CARING - COMPASSION - KINDNESSFIVE TENDER STORIES ABOUT YOUNGSTERS REACHING OUT TO OTHERS AS THEY SHARE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS A Family for Christmas - Fran and Bessie, two twelve-year-old orphan girls, wish for a family for Christmas. When a wealthy widow comes to the orphanage to choose two girls to spend the week before Christmas with her, the girls hope for a miracle. Will their fondest wishes come true? Will the kindly widow want them as a family for Christmas - and not just for the week? Eveleen - Eveleen, a young ten-year-old girl moves from Ohio with her family to a small town out West. She is the only girl in her class who does not belong to the predominant religion of the town, and she feels very alone -- until another girl asks her to be her friend. Will Eveleen find the Christmas Spirit in this town of strangers because of her new friend? Carol's Gift - Carol, a twelve-year-old deaf girl comes home from Deaf School for the holidays. She wants to go caroling with her older sister and her friends, but her older sister doesn't want her along. She tells her deaf sister, "We are singing - and you are deaf and only sing with your hands. Who will hear you?" Carol answers, "Jesus." Will her sister let her come along? Paper Wishes - Sandy, a six-year-old girl comes up with the idea for a unique Christmas present for her family. She offers to draw their Christmas wishes -- calling them Paper Wishes. She tells them that if they believe hard enough, their wishes will come true. Will her busy, doubting family give her a chance to prove that if you believe, even paper wishes can come true? Looks Like an Angel - Emily, a thirteen-year-old girl wants to spend the evening Christmas shopping with her friend and her friend's grownup sister-in-law, but her mother tells her she needs to babysit for a woman with four wild, active children to give the mother a much-needed break. Will Emily find the Christmas Spirit as she babysits the adorable, but active children?

Experience Christmas anew with beloved Christmas stories perfect for reading aloud with your family.

Enid Blyton's timeless collection of Christmas stories - an ideal gift for anyone who loved the stories during their own childhood to pass on to the next generation of readers. Here is a wonderful selection to read and share. From Santa Claus and his helpers to a family putting up their tree, the characters in these stories embrace the Christmas spirit. There is mystery and magic, laughter and mischief, the joy of shared times and plenty of delicious food - many of the ingredients which have been delighting Enid Blyton's readers for more than seventy years. The stories previously appeared in magazines and anthologies from the 40s and 60s are. This collection contains the original texts and is unillustrated. The collection contains: The Lost Presents Santa Claus Gets a Shock A Week Before Christmas; The Christmas Tree Aeroplane Good Gracious, Santa Claus! The Tiny Christmas Tree What Happened on Christmas Eve The Little Reindeer Bell The Very Full Stocking In Santa Claus's Castle What They Did at Miss Brown's School Santa Claus Gets Busy The Christmas Tree Fairy The Little Christmas Tree A Family Christmas -Christmas Holidays A Family Christmas - Bringing Home the Holly; A Family Christmas -The Curious Mistletoe A Family Christmas - Balder the Bright and Beautiful A Family Christmas - The Christmas Tree A Family Christmas - A Christmassy Afternoon A Family Christmas -Bringing in the Yule Log A Family Christmas -Christmas Carols A Family Christmas -A Visitor in the Night A Family Christmas -The Story of Santa Claus A Family Christmas -Christmas Day

Four stories about Christmas, from the author's 1979 collection, Angels and other strangers.

Nine short stories by the award-winning author impart new meaning to the true spirit of Christmas and illuminate the familiar problems of modern-day life--fear, loneliness, personal loss, alienation

WARM - WELCOMING - WISE FIVE TENDER STORIES ABOUT WOMEN REACHING OUT TO OTHERS AS THEY SHARE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS Unto the Least of These - Charlotte Jacobs goes grocery shopping for Christmas dinner - and ends up giving away half her grocery money to a poor man and his two children. This family shares with others and miracles begin. Will Charlotte recognize the blessings as they come back to bless her life? On Christ's Errand - Sarah, an elderly woman, takes a walk one cold wintry morning, and ends up in a school yard. A hurt, bullied schoolboy runs into her and knocks her into a snowdrift. Sarah befriends him and tells his teacher she has come to listen to her class read. Will the teacher let her stay - and let her make a difference in the lives of a classroom full of children? A Patchwork Quilt Christmas - Auntie Anna and Uncle George care for her nephew's two young girls while their mother recovers from surgery. The girls feel loved and cherished by this elderly couple and don't want to go home with their too-busy father and sick mother. Can Anna and George teach the busy young parents to wrap their daughters with love and a patchwork quilt? 'Tis the Season - Kathryn- an elderly woman, Ginny- her friend, and Brianna- a little girl, are bound together by a special tradition - Christmas Cards. But this year, the tradition almost dies when Kathryn's caregiver forgets to mail her cards, Ginny thinks Christmas is humbug, and Brianna's mother doesn't want to bother sending Christmas cards. Will the tradition survive? Project Candy Cane - Mrs. York, an extraordinary teacher, goes the extra mile as she teaches her class of fifth graders the true meaning of Christmas, love and friendship. Some of the children are not allowed to celebrate holidays, one child celebrates Hanukkah - not Christmas, and the children come from different economic and social groups. Will she be successful? BONUS STORY: When Santa Came - A woman calls Kris on the phone and asks him to personally deliver a very special present on Christmas Eve. She assures him that if he will, doubts will fly and leave hope in its wake. Will Kris take the time on the busiest night of the year for him, to deliver this special Christmas present

A fascinating collection of 35 Christmas stories for children. Each story is fraught with the true Christmas spirit and is written in an easy and exciting manner. These classic tales are gentle and mention feudal times, angels or spirits. Many stories contain beautiful descriptions of nature along with Christmas kindness and love. It is a perfect holiday book for readers of all ages.

Five tales explore the meaning of Christmas. Included are "The King's Donkey," "The Christmas Santa Didn't Come," "The Gift," "Santa's Gift," and "Joey."