iron, Texas, and help out on the ranch. But when an early storm rolls in, Kylie's dream of a perfect Christmas for her kids is blown away with the unexpected snow. Comfort and joy seem unlikely, unless a certain long, tall Texan with a bad boy's charm can rope some holiday cheer..."--jkt.

Cuando un pequeño árbol de abeto es llevado hacia la ciudad para ser vendido junto con otros altos arboles, plantas y arbustos, se vuelve triste. Pero una joven pareja tiene planes especiales para la elección de un árbol de Navidad que su familia atesorará durante años y años. Descubre como el árbol de abeto más pequeño se convierte en un árbol de Navidad para siempre en esta tierna historia sobre la familia, el amor y la tradición de...

In the 1840s, Charles Dickens wrote 5 short stories with strong social and moral messages. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rand an Old Year Out and a New Year In, is the second of these stories, whose predecessor was the famous A Christmas Carol. The Chimes focuses on Trotty, a poor elderly messenger who is filled with gloom over reports of crime and immorality in the newspapers. After losing faith in the society, Trotty follows a call...

In this precious rhyming story, a little boy reflects on spending Christmas each year with his Grandma. From making decorations together for the Christmas tree, to drinking hot chocolate and staying up late talking by the fireplace; the little boy and his Grandma make sweet memories. When it's time to leave, and Grandma becomes teary-eyed, the little boy ensures her that she's the best part of Christmas. "So whenever my face feels the first flakes...

Johnny esta contento que está nevando afuera y todos los patios están cubiertos de fría, crujiente nieve – ¡el tipo de nieve perfecto para hacer un muñeco de nieve! Después de que Johnny apila ordenadamente una gran bola de nieve encima de otra, corre hacia dentro para encontrar el traje perfecto para vestir a su nuevo amigo. Los niños se deleitarán cuando el muñeco de nieve se convierte en un pirata, un payaso, e incluso un muñeco de...