christmas stories

Although she is a sickly child, Carol Bird manages to make a decent Christmas for a poor family.

As her mother tells her the Christmas story, a little girl visualizes it as if it were happening now on her own farm.

Two young boys decide to investigate whether there really is a Santa Claus.

A Spanish gypsy says he remembers all Christmases and tells how he was caught stealing chocolate from Joseph on the night Christ was born.

A little boy living in a Los Angeles barrio is desolate when Christmas Day arrives and his lost dog still hasn't been found.

A collection of four short stories about Christmas and dogs.

Presents the 1969 Viking critical edition of James Joyce's short story, "The Dead, " and includes five critical essays, biographical and historical background, a survey of critical responses to the story since its initial publication, and a glossary of terms.

Contains fourteen stories of Christmas by Newbery award-winning authors.

The author of the 1994 bestseller "The Christmas Box" describes his journey with the book--writing it, publishing it, and experiencing its influence on readers--describing the little "miracles" that have made him believe that life is shaped by some sort of divinity.