The Christmas Eve Journey

The eighty-mile journey of a common carpenter and a simple peasant girl is one of the most powerful stories in history. As books go out of print and stories fade from memory, the journey of Joseph and Mary and her delivery inside a common barn continues to bless and inspire hope in people around the world. Accompanied by moving and beautifully rendered illustrations throughout, Donna VanLiere's retelling shows that the story of the Nativity is alive in our modern world.

Contains twelve short Christmas stories about reunited families, fellowship, and restored faith including 'I Remember,' a story about the author's childhood in Iowa.

30-year-old Eve Sharland is browsing a Pennsylvania antiques store when she discovers an old brass lantern tucked away on a shelf. She lifts it and sees something behind one of the sooty glass panes. To her surprise, she finds an unopened letter stuck inside. The letter is postmarked December 24, 1885, and it is addressed to Evelyn Sharland in New York City. Eve gasps and drops the letter. That's her name! The letter is addressed to someone with her name in 1885: Evelyn Sharland. Eve purchases the lantern and the letter, and returns to her New York City apartment. Later that evening, she opens the letter and reads it, astounded by its contents. She stares at the lantern in wonder and alarm, deeply moved by the story of a tragic romance. A few days later, following a request in the letter, Eve cautiously lights the lantern. To her utter shock, she finds herself in the past-in 1885 New York City. Eve is thrown into a life far beyond what she could have ever imagined, as she gets involved with one of the richest families in New York City, and meets the handsome Patrick Gantly. She must struggle to survive and return to her own time, even as her destiny is changed forever.

The Christmas Eve Journey Award: “Award Winner in the Holidays category of the 2019 American Fiction Awards” After nearly 200 years since the writing of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” comes an entirely new version of this poem – also written and illustrated by the Moores. This time it is Joe and Mary Moore. They have released a adaptation based on Santa Claus meeting a dad while performing his duties. Santa explains to a perplexed father about how and why he does what he does. Told in similar rhyme and cadence to the original, this poem and its illustrations will bring an entirely new tradition to your home at Christmastime. This version is meant to enhance and modernize the previous telling, while it enthralls and teaches the meaning behind the blessed holiday. Come join Santa on his Christmas Eve Journey and recite the adventure from his point of view.

Eve and baby Colleen are traveling to Ohio for the Christmas holidays to spend time with Eve's parents. After a few days in Ohio, they all plan to fly to Florida in Eve's father's private airplane; Patrick will meet them there after he completes exams for his forensic psychology degree. Nothing goes as planned; The day Patrick is to leave for Florida, he receives a shocking telephone call from one of Eve's cousins. Sobbing, she tells him a terrible tragedy has occurred. It stuns him and shakes him to his heart's core. His life shattered, Patrick knows he has but one chance; he must use the time travel lantern to return to the past in order to prevent the current tragedy. But once again, the time travel lantern has a mind of its own, and Patrick is hurled back to a time where he must confront a strange, unfamiliar world and learn why the lantern transported him there. When Patrick comes face-to-face with a mysterious, beautiful woman who looks and acts like Eve, and whose name is Eve, Patrick is haunted. He recalls the promise he and Eve had made to each other on Christmas Eve the previous year--no matter what happens; no matter if they're separated; no matter what time or place they find themselves in; no matter what obstacles they must face, they will always find each other, help each other, and love each other for all time.The Christmas Eve Promise is a journey about the enduring promise of hope and the infinite, unbreakable bonds of love.

The story opens with a familiar Biblical image-of Mary being visited by the angel Gabriel. In Brian Wildsmith's imagining of this scene, Mary is shown with her cherished cat and dog. When Mary and Joseph set out for Bethlehem, her pets are left behind. But the cat and dog miss their mistress and decide to make the journey to find her. Along the way, they stop to help various other animals who join them on the road to Bethlehem. Arriving at the stable, the animals share in the joy of the birth of Jesus. Mary is delighted to be reunited with her pets and be able to present her new baby to them. This appealing story from one of our most internationally acclaimed picture-book writers and artists has deservedly become an enduring favourite with children at Christmas time.

A moving story about one family's daring journey from Poland to America and their hope for a better future in their new home. Krysia does not want to leave her home and her friend, Michi, but there are soldiers with guns on the streets and her mother says that they must go. Krysia, her two brothers, and her mother pack their favorite belongings and begin the long, harrowing journey to America. Krysia is scared but she finds courage when she thinks of her father waiting for her in America with the promise of a better tomorrow. Inspired by Maxinne Rhea Leighton's father's journey from Poland to America, this is a powerful reminder of the beacon of hope and opportunity that Ellis Island symbolized and the importance of family at Christmastime.

Beautifully illustrated with a pull back Santa in his sleigh. Fun for little ones at Christmas time.

It’s almost Christmas, and Little Hedgehog and his friends set out to deliver presents and treats to Grandpa Squirrel, who has a cold. But on their way home, they encounter a snowstorm, a slippery mountain path, and an avalanche! Will the friends make it back home safely in time for Christmas?

A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.