Christmas Children Fiction

Christmas is coming and Marty and his rescued pup, Shiloh, are sure glad about that - for their town is low on love and understanding, and they hope that the joy of the holiday will bring with it the generosity of spirit that's so lacking. It's been a year since Marty Preston rescued Shiloh from Judd Travers and his cruel ways, and since then, Marty and Shiloh have been inseparable. Anywhere Marty goes, the beagle's at his side, and Marty couldn't be happier about that. Even Judd has been working to improve his reputation.

Every year around this time, Santa and his elves are hard at work. They are preparing for the most magical time of year: Christmas! We all know that Santa delivers us presents, but what you don't hear much about is his adventures. Find out more in this audiobook!

It's Christmas Eve, and Theo - left at home with a babysitter - sees an odd-looking star out of his window and decides to make a wish. He wishes that he had some friends to keep him company. Moments later the Christmas decorations begin to disentangle themselves from the tree behind him, ready to wreak a little havoc.... Written with generous helpings of warmth and humour, this is a story about treasuring the people and values that really matter at this time of year.

Naughty Owen and Alex sneak downstairs early on Christmas morning before their parents are up and open one of their big presents from Santa. They are disappointed to find that it is a bookshelf filled with books - not the electronic games they were hoping for. Their disappointment turns to amazement and concern, however, when they find Tizzy, one of Santa's elves, who has been packed inside the bookshelf by mistake.

Acclaimed poet Robert Frost provides this short poem that reminds us that when it comes to Christmas, maybe money shouldn't be our top priority. Some things may be worth more than a few extra dollars. A feel-good non-rhyming poem story that may help put some perspective in the pageantry.

Queens, New York, in the early 1970s. During the holidays, a small boy dishonors his mother and learns a lesson. Maybe more than one. Maybe not.

The Gift of the Christmas Cookie by Dandi Daley Mackall: It’s the Christmas season during a time when people had little money to spend. Cookie jars held pennies, not Christmas cookies. So when Jack smells something delicious coming from the kitchen, he can’t believe his nose. Cookies! But his excitement turns to disappointment when he learns the cookies aren’t for him. Instead, Mother is baking them for the needy people at their church. While Jack helps roll out the dough, his mother tells him the legend of the Christmas cookie.

What if somewhere along the way we've all got the Santa story a bit wrong? Join Blanche Claus and her best friend, Rinki, for a funny festive sleigh ride you'll never forget! From Sibéal Pounder, best-selling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series, this tale of friendship and mince-pie feasts is the perfect book to curl up with this winter. Funny, feminist and with a huge heart, it's a gloriously Christmassy adventure that will delight even the biggest Grinch.

"Gardenblock". La mission de Miss Rosalie était simple: planter une pomme de pin magique et faire pousser un arbre de Noël en 21 jours pour émerveiller les enfants. Mais cette année-là, la ville de Gardenblock allait lui donner du souci. "Grand-père Ernest". À Noël, un vœu tenu bien au chaud dans votre poitrine peut se réaliser. Ce que Gaétan souhaite le plus au monde, c’est de retrouver son grand-père Ernest.

During a Christmas shopping spree, Mary Anne racks up a large debt on her father's credit card. Baby-sitting won't cover the charges, so she takes a secret job as a department store elf to pay her father back.

Nous sommes à la veille de Noël. Ebenezer Scrooge, prêteur sur gage installé à Londres est un personnage aigri, avare, au cœur sec, méprisant ses concitoyens, tyrannisant son commis Bob Cratchit, ignorant son neveu, et détestant par-dessus-tout la fête de Noël. Cette nuit, le spectre de son seul associé et ami Jacob Marley, mort depuis 7 ans, lui apparaît pour le prévenir de la visite prochaine de trois esprits.

This delightful collection of Christmas stories includes the full-cast dramatization of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS DAY, and the holiday favorites THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL, ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER.

Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home, Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions, the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, whom she meets on the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure.

Get ready for fun and lots of laughter. Written by the author at age seven, this delightful take on the traditional song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is the funniest, furriest, freshest way to laugh through the holidays. Each day in the song reflects a different breed of dog and contains original photography of snoring sheepdogs, chomping Chihuahuas, and even dancing Dalmatians.

Do you have what it takes to catch jolly old St. Nicholas himself? Santa Claus is getting ready to deliver presents to children around the world, but the wily Catch Club Kids have set traps galore! With the help of his trusty Reindeer and Elf, Santa will have to use all his festive magic to avoid being caught.

Gary is the newest treat cooked up by the Baker and his wife as an experiment for determining what to leave for Santa to eat on Christmas Eve. However, this means a quick end for Gary, so he must come up with a plan to escape if he wants to survive! Follow Gary's hilarious farting story to see whether he is able to escape, or if he ends up like the other gingerbread men that came before him.

Annie and Willie's Prayer was written by Sophia P. Snow in 1884 and has since become a family tradition for many. It's a heartwarming story of how two children help teach their father the true meaning of Christmas.

A touching story of a young boy who befriends a Christmas angel. Only a young boy can hear the song of Alabaster, the little angel on the Christmas tree. This delightful story of a boy and a gap-toothed cherub teaches the value and wonder of childlike faith.

This Christmas, Greg the Sausage Roll is back and this time he's swept up in an even bigger festive rollercoaster that takes him all the way to the North Pole. Get ready to meet some brand-new friends and family—Greg is a sausage roll on a mission to make this year the best Christmas EVER!

A Christmas Anthology of several of the best Christmas Novellas you have never heard from authors who were prolific in their time. Including the author of the Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms series, the Little Bear children's series, Charles Dickens & Howard Hughes' award winning novelist/playwright brother.