christmas

Simple rhyming text accompanies two-page spread scenes of Christmas ornaments and decorations, challenging readers to find specific items and objects in each--including candy canes, glitter shells, and a bell-ringing bear.

A group of mice have fun as they go about their preparations for Christmas.

Frustrated by Santa's slowness at Christmastime, Muckle the elf creates a mechanical replacement called the Deliverator and proposes a series of contests to prove that it can do Santa's job better than he can.

"This Christmas, Ruby has to bunk in at the zoo with the stuck-up antelopes and the fussy zebras, which is no fun at all for an excitable reindeer. So she comes up with a plan for fabulous Christmas festivities. But when her plan results in mayhem, how can Ruby right her wrongs and save Christmas for everyone?"--Back cover.

"If only Mrs Claus had listened! Letting Ruby lead the sleigh is a recipe for disaster. Ruby's wild ride lands her in a world of trouble, and very far from home. Poor Ruby is stranded, the presents are scattered...and the local penguins are very, very grumpy. How can the naughtiest reindeer avert a Christmas disaster this time?"--Back cover.

After Rudolf falls ill, Ruby, the naughtiest reindeer, must take his place and causes all sorts of mayhem.

"When the ugly little fir tree is taken to the city, no one wants to buy him; they prefer the big tall trees. But a homeless boy asks the shopkeeper if he can take the tree, and down by the river in a cardboard box, decorated with a few candles, the tree finds itself at the centre of a magical Christmas Eve it will never forget"--Provided by publisher.

"Customs and traditions of the Christmas holidays as celebrated in England, Scotland, and Wales. Includes crafts, recipes, and carols"--Provided by publisher.

"A Christmas tour of the cities of Nazareth, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem, combining biblical texts concerning those cities with modern sites found in them. Also includes crafts, recipes, and carols"--.