How did Santa come to live at the North Pole? What about those flying reindeerwherever did he find them? If you promise not to tell, you can read Santa and Sams Big Secret, which reveals everything about Santa, including how he is able to bring gifts to children worldwide and still have time for public appearances. Santa has always loved not only making toys but giving them away to the children in his town. But when the idea of expanding this charitable enterprise arises, only brotherly cooperation and elf ingenuity can make the impossible possible. With this success, however, comes a new challengeSantas popularity has grown to such a degree that he cant maintain his hectic schedule. Its a good thing Santa, Sam, and the elves are able to devise a wonderful plan, so that children everywhere who wish to meet Santa can have their Christmas dream fulfilled. For those who may think that the man with the white beard at their local department store is not Santa, authors Frank and Mary Ann Sesko have created a wonderful story that will bring a smile to the faces of even the most cynical readers. Taking the classic Christmas genre and giving it a clever twist, Santa and Sams Big Secret offers a timeless truth that lies at the heart of the big guy in the red suit. Santa and Sams Big Secret is sure to be enjoyed by kids and adults, no matter the age.

This picture book will entertain young reade rs with the fun things it can do. Watch the train run along the tracks, the toy soldiers march and take a peek inside th e dolls house '

Sam Adams is a retired professor with a bad heart. He lives alone with his aging cat in the home he shared for 46 years with his recently departed wife. Christmas is two weeks away and this one will be special. Sam s only son, Roger, and his two grandchildren, are coming home. After learning the joyous news, Sam scrambles to make a holiday home the way his wife once did. He soon realizes it is much hard work; as well as the humbling fact that more than one of his friends and neighbors will likely not have a Christmas as good as his unless someone helps them out. After many anxious days of careful preparations, Sam is devastated to learn just hours before the holiday that his son and his family will not be joining him. Roger s mother-in-law has had a stroke, and she needs them by her side. Sam feigns a steely resolve for his son s sake, and then predictably goes into the tank. Sam awakes from his stupor with an Epiphany--the real joy of Christmas comes from making others happy. He quickly gets to work, donning the faded old Santa Claus outfit from his teaching days. Using the presents he intended for his family, Sam sets out to affect the true reason of the season by sharing them with his needy friends and neighbors, who are overjoyed by his generosity and kindness. Through a series of timely flashbacks we learn of Sam s lifelong, magical, mysterious relationship with Santa Claus, and how he and Sam worked together for years to make Christmas special for so many. A story of the human capacity to love and be loved, Santa & Sam is a heartfelt contemplation of mankind s most enduring mystery, as well as a lasting celebration of a cherished international holiday tradition.

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are the world's most useless burglars, and their new master plan for a robbery is going hopelessly wrong! Will their neighbours catch them red-handed? Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are two hapless robber dogs who can never seem to fill their swag bags. They've tried the bank, the bookshop, the bike shop . . . and even a plot to rob their neighbours is foiled! But when they decide on a career change and open up a café they realize that, although crime doesn't pay, cupcakes certainly do! Join the fun in this hilarious rhyming picture book adventure. Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam is a hugely successful, action-packed series about two baker-dogs who used to be robbers, but now solve mysteries and sniff out crimes! Tracey Corderoy is a multi-award-winning author and has written over 70 books for children including collaborations with Rosalind Beardshaw and Sarah Massini. Steven Lenton has created many books with Tracey Corderoy and also illustrates books by David Baddiel, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Peter Bently. His books have won awards such as the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and have been selected for the WHSmith Children's Book of the Year and Tom Fletcher Book Club. Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free "Stories Aloud" audio recording. Just scan the QR code and listen along! Read all the Shifty and Sam picture book adventures: Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Cat Burglar Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Diamond Chase Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Missing Masterpiece Have you read Shifty and Sam's two-colour early readers? Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Jingle Bells! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Up, Up and Away! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Spooky School Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Aliens Are Coming!

The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam is a delightfully written and illustrated storybook exploring the fascinating past and present of the tri-cultural city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, as told through the discoveries and inquiries of a prairie dog named Santa Fe Sam. Sam is a prairie dog sentry turned sleuth. His curiosity takes him on an intriguing journey to discover the origins of the mysterious relics he finds.

A biography of Sam Houston, including his early life with the Cherokee Indians, his political career in Washington, D.C., and his role in the history of Texas.

"Examines the life of Sam Houston, including his early life on the Western frontier, his time as a soldier, leading the fight for Texas' independence, and his political career in Texas"--Provided by publisher.

Sam, The First Christmas Pumpkin relates the tale of a talking pumpkin, and how he ventures to outlast his traditional role for Halloween, to become a symbol for Christmas. Sam, narrates the story. In his first days on his owner's porch, he contemplates his eventual fate as pumpkin pie. Not long after, costumed children, hoping for candy, visit his home. With the arrival of Thanksgiving, Sam's thoughts again return to what he believes to be his destiny as a dessert to follow turkey dinner! Luckily he is spared and allowed to spend more time on the porch, where it gradually gets colder and colder. Almost magically, Sam's orange hue begins to grow greenish! Seemingly spellbound, Sam's owner sees, his new transformation, and suddenly realizes his new color portrays an ambiance of magic and complements the customary décor of Christmas . . . Colorful illustrations compliment the action and scenery narrated by Sam. Sam the First Christmas Pumpkin and Sam Meets Santa Claus seek to portray the accompanying holidays, and the different ways we can share them.

Sam is a small child with a big problem, they HATE Santa. And so, this Christmas, it's time to embark on a quest to vanquish that villain once and for all. Along the way, Sam will encounter Ice Queens and evil Elves, and not a few rocket launchers and explosives, but the big question is...will they be able to rid the world of the tyranny of Santa?

The delightful and entertaining new holiday novel from the legendary author of dozens of treasured romances! This Christmas, visit the small town of Branding Iron, Texas, where it’s time for the Cowboy Christmas Ball and one irritable sheriff is about to get in the spirit of the season…and find love along the way. Sheriff Sam Delaney is shouldering a lot as the lone lawman in the small Texas town of Branding Iron—and the widowed single father of six-year-old Maggie. Especially since Maggie’s determined that what her daddy needs this holiday season is a girlfriend. Suddenly Sam is hustled off to a meeting with Maggie’s schoolteacher—and surprised to discover the demure Grace Chapman is unexpectedly alluring. Then he’s roped into playing Santa at the annual Christmas ball, with the pretty Miss Grace by his side. It’s enough to make Sam even grumpier than usual—if not for the feelings sweet Grace stirs up inside . . . Grace only wants to heal after her broken engagement. So why is she so charmed by the slow smile—and the surprising tenderness—of the town’s sheriff? Maybe because Grace is discovering that beneath Sam’s gruff exterior lies a heart as big as Texas, especially when it comes to the women in his life—like little Maggie. And now her… Which only has Grace hoping she’ll be Santa’s sweetheart for many seasons to come . . .