Del Norte Public Library

"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...

Includes: A Christmas Carol, in Prose; The Chimes and the Cricket on the Hearth

Sophie writes a letter home each of the twelve days she spends exploring the state of Colorado at Christmastime, as her cousin Zach shows her everything from a lark bunting in a blue spruce sapling to twelve skiiers gliding over snow. Includes facts about Colorado.

This third novella in Dickens's famous Christmas series presents a charming Victorian fantasy drama of love, deceit, and stunning surprises. It's Christmastime and the Peerybingle home is bustling. Mr. Peerybingle, his wife ,Dot, and their baby boy are joined by the nanny, Tilly, as well as the chirping cricket on the hearth who watches over them all. But when a mysterious traveler comes to stay with them, his presence sets off a cascade of trickery...

Fifteen tales on love and family at Christmas. In A Typical Irish Christmas, two fathers commiserate on their ungrateful children, while in The First Step of Christmas a disunited family makes up.

A story presented in English and Spanish in which a boy named Panchito worries that he will not get the gift he has been hoping for when his family has to move a few days before Christmas to find work.

As he participates in the festivities of Las Posadas, preparing for the birth of Christ, a young Mexican boy worries about what gift he will have for the baby Jesus.

Gathers ten Christmans stories featuring Santa Claus, animals, wintry weather, holiday decorations, and related topics.