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.

Caring is sharing is a story about benefits of sharing and how good it can make you feel to do the right thing. This story follows young Stan as he learns how to be humble and that helping others is the right thing to do. A perfect story for your kids this Christmas Season. Did your children refuse to go to bed. Are you searching for a good, educative, yet soothing bedtime story. Are they refusing to engage in mutual activities. They will also enjoy fun pages that will ensure hours of creative activity. This children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories, jokes, games, and more. This children's storybook has it all Kids and children can practice their reading skills or have a parent read it aloud. This special story includes lessons and morals about about caring and love. What's include inside : Special Bonus Perfect Christmas Story For Kids 1 Fun Short Story Maze Puzzles Maze Puzzles Answer Word Search Word Search Answer Fun Games Kid's Jokes About The Author 4 Free Children's Book and so much more This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home with friends and family. Also can use as a bedtime story. The story is suitable as a read aloud book for preschoolers or a self-read book for beginner readers children Don't wait another minute Buy now and start spend best time with your child

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 sweet, heartwarming tale of love and family for Christmas.A lonely career woman stranded in a blizzard, a disillusioned man who has cut himself off from women. When he rescues her from the snow and takes her into his home, the spirit of Christmas and his little girl's love work their magic.

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

A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season is a collection of modern-day short stories by Katherine Paterson, award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins- both loved by children and adults for over twenty years. This compilation includes stories of real-life people such as a shopping mall's night watchman, a lonely widower, a pregnant teenage runaway, a political prisoner in China, a grieving mother, and a privileged American, who have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas because of loss, pain, greed or circumstances. Through unexpected and uplifting ways, each is reminded of the first Christmas story and the vision of hope and peace it offers the world. They realize that even in the darkness, the light and song of Christmas can be seen and heard. This heart-warming gift book, filled with stories of real people finding hope, courage, and faith amidst life's circumstances, radiates the spirit of the season and reminds each of us what Christmas truly means. Originally written to be read during her church's Christmas Eve service, this collection of holiday stories is perfect for individuals, families, and churches to read and share during the season.