christmas fiction

Jack Skellington and the other inhabitants of Halloween Town celebrate 13 days of Christmas with their own gift-giving traditions in this adaptation of the traditional Christmas carol.

"Celebrating everything that is wonderful about the holiday season, this collection of twenty-five stories leading up to Christmas follows the Peanuts gang as they get into the Christmas spirit"--BTCat.

A family of giants drops a crumb of Christmas dessert--but one crumb doesn't matter, does it? Join Pip and his mother, the mice and the ants as everyone benefits from this giant Christmas bonanza and learns that what might be a little thing for you can turn out to be a big thing for someone else.

"A young girl and her grandmother . . . embark on a holiday adventure to see 'The Nutcracker' together! Her grandmother, known as Grand Jet?, was once a prima ballerina and danced in 'The Nutcracker' herself, and now she's sharing the magic of this special ballet"--Provided by publisher.

"In The First Christmas, Stephen Mitchell brings the Nativity story to vivid life as never before. A narrative that is only sketched out in two Gospels becomes fully realized here with nuanced characters and a setting that reflects the culture of the time. Mitchell has suffused the birth of Jesus with a sense of beauty that will delight and astonish readers. In this version, we see the world through the eyes of a Whitmanesque ox and a visionary donkey, starry-eyed shepherds and Zen-like wise men, each of them providing a unique perspective on a scene that is, in Western culture, the central symbol for good tidings of great joy. Rather than superimposing later Christian concepts onto the Annunciation and Nativity scenes, he imagines Mary and Joseph experiencing the angelic message as a young Jewish woman and man living in the year 4 BCE might have experienced it, with terror, dismay, and ultimate acceptance. In this context, their yes becomes an act of great moral courage. Readers of every background will be enchanted by this startlingly beautiful reimagining of the Christmas tale"--Provided by publisher.

"Nancy wants a bike for Christmas. But not just any bike, she wants a fuchsia bike. That's fancy for pink and purple. So when Nancy spends her holiday trying to get on Santa's nice list, she eventually learns what Christmas is really about"--Back cover.

When Jack Skellington becomes tired of Halloween and stumbles upon a secret door that leads to Christmas Town, he becomes excited with the new holiday and decides to take it over.

While Little Mole is bringing home a beautiful mushroom as a Christmas gift for his mother, he encounters woodland friends in need and shares the mushroom with them.

"Meet Gus. Gus does not like Christmas. He doesn't like Christmas carols or decorations, and he certainly doesn't like scratchy Christmas sweaters! But when his puppy friend tries to help Gus get in the holiday spirit, will Gus stay a Scrooge or give in to the Christmas cheer?"--Amazon.

"In this retelling of Clement Moore's classic holiday poem, a little lamb finds a special vistor on the farm on Christmas Eve"--OCLC.