fiction

Retells the tale of King Wenceslas who, upon seeing a peasant trudging through the snow on Christmas Eve, enlists the aid of a pageboy who has not yet experienced the blessings of Christmas to bring food, wine, and heat to the needy. Includes the text of the carol and a DVD of actress Jane Seymour's performance of the story at the annual Christmas concert of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

A nine-year-old shepherd boy searching for a missing lamb encounters several individuals less fortunate than he before eventually making a miraculous discovery of a newborn baby in a stable.

Ella Bella's ballet teacher is preparing the class for their performance of "The Nutcracker" and Ella dreams of dancing the lead and meeting all the characters in the ballet.

A Viking boatbuilder tells his daughter the story of Leif Ericson's voyage to and discovery of North America.

Young Mary Anne Patten becomes the first woman to command a clipper ship when her husband, the ship's captain, falls ill during the hazardous voyage around Cape Horn and she is the only one aboard capable of navigating.

While preparing for Easter in his small prairie town, Thomas hears the story of the resurrection of Jesus and discovers the meaning of new life through the symbolism of the Easter egg. Includes an information page about the traditions and symbols of Lent and Easter.

Seventeenth-century composer Johann Sebastian Bach helps young organist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg by giving him lessons and by presenting him with a composition which came to be called the Goldberg Variations. Includes historical notes and an audio CD of Bach's Goldberg Variations.

When Spotted Deer's grandfather dreams that one white man can keep the Indians from blowing away forever, Moose Horn agrees to let George Catlin paint his portrait.

Bobby, his mother, and his baby brother are having breakfast at the Liberty Diner when President Franklin Roosevelt stops in for a visit.

As he grows up on his family's farm in New York, Almanzo Wilder dreams of having a colt of his own.