When a little boy spends his first Christmas after his parents' separation with his dad, on Dad's new farm, he's worried about what his Christmas will bring. A Christmas story with a difference. Ages: 4+ When a little boy spends his first Christmas after his parents' separation with his dad, on Dad's new farm, he's worried about what his Christmas will bring. Will Father Christmas know where he is? Will Dad remember to give him a present? After all, there doesn't seem to be much evidence of the Christmas spirit - no decorations on a Christmas tree and no reassuring pile of presents underneath. All the things that have meant Christmas to him in the past are missing, and he's very worried. On Christmas morning his worst fears are realised. Nothing with his name on. Nothing in wrapping paper. And Dad even asks him to do chores ...What follows is a wonderful story about the real meaning of Christmas, as with a delightfully Kiwi flavour, a little boy learns how much both his parents love him, and that this will never change.He learns to look around him and discovers the sheer joy and delight of some special time with his dad, and learns that, ultimately, Christmas presents come in all shapes and sizes, and the best ones aren't always from the mall. And when your present is the whole sky full of stars, no wrapping paper would ever be big enough. Beautifully illustrated by Lyn Kriegler, this is a wonderful new and totally Kiwi Christmas story. Ages: 4+

It's Christmas in the bush and there's not a sign of snow in sight. The kitchen has heated up nicely with enough roasted turkey and plum pudding to help diners burst at the seams. It's Christmas in the bush and the sun burns hotly through the gums. Down the road old Rogan comes for a bite of tucker and a beer. Mum's in the kitchen cooking up a turkey and plum pudding. C.J. Dennis's A Bush Christmas, with its wry satire and affection for all things Australian, is as fresh today as when it was written in 1931. Award-winning artist Dee Huxley brings it to life with her whimsical illustrations.

The bestselling Wombat celebrates Christmas with his friends. Has he remembered everyone's present? 'Tis the night before Christmas, and deep in his burrow, Wombat is busy getting ready for tomorrow. The stockings are hung by the campfire with care, In hopes the Bush Santa soon will be there. Laugh and smile as Wombat searches for the perfect gift to show Emu how much he cares. A fun-filled, beautifully illustrated picture book which celebrates the joy of giving at Christmas - featuring a cast of Aussie wildlife and everyone's favourite wombat.

Rosie learns as a very young child what it is to have complete and total trust in the Lord-even for the smallest things in life. Even though all obstacles were against her father making the long trip home for Christmas, Rosie knew God would answer her prayer

Christmas at the White House beautifully documents the lavish public and private Christmas decorations, celebrations, themes, and traditions spanning half of a century inside the world's most famous address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. With a foreword written by former First Lady Laura Bush, this singular book has earned the devotion of six of the most recent United States First Ladies, all of whom penned introductions to their sections. In the book, you can read what Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush have to say about how they celebrated Christmas inside America's most special home. Illustrated with more than five hundred exquisite photographs, most of which have never been viewed by the public before, the 408-page book is the first documented and published history of fifty years and nine different administrations beginning in the early 1960s with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who initiated formal Christmas themes at the White House.

In a California garden on a rainy night, Cricket feels small and worthless. He hops up some steps and finds himself in a place filled with light and warmth and a tall, sparkling tree. He begins to sing but is scared into silence by two voices, one big and one small. It is then that he makes a marvelous discovery. Eve Bunting’s text is filled with her customary tenderness and charm, and Timothy Bush has captured its mood in his luminous illustrations. Together they create a memorable holiday book about a cricket who discovers that though he may be small, he is not insignificant.

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