Category Books For The Holidays

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey Susan Wojciechowski Ages 5-9 This is the poignant tale of Jonathan Toomey. Although Jonathan is the best woodcarver in the valley, he is always alone and never smiles. No one knows about the mementos…

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The Christmas Fairy

The Christmas Fairy Anne Booth Ages 3-7 Clara’s dream is to become a Christmas fairy, whose job it is to stay still atop the tree. But when Christmas lesson time rolls around at fairy school, things don’t go quite as…

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Books for the Holidays

Books for the Holidays Odds Bodkin Ages 1-3 A poor shoemaker and his family move from Germany to Chicago with only a box of glittering glass ornaments. But when a tragic fire destroys their new house and shop, the family…

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The Halloween House

The Halloween House Erica Silverman Ages 3-8 “In a hilarious spoof of the counting classic Over in the Meadow, Silverman deposits two escaped convicts in a haunted house, and then lets the inhabitants scare the escapees back to prison. Cheerfully…

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The Hairy Toe

The Hairy Toe Daniel Postgate While out picking beans an old woman finds a hairy toe – and soon wishes she hadn”t – especially when its owner comes looking for it… Humorously illustrated by Daniel Postgate this spine-tickling traditional tale…

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Spooky Pookie

Spooky Pookie Sandra Boynton Ages 1-3 What will little Pookie decide to be for Halloween this year? Pookie tries on costumes one by one, but somehow can’t find the right thing. The resolution to Pookie’s dilemma will delight toddlers and…

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Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson Ages 2-5 The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch’s hat, then her bow, and then her wand! …

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