Holiday Nonfiction

Christmas is almost here, and the excitement is all around! The twinkling Christmas lights and the aroma of freshly baked cookies fills the air. You and your child will enjoy these special Christmas stories for kids. Each story is about Santa Claus and is great for early and beginning listeners. Also includes Christmas jokes!

When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, he likely had no idea that the story and its main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, would remain so popular nearly two centuries later. Today, audiences still find themselves entertained by the story of a grumpy, selfish man who becomes a holiday hero after he learns generosity through the help of three spirits in Victorian-era England.

Would You Rather? Superhero Edition is an interactive gamebook jam packed with more than 126+ challenging choices, funny jokes, silly scenarios, fascinating superhero trivia, and contains hours of hilarious family fun! It all starts with this question: Would you rather…be a superhero - or - a super-villain?

Christmas is coming! Bells jingle, sleds dash through the snow, trees are topped with sparkling stars, and children everywhere dream of candy canes and presents. But the best gift of all - the most magical gift of the season - is when we spend Christmas with those we love.

Let’s celebrate! This series for beginning learners introduces basic facts about popular holidays from around the world, including when they happen and why. Simple, predictable text takes listeners through the traditions of each celebration, including decorations, activities, and foods. Features highlight favorite activities and important aspects of each holiday. Students just starting to learn will be ready to celebrate. This volume includes Cinco de Mayo, Groundhog Day, Holi, Memorial Day, Presidents' Day, and Valentine's Day.

Let’s celebrate! This series for beginning learners introduces basic facts about popular holidays from around the world, including when they happen and why. Simple, predictable text takes listeners through the traditions of each celebration, including decorations, activities, and foods. Features highlight favorite activities and important aspects of each holiday. Students just starting to read independently will be ready to celebrate. This volume includes Eid-al-Fitr, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Saint Patrick's Day, and Veterans Day.

One stray dog. One loving family. One cold winter's night. One Christmas miracle. It was two weeks before Christmas, and a stray dog wandered alone in the snow. When she discovered an open front door, she stepped inside with a hopeful heart, wondering what she would find.

The official White House menorah is a symbol of strength and perseverance against seemingly insurmountable odds. It was created from a piece of reclaimed wood salvaged during a Truman-era renovation of the building. That beam of White House wood sat in storage for seventy years, through thirteen different presidents. It might have been destroyed, but instead it waited for its new purpose. And so, in 2022, it was transformed into a menorah that will shine its beams of light every year, celebrating the resilience and permanence of Jewish people in America and abroad.

Ein humorvoller Blick auf die unterschiedlichen Arten, wie Menschen die Weihnachtszeit erleben und erwarten! Von den enthusiastischen Weihnachtspulli-Trägern über die Weihnachtsmuffel, die sich in Grinches verwandeln, bis hin zu denen, die bereits im Januar das nächste Fest planen. Ob es um den Stress des Last-Minute-Geschenkekaufs geht, die Leidenschaft für Weihnachtsfilme oder das übertriebene Dekorieren – hier findet sich jeder irgendwo wieder.

Step into the holiday spirit of one hundred years past with this wonderful short piece of work entitled “Christmas in Chicago.” Reminisce on the urban Christmas traditions of a world in the distant past, but one that still lives on in our hearts. The beautiful trees, fashions, and temperaments of 1920s Chicago is hard to imagine in today’s landscape, but the remnants of the glorious city come alive with this short book. Celebrate the holiday season by reliving the past with “Christmas in Chicago.

Christmas Everywhere takes you on an amazing Christmas journey. Our story travels around the world looking at how different countries and cultures celebrate Christmas. Did you think that everyone celebrates the same way you do? While some themes at Christmas such as family, generosity and celebration are constant, the way people enjoy Christmas across the globe can be very different

Selv om Halloween er en meget gammel skik, er den temmelig ny i Danmark. I denne bog kan man læse om hvordan Halloween i løbet af flere tusind år er blevet, som skikken er i dag. Læs også om mange af de ting, der er knyttet til Halloween: Flagermus, græskarlygter, hekse, monster-mad og skeletter.

Christmas is a time of year that is filled with expectation, excitement and promise for many. It is especially so for the very young, who will likely be eagerly awaiting the arrival of Father Christmas and a sack full of gifts. Of course, this can cause problems with overexcited youngsters finding it hard to get to sleep because of the anticipation.

The message of God’s redeeming love shines through in this two-book collection especially for the Lent and Easter seasons. Listening to Twas the Season of Lent and Easter Audio Collection is the perfect way to share the powerful meanings of Lent and Easter with the entire family.

Tad Lincoln was forever getting into trouble. He bounced around the White House making mischief and annoying almost everyone but the president. Yet Tad was his father’s joy and comfort amidst a brutal war, a family tragedy, and the toll of holding the nation’s highest office. When Tad befriends a turkey meant to be holiday dinner, his plea for the pet to be spared teaches Abe a lesson about mercy. It also starts the tradition of the presidential turkey pardon, a tradition that presidents carry on to this day.

A nesting dove and an angel have had a very sad day. But, together, they find happiness in the miracles of spring. This charming audiobook gently touches on the events of the first Easter with a heartwarming message about new life.

My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 and its popular stories have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books, big books, sticker, and activity books.

From the angel visiting Mary, to the night in the manger, this simple and straightforward audiobook tells the story surrounding the first Christmas. This is an enchanting audiobook presentation of the Nativity.

From the annunciation to the first Christmas night, this story reflects the message of peace at the heart of the season. As Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men set off on their journeys towards Bethlehem, the animals that they pass including a goat, ox, wolf, leopard, and lion begin to follow out of curiosity. When Mary and Joseph find a place to shelter in the stable and baby Jesus is born, the animals gather around the manger, creating the perfect scene of the "peaceable kingdom".

Engineer Ari rushes to complete his final train ride to Jerusalem before Passover begins, but will he run out of time before getting the items he needs for his Seder plate?