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Here are some ideas for gifts to give to children who enjoy Christmas, or to children whom you want to help enjoy Christmas! Some of these books are written in verse, some include CDs or audiocassettes, and some even have toys along with them. It's never too early, you know, to start shopping for Christmas. And gifts from Amazon can be sent to your house already gift-wrapped. All you have to do is re-address the box sometime in, say, November. |
Christmas Keepsake - A Treasury of Best-Loved Stories and More
25 miniature books that double as ornaments. Each 24-page book is festively painted to hint at the story, carol, Bible excerpt, or poem within. Classic writers such as Robert Frost, the Brothers Grimm, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, and Edgar Allan Poe contribute to the warm, traditional mood of this giant compilation of tiny books. Reading level: Baby-Preschool Hardcover - 24 pages (September 1, 2000) |
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Kay Thompson's Eloise at Christmastime
Eloise has always had a rather festive air about her, but when Christmastime rolls around, well, it's "Fa la la la fa la la la lolly ting tingledy here and there," of course. The bunchy-bloused, spindly-legged scamp is speaking in rhyme this time, and in typical Eloise fashion, the verse simply can't be perfectly metered, for what would be the point? Reading level: Ages 4-8 School & Library Binding - 64 pages (October 1999) |
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas Everybody's favorite Christmas grouch celebrates forty grinchily gorgeous years! Here is the classic Suessian tale of how the Grinch attempted to take Christmas away from the Who's down in Who-ville. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover - 72 pages (October 1957) |
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Olive, the Other Reindeer Book and Doll Olive is a dog. But when she hears people singing "All of the other reindeer" in the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," she begins to wonder. "Olive, the other reindeer?" She must be a reindeer, after all. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover Book & toy edition (October 1999) |
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Auntie Claus
From Booklist September 1, 1999: In this frothy Christmas escapade, bratty little Sophie Kringle decides to find out where her mysterious Auntie Claus goes each year after Halloween. So Sophie sneaks into Auntie's trunk and is whisked to a snowy land, where she is mistaken for an elf and sent to work in the mail room. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover (October 1999) |
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The Polar Express Deluxe Gift Package This anniversary edition includes the hardcover book, a CD and audiotape featuring a reading by actor Liam Neeson and music by composer Michael Moss, and a special bronze ornament designed by Van Allsburg, renews the wonder and charm of this holiday classic. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover - 32 pages Package edition (October 2000) |
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Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Mr. Willowby, the unwitting hero of this Christmas classic, looks quite a bit like the little mustachioed mascot from Monopoly. But as befits a Yuletide tale, this diminutive millionaire turns out to be a good bit more generous. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover - 32 pages (October 2000) |
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The Christmas Alphabet
Who can resist opening a door or lifting a flap just to see what's inside? No one. And that's why this seasonal, alphabetical pop-up book has become such a Christmas favorite. Beneath each lettered flap is an intricate three-dimensional paper cutout of a holiday-related object that starts with the same letter (A for angel, B for bell, C for candle). Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover (September 1994) |
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Merry Christmas, Maisy
Readers lift the flaps and pull the tabs to discover all sorts of festive surprises, from a tray of cookies hot out of the oven to Maisy's toy panda snuggled under the bedcovers. This book has lots of color and loads of simple appeal. Reading level: Ages 3-8 Hardcover - 24 pages (October 2000) |