Lion in the Box, The
Margerite was born in 1889 and this book holds many values of a time past. A widow works in an office and leaves her five children in the apartment at home, and they take care of each other with such tenderness. It is a story of a simple Christmas made surprisingly abundant with "the lion in the box." A gem.
 | author: Marguerite De Angeli rating:  asin: 0440407400 binding: Paperback list price: $3.50 USD amazon price: $3.50 |
A meager Christmas seems to be in store for a turn-of-the-century New York family when its widowed mother is able to get work only occasionally, until a wonderful event occurs in her absence. Reprint.
Eloise At Christmastime
 | author: Kay Thompson rating:  asin: 0689830394 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $12.21 USD |
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?
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
 | author: Dr. Seuss rating:  asin: 0394800796 binding: Hardcover list price: $14.00 USD amazon price: $10.98 USD |
The Grinch, whose heart is two sizes too small, hates Who-ville's holiday celebrations, and plans to steal all the presents to prevent Christmas from coming. To his amazement, Christmas comes anyway, and the Grinch discovers the true meaning of the holiday.
The Town in the Library
| author: E. Nesbit rating:  asin: 0803704771 binding: Hardcover list price: $10.95 USD amazon price: $10.95 |
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey with CD: Gift Edition
 | author: Susan Wojciechowski rating: asin: 0763636290 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.99 USD amazon price: $10.87 USD |
The classic Christmas tale in an elegant new vertical trim size, with completely new notes from the author and the illustrator and a CD narrated by James Earl Jones.
Jonathan Toomey is the best woodcarver in the valley, but he is always alone and never smiles. No one knows about the mementos of his lost wife and child that he keeps in an unopened drawer. But one early winter’s day, a widow and her young son approach him with a gentle request that leads to a joyful miracle. The moving, lyrical tale, gloriously illustrated by P.J. Lynch, has been widely hailed as a true Christmas classic.
A New Coat for Anna (Dragonfly Books)
 | author: Harriet Ziefert rating: asin: 0394898613 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Illus. in full color. "A fresh and moving story of a mother's dedication to acquire a coat for her daughter in post-World War II hard times. Anna's mother decides to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for the services of a spinner, a weaver, and a tailor. Lobel's pictures do a tremendous job of evoking the period. Insightful and informative, this may make children consider how precious the ordinary can become in times of turmoil."--(starred) Booklist.
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
| rating: asin: B000GT36U6 binding: Paperback |
A Little House Christmas Treasury: Festive Holiday Stories
I bought this book for our Christmas Collection and I am so grateful I did. I love to hear these stories of the simple Christmases long ago, when children were thrilled to get a penny in their stocking. Each story if from a different time in Laura's life and paints such a beautiful picture of their lives.
 | author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0060769181 binding: Hardcover list price: $12.99 USD amazon price: $27.15 USD |
Celebrate the holidays with Laura and her family with stories from the beloved Little House books!
Big Susan
This is a really sweet story of how the dolls in a young girl's dollhouse come to life on the night before Christmas. Our (then) 6 year old enjoyed it so much that she had me read it to her twice in the time we had it checked out from the library – each time it took 3 or 4 days to read it. What I enjoyed most was how kind all the family members were to each other and how enthusiastic and grateful they were. Susan is the little girl who carefully moves them and speaks for them, and they think very highly of her. This year, for Christmas, they have received a little baby, who they call Little Susan. " 'This year we got something better – oh! A million times better!' said all the children together. 'We got you, Little Susan! We got you!'"
 | rating: asin: 1930900066 binding: Hardcover list price: $18.95 USD amazon price: $12.89 USD |
Mr. and Mrs. Doll and their six children, Nurse and the old Cook all lived in a house which had no front and belong to Susan. Susan was just an ordinary-sized little girl with taffy colored pigtails. But to the dolls she was a very Big, very Wonderful, very Important Person. There was one short night in every year when they needed no help from Susan - that Wonderful Night when all Dolls come alive and can speak.
Tony's Bread (Paperstar)
 | author: Tomie dePaola rating: asin: 0698113713 binding: Paperback list price: $5.99 USD amazon price: $5.99 USD |
