Ten Little Christmas Presents

It's Christmas day! One by one, each of the animals in the forest finds a present. Porcupine gets mittens. Rabbit gets a new vest. Blue Jay gets a bonnet. But who is their Secret Santa? It turns out Santa Bear has been hiding in the snow all along! Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Count along with Ten Little Christmas Elves and watch as they disappear! Ten little Christmas elves wrap presents with twine, along comes a reindeer and then there are…nine!?Learning to count has never been more fun. This unique board book counts from ten little Christmas elves all the way down to one with adorable illustrations. With each page, one more Christmas elf disappears. To demonstrate this concept, this book uses tactile Christmas elf buttons to help children count how many little elves are left as the story progresses. Follow along with the easy rhythm and rhymes of this story and let your child touch the colorful, built-in Christmas elf toys for a creative, hands-on approach to counting. Start young ones on a lifetime of loving reading and learning with Ten Little Christmas Elves.

Purchasing an abundant bolt of soft, red cloth to make a Christmas outfit for his daughter, the monarch of a snowy kingdom is unaware that the leftover pieces of the cloth will be recycled to make presents for numerous subjects including a tiny mouse, who uses a miniscule scrap as a scarf.

Economist Joel Waldfogel illustrates how our consumer spending generates vast amounts of economic waste--to the shocking tune of $85 billion each winter. He provides solid explanations to show us why it's time to stop the madness and think twice before buying gifts for the holidays. Gift giving is different than shopping for our own needs: we make less-informed choices, max out on credit to buy gifts worth less than the money spent, and leave recipients less than satisfied, creating what Waldfogel calls "deadweight loss." And this waste isn't confined to Americans--most major economies share in this orgy of wealth destruction. While recognizing the difficulties of altering current trends, he offers viable alternatives. By reprioritizing our gift-giving habits, Scroogenomics proves that we can still maintain the economy without gouging our wallets, and reclaim the true spirit of the holiday season.--From publisher description.

Ten little elves set off on a mission to rescue Christmas. But what will the little elves do when they meet a growling polar bear, a yowling yeti and a scary Ice Queen? Will the little eleves save the day? Count from ten to one, and back again, with this fabulously festive picture book. With lots of things to spot and count on every page, this noisy rhyming story from the creators of the bestselling Ten Little Pirates is perfect for sharing again and again. (And comes complete with a shimmering foiled cover!) Praise for the Ten Little series: "Roaringly funny rhymes" - Independent "A rollicking read with an easy rhythm and jaunty illustrations ... excellent" - Guardian "Hilarious. Will have both child and reader laughing out loud" - Angels & Urchins "Brilliant to help teach children to recognise numbers" - New Statesman

New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.

Count stars instead of sheep with this adorable rhyming bedtime book. With its cuddly animals and early learning concepts, Ten Little Night Stars is the perfect addition to your little one’s bedtime routine. Ten Little Night Stars is: An early learning concept book for children ages 0-4 A warm and cozy read-aloud with interactive and engaging rhymes The perfect gift for birthdays, baby showers, adoption parties, Valentine’s Day, Easter baskets, stocking stuffers, and holiday gifting An effective model of good bedtime routines, including bath time, story time, and bedtime prayers

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Donald Hall draws on his own childhood memories and gives himself the thing he most wanted but didn't get as a boy: a Christmas at Eagle Pond. It’s the Christmas season of 1940, and twelve-year-old Donnie takes the train to visit his grandparents' place in rural New Hampshire. Once there, he quickly settles into the farm’s routines. In the barn, Gramp milks the cows and entertains his grandson by speaking rhymed pieces, while Donnie’s eyes are drawn to an empty stall that houses a graceful, cobwebby sleigh. Now Model A's speed over the wintry roads, which must be plowed, and the beautiful sleigh has become obsolete. When the church pageant is over, the gifts are exchanged, and the remains of the Christmas feast put away, the air becomes heavy with fine snowflakes—the kind that fall at the start of a big storm—and everyone wonders, how will Donnie get back to his parents on time?

“A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for book lovers everywhere!”—Jenny Colgan, author of The Bookshop on the Shore In small-town England, two booksellers facing tough times decide to spread some Christmas cheer through the magic of anonymous book deliveries in this uplifting holiday tale for book lovers everywhere. Nora and her husband, Simon, have run the beautiful oak-beamed book shop in their small British village for thirty years. But times are tough and the shop is under threat of closure--this Christmas season will really decide their fate. When an elderly man visits the store and buys the one book they've never been able to sell, saying it's the perfect gift for his sick grandson, it gives Nora an idea. She and Simon will send out books to those feeling down this Christmas. Maybe they can't save their bookstore, but at least they'll have one final chance to lift people's spirits through the power of reading. After gathering nominations online, Nora and Simon quietly deliver books to six residents of the village in need of some festive cheer, including a single dad of twins who is working hard to make ends meet, a teenage boy grieving for his big sister, a local Member of Parliament who is battling depression, and a teacher who's newly retired and living on her own. As the town prepares for a white Christmas, the books begin to give the recipients hope, one by one. But with the future of the bookshop still up in the air, Nora and Simon will need a Christmas miracle--or perhaps a little help from the people whose lives they've touched--to find a happy ending of their own....