Santa Delivers Presents In The Big City

Time is short for Santa Claus and all his trusty elves and reindeer as they prepare to deliver presents to the Big City on Christmas Eve.Santa has chosen Hailey, the reindeer with the longest antlers of all, to lead the team this year. Because her antlers are so long, Santa has strung Christmas lights on them to see where he's going. Unfortunately, Hailey the reindeer isn't feeling so well. She's tired all the time and seems to be putting on weight. Some of the other reindeer begin to wonder if Hailey has been sneaking Santa's cookies out of the cookie box. Can Santa Claus find out what's bothering his lead reindeer? Will all the presents be delivered to the children in the Big City?"Santa Delivers Presents in the Big City" is an artfully rendered Christmas tale, whimsical and charming in both picture and prose. Written by Kelly Fischer, author of Indie Book Award finalist "The Most Beautiful Color of All," and delightfully illustrated by Michelle Duckworth, "Santa Delivers Presents in the Big City" is certain to become a holiday bed-time story favorite.

A little girl's belief in Santa is restored in this ode to the magic of Christmas. This is a holiday gift readers will treasure for years to come! It's two weeks before Christmas, and Deja is worried that Santa might not be able to visit her--after all, as a city kid, she doesn't have a chimney for him to come down and none of the parking spots on her block could fit a sleigh, let alone eight reindeer! But with a little help from her family, community, and Santa himself, Deja discovers that the Christmas spirit is alive and well in her city. With bold, colorful illustrations that capture the joy of the holidays, this picture book from award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson and illustrator Reggie Brown is not to be missed.

Discover Reading Early Reader Ooh! Aaah! People all over the world celebrate with fireworks. From America's Independence day to Chinese New Year to New Year's Eve, fireworks always draw a crowd. Learn all about fireworks in this level three reader from author Calee M. Lee. Each page features 2-3 sentences and a full-color photo. Kids can power up their reading skills with pyrotechnics and parents and teachers can utilize the key word list and learning activities in the back of the book for further instruction. Get your kids reading this 4th of July with FIREWORKS.

The Nativity Stories from Matthew and Lukes gospels have endured through the centuries, but the way Christmas is celebrated has been dramatically reshaped. In the modern era the story of Christs birth has been overshadowed by fanciful tales of Santa, Frosty, and Rudolph. Holiday customs designed to enhance the enjoyment of Christmas have often come to obscure the message of the Saviors birth. The Christmas season now exists primarily to foster the urge to shop rather than a desire to pause and reflect on the good news of Christs coming. Today the Nativity Stories are seldom considered as a whole, and the theological riches of these sacred texts have regrettably been reduced to The Christmas Story. The biblical narratives that have inspired poets and artists for centuries warrant more careful study. Shivering Babe, Glorious Lord surveys the Nativity Stories through twenty centuries of Christian tradition: their composition by Matthew and Luke; their relationship to the larger biblical narrative; their profound influence on theology and worship; their modern decline and the reemergence of Christmas in a secular guise in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readers yearning for a more Christ-centered Christmas will find helpful resources here.

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