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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens - McElderry
Format: Book

A beloved holiday classic follows the transformation of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future and reminded of what the true meaning of Christmas is all about.
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Nutcracker

Ernst T A Hoffmann
Format: Book

On Christmas Eve, Marie Stahlbaum huddles in the dark with her brother, Fritz, waiting for the Christ Child to come. When their parents open the doors to the parlor, the scene that awaits them is mesmerizing: a Christmas tree aglow with candles and more toys than they could have i
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The Quiet Little Woman: A Christmas Story

Louisa May Alcott - Honor Books; Illustrated. edition
Format: Hardcover

Louisa May Alcott's Lost Christmas Treasure"If someone would only come and take me away! I'm so tired of living here I don't think I can bear it much longer," Patty cries. Patty's life in an orphanage is a dark world with little hope, beauty, or love. Even after...
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Welcome to Narnia

Jennifer Frantz
Format: Paperback

Meet the Pevensies! Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucyhave stumbled out of Professor Kirke's wardrobe and into the land of Narnia. Read and learn about these four siblings and their adventures in this magical world.
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The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Hardcover

For twenty years, The Polar Express has been a worldwide bestseller and Christmas classic. A perfect keepsake for any family, this beautiful edition can be handed down to each new generation of readers.In 1986 The Polar Express was awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal and hit the New York...
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The Little Match Girl

Jerry Pinkney - Dial; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Three-time Caldecott Honor artist Jerry Pinkney brings new relevance to the classic Hans Christian Andersen storyThe wintry streets of an American city are thronged with shoppers, in preparation for New Year's Eve. But no one is interested in buying the matches and artificial flowers...
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Clement C. Moore - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When Father Mouse is awakened on Christmas Eve by a clatter outside his window, he catches a glimpse of the one and only Santa Claus! Father Mouse can hardly believe his eyes as he watches St. Nick come down the chimney with a pack full of toys. In this amusing twist on the classic poem...
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