Advent Books

This book breaks out of the predictable Christmas mold with a distinctive mantle clock shape, spinning date wheel, and movable clock hands! Kids like the interactive features, while adults will admire the bright, fresh design. And everybody will savor the anticipation that builds along the way. From the angel Gabriel's visit to Mary to Jesus' glorious birth in the stable, the whole family will experience anew the joyful story of Christmas.

"It was cold in the garden. Cricket felt small and worthless in the bigness of night..." He hops up icy steps, under a big door, across sleek floors, into a warm room, "and over to a tall tree with stars clinging to it." He hopped onto a branch and began to sing. And that's when he hears the voices of father and child discussing the songs of angels. "Did you know that angels sing in the songs of birds, and frogs and people and crickets?" the big voice asked..." The child didn't know that and neither did Cricket. "He was small, then. But not worthless. What a great discovery!" Eve Bunting's simple, gentle text is poetic, and complemented by Timothy Bush's stunning and expressive illustrations. Together word and art celebrate the wonders of the holiday season in a warm and touching way. Perfect for little ones 3-7, Christmas Cricket is just right for quiet, read aloud cuddling, and is a sweet and lovely story to help ring in the holidays. "And in his hiding place Cricket rubbed his wings, one against the other for his own joy, and sang and sang, and sang."

I have 2 children, ...and we sit down with Ms. Ross's books andthey pick out a project. The instructions are very easy to follow andmost of the supplies needed can be found around the home. They don'ttake much time to complete which helps to keep the kids attention. Wemade several decorations for gifts for the kids grandparents and theywere thrilled and the kids are so proud of their projects. I alreadyown 7 of her books and plan to get them all eventually. I highlyrecommend this and all her books.

As the mother of three beautiful children from Romania, this book has an obvious place in my heart. However, it is so lovely it should have a broad appeal for families of all backgrounds. It is one of the few Christmas books without reference to presents. Instead the emphasis is on family sharing and traditions. With beautiful illustrations and gentle text, the book shares the wonderful caroling tradition in Romania. In addition to its Christmas theme, it also looks at the challenges children face in learning new things and figuring out their place in their community. You will love this book! By the end you may even want to go caroling yourself!

This is a great collection of original holiday stories! Simply the best!

When she was in the third grade my older sister bought a little book of christmas stories with the nickles she had saved by not having milk at break time. "Christmas Every Day" is our favorite story from this carefully preserved little book. Our mother still reads "Christmas Every Day" every year for her grandchildren. Though we are all grown we still enjoy the story too. Even my oldest sister's hyper-active 7 year old sit's quietly for his grandma's reading of "Christmas Every Day."

It was a great relief for me to find that Amazon.com had "Christmas Every Day" because the little book my sister brought home in the early 1960's is quickly becoming too fragile to handle. Thanks Amazon.com, someday I hope to read "Christmas Every Day" to my grandchildren.

Wilma is getting tired of planting sunflowers and petunias in her garden. So, she's looking around for a change. When she goes out to cut down her annual Christmas tree, Wilma knows what she's going to grow in her garden: Christmas trees. So, she places an order for sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and gathers string, shovels, and her five-year-old neighbor, Parker.

Year after year, Wilma and Parker nurture their trees, keeping careful count of how many perish to what causes, and how many grow up to be Christmas trees.

Christmas Farm doesn't really go into detail about what it is like to own and operate a Christmas tree farm, but it does cover a few of the things they do to care for trees, how long they have to grow, and what might kill the trees.

With Christmas quickly approaching, Christmas Farm is definitely a book you'll want to pick up for your favorite three- to seven-year-old. My three-year-old and my six-year-old both enjoyed this book, though it held the six-year-old's attention a little better.

The illustrations are beautiful, and the text is interesting. Even grown-ups would enjoy reading this book to learn a little about where their Christmas trees might come from.

Armchair Interviews says: A nice holiday addition to a family's library.

This a cute story about Polar Bear & his friend Mouse who live at the North Pole. Polar Bear is always happy and helps everyone, Santa, Mrs. Claus, the elves, reindeer and other North Pole residents! When Santa's sleigh gets stuck Polar Bear goes comes to help, but he can't budge the sleigh until he calls his friend Mouse and everyone else to help and the sleigh is finally moves and is unstuck.

The illustrations are beautiful and this is very cute book on how being helpful is nice, that even the smallest can make a difference as well a friendship between a Polar Bear and Mouse is special.

THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE SNOWMAN STORY & IT TURNS OUT NICE & CHEERY & THERE ANIT NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. THE BOYS LIKED SEEING THE PICTURES OF HOW THEY WERE DIFFERENT SIZES & THE DIFFERENT STYLE THINGS THEY WORE.
MADE THEM WISH THEY COULD HAVE RAN OUT & MADE A FEW OF THEIR OWN!!!

After borrowing this book from the library I knew I had to own it! The illustrations are colorful, precise and engaging. The projects include a nice variety from traditional crafts to cooking, playtime activities and wildlife. Some are quite quick to complete and others are great for taking your time. Perfect for many ages, including very young children. Great job! Well worth your money.