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Oh, the Places we will Go and the Adventures we will see! It will be a race through the streets of San Francisco! Will Miles & Freeway arrive in time for the Zoo's 100 Birthday Party? Come along and see where this Big Adventure takes them!

Nephew Johnnie and friend Farah come to stay for Christmas and are naturally looking forward to having a fun, jolly festive season. Because the children are naughty Auntie Bertie bans Christmas! What with Rescue cats Georgie and Molly loitering around and a burglar in town events could quickly spiral out of control!

What a happy day! Zachary’s baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms, the congregation, and all their friends! He’s so excited he can barely contain it. On the walk from their home, they meet neighbor after neighbor who want to know the baby’s name. But—not yet!—his mothers tell him. The tradition is to have a great reveal at the ceremony! So they invite each neighbor to come along. A colorful, diverse parade blooms along the route, until … At last it’s time, and Zachary gets to reveal his sister’s name.

Step into a land where being bad is one BIG adventure. A hilarious journey filled with naughty magical creatures and unexpected friendships from Alex Foulkes, the bestselling author of Rules for Vampires, illustrated by Nikolas Ilic. Perfect for Halloween! Joey and Harry do NOT like each other...

Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Joined by abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces black, brown, and white, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War.

Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle. But he’s not very soft, he doesn’t do tricks, and he’s pretty quiet. Sometimes she forgets he’s even there—that is, until the night before her seventh birthday, when . . . Alfie disappears! Where did he go? And why? Nia can’t say . . . but Alfie can. This is his story, and the narrative switches to Alfie’s perspective, as the brave turtle goes on the hunt for the perfect gift for Nia’s birthday.

As the joyous festivities unfold in Santa's workshop, a mysterious creature stirs in the cold shadows outside—the dreaded Marulk Monster. Once a fearsome predator of trolls and small dragons in a bygone era, the Marulk Monster finds itself awakened after a 200-year slumber, craving sustenance. With trolls and dragons long extinct, the creature must adapt and find new prey—unfortunately, that prey happens to be Santa and his elves!

Pup has boundless energy and endless optimism; Dragon is cool and thoughtful but always up for adventure … together, they are best friends who are always there for one another. In their first adventure, they are trying to catch one of Santa's little helpers—only Dragon has no idea what a Santa is let alone an elf.

Step into the holiday spirit of one hundred years past with this wonderful short piece of work entitled “Christmas in Chicago.” Reminisce on the urban Christmas traditions of a world in the distant past, but one that still lives on in our hearts. The beautiful trees, fashions, and temperaments of 1920s Chicago is hard to imagine in today’s landscape, but the remnants of the glorious city come alive with this short book. Celebrate the holiday season by reliving the past with “Christmas in Chicago.

Give the gift of ballet and magic this Christmas with an original take on The Nutcracker ballet! Georgie has waited for this moment her whole life--to dance the part of Clara in The Nutcracker ballet. And when she finally gets the part, it's like a dream come true. . . . Literally. Every time...

Ein wunderbares Weihnachtsmärchen aus dem Wald: Lüttjemann ist ein Mooswicht. Und wie das so ist, muss der Lüttjemann in die Welt hinaus, um Abenteuer zu bestehen - und um eine Frau zu finden. Auf seiner Wanderschaft findet er gute Freunde, den Zaunkönig, den Igel und den Hirschkäfer. Und auch eine Braut findet er: Das Püttjerinchen! Doch die ist von der bösen Pustefrau verhext worden - und das mitten im Winter.

The Twelve Knights A Christmas Adventure tells the adventures that Sarah and Christopher--homeless nine year old orphan twins--have with the twelve Knights of Christmas. The children’s only wish is to have a mother and father of their own. Whether through quirk of fate or fairy glamour, they are magically whisked from their quaint nineteenth century surroundings to Christmas Land. Pernicia, an evil biker witch flies about the countryside on her Harley-Hoover vacuum, and Pigwigon, a bad elf toy maker, both hate Christmas and anything to do with it.

A family of bears is getting ready for the Passover seder, preparing all the items for the seder plate. When the time comes in the seder for hiding the afikomen, Grandma breaks the middle matzah into two pieces. She hides the bigger piece, the afikomen, that the kids will eagerly search for later in the seder. It's a good thing one little bear has turned his toy elephant into an Afiko-Sniffer! The invention sniffs out apples in a bowl, eggs in the fridge, and horseradish in the pantry, but can it help find the afikomen?

All the dinosaurs are getting ready for Passover, but no one will come to Tyrannosaurus Rex's seder because they think he will eat them. This gives him terrible tsuris, the Yiddish word for "worry." "You think you have tsuris?" Stegosaurus asks. "I can't find parsley for my seder." "And I can't find a brisket big enough to feed all my cousins. That's what you call tsuris!" Allosaurus says. But when T-Rex wails, "I have no guests for my seder!" all the dinosaurs agree that his tsuris is the worst, as the most important part of the seder is sharing it with guests.

Julen närmar sig med stormsteg och i den lilla bokaffären ska ägaren Rune äntligen få ett besök av en känd författare. Han har köpt in massor av böcker som han hoppas få sålt under dagen. Svea och Annie är stamkunder i bokaffären, fast i ärlighetens namn köper de sällan något, men de är ofta där och läser. De älskar nämligen böcker.

A debut book that celebrates birthdays, family, and a time-honored Korean tradition, featuring a recipe from renowned chef and TV personality David Chang. Maia wakes up on her birthday to a delicious smell brewing in the kitchen. Her family is making Miyeok guk, one of her favorite foods! Miyeok...

Tauche ein in die festliche Atmosphäre von Wintershausen, einem malerischen Städtchen, das sich in der Vorweihnachtszeit in ein wahres Wintermärchen verwandelt. In Zauberhafte Weihnachtszeit in Wintershausen entfaltet sich vor deinen Augen eine herzerwärmende Geschichte voller Magie, Liebe und unvergesslicher Momente.

Pumuckl und der Nikolaus: Die Weihnachtszeit ist angebrochen. Meister Eder erzählt Pumuckl vom Nikolaus. Der Pumuckl glaubt, dass der Nikolaus nur zu Kindern, aber nicht zu Kobolden kommt und spielt Meister Eder freche Streiche. Vor lauter Übermut treibt er es immer toller. Bis es plötzlich an der Tür klopft: Der Nikolaus will wissen, ob der Pumuckl auch immer brav war!

15 stories of Santa Claus' magical life outside of Christmas.

En samling med fyra mysiga, roliga och snöiga julberättelser, perfekt lyssning för att komma i julstämning! Julen närmar sig med stormsteg och allt som hör till med den: snö, jullov, klappar och förväntan. Men det blir inte alltid som tänkt sig.