The Christmas Surprise

From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery and The Bookshop on the Corner comes a delightful holiday tale full of sweetness, love, heartbreak, and happiness—perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Elin Hilderbrand. Rosie Hopkins, newly engaged, is looking forward to an exciting year in the little English sweetshop she owns. But when fate deals Rosie and her boyfriend Stephen a terrible blow, threatening everything they hold dear, it’s going to take all their strength and the support of their families and their friends to hold them together. After all, don’t they say it takes a village to raise a child?

When Heidi gets in some Christmastime trouble, it will take more than magic to restore the holiday spirit! Christmas is around the corner, and Heidi is very excited. She loves Christmas decorations, Christmas cookies, and, best of all, Christmas presents! But when she takes her mom’s special charm bracelet without asking—and then loses it—Heidi fears that her mom will be angry with her. And when she finally finds the bracelet, it has been totally crushed by a snowplow. Heidi tries to fix the broken bracelet with a spell, but that only makes things worse! Will Heidi have the courage to come clean and tell her mom the truth—and will there still be room for Christmas cheer? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Heidi Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Celebrate Christmas with Snoopy, Woodstock, and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this 8x8 storybook! Snoopy is excited when his brother Spike writes and says he is coming for a visit. But then at the last minute Spike changes his mind because he can’t afford a bus ticket. Snoopy is sad and the Peanuts gang tries their best to cheer him up. Linus offers him his blanket, Sally gives him a big hug, Charlie Brown brings him treats, but Snoopy is still miserable. That is until Lucy saves the day by using her advice booth money to buy Spike his ticket. It’s a very merry Christmas for Snoopy (and everyone) after all! © 2018 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

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When two children appeal to Saint Nicholas to free their village from the heavy snow that is keeping everyone inside, he sends instead a mysterious parcel.

A surprise visit by a playful friend delights a family of bears on Christmas.