From the tale of Black Peter, the evil elf, as told in the Netherlands, to Mexico and the legend of the Poinsettia, and British traditions that have made their way across the sea, A Christmas Treasury is truly a gift from around the globe.
Includes illustrated versions of eight carols, the story of the Nativity, and the famous narrative poem about St. Nicholas' Christmas Eve visit.
The book includes Clement C. Moore's "A Night Before Christmas", Louisa May Alcott's "A Merry Christmas", the holiday fable of "The Little Blue Dishes", and the Bible text of the very first Christmas in Bethlehem. 20 full-color ...
A handsome collection includes stories by such authors as Katherine Paterson, Louisa May Alcott, and O. Henry and ranges from humorous to inspirational, sentimental to classic.
Features seasonal holiday classics from the turn of the twentieth century, including "The Night Before Christmas," "A Visit to Santa Claus," and "Polar Bear at the Zoo."
"A perfect accompaniment to all of the holiday's festivities, with stories and poems that will delight and entertain into the new year and beyond." --
Includes illustrated versions of eight carols, the story of the Nativity, and the famous narrative poem about St. Nicholas' Christmas Eve visit.
This keepsake collection is perfect for family story hours and will cheer hearts for many Christmases to come.
... Christmas Day.” “It should be Christmas Day, I am sure,” said she, “on which one drinks the health of such an odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man as Mr. Scrooge. You know he is, Robert! Nobody knows it better than you do, poor fellow ...
All ages will relish this handsome Christmas collection. Here is the perfect gift for Christmas: a collection of more than eighty poems, stories, letters, and memoirs brimming with the joyful...
A Christmas Treasury