Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include "A Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", "The Battle of Life" and "The Cricket on the Hearth".
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.
A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals until he meets a clever fox.
Write Your Own Special Letter
Children will love this festive picture book which tells the journey of a young boy's letter to Santa Claus. Rhyming text and bright, colorful illustrations make this book a wonderful read-along story for the whole family and the perfect way to get children into the holiday spirit.
Dazzle was the most beautiful duckling. Everybody thought so including Dazzle himself! Dazzle went to a lot of trouble to keep himself clean and shiny, he didn't want to get his lovely feathers wet ... but how can a duck not get wet?
Jack thinks he's clever to sell the old cow for five magic beans. But Jack's in trouble--this mother thinks the beans are worthless and throws them out the window where they grow overnight to a giant beanstalk. Jack climbs the beanstalk and encounters a giant with a hen thay lays golden eggs.
Pepper, feeling low because the other ponies laugh at him when he tries to practice for an upcoming horse show, has a dream that shows him why he is the perfect pony for his owner, Lucy, which gives him confidence to try his best.
