1 comments about The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper [Library].

1. This is a book I used to read my daughter every christmas still have book but its almost shot its now been read every christmas to her son now 16 and its loved by the entire family and this is a great way to keep on the tradition

1 comments about Christmas Trees.

1. I could hardly believe my good fortune to find my favorite Robert Frost poem had been illustrated by my favorite illustrator! This is much better than another "kiddie book about reindeer" This is a book to read aloud and share with the extended family. What an introduction to real poetry for the younger ones! I would give it 10 stars if I could.

1 comments about Jingle Bells (My First Taggies Book).

1. Before having a baby I wouldn't have guessed that a tag could be so popular, but someone knew what they were doing when they developed Taggies products. Our 5 month old baby loves his Jingle Bells book, mostly the tag parts of it, but he also shakes it to hear the bell.

1 comments about Silent Night: The Song from Heaven.

1. This book is a wonderful Christmas story about how the song Silent Night came to be. The pictures are made of cut paper and are just marvelous. I hope you will read this book and enjoy it as my family and I did.

1 comments about The Night Before Christmas (board book).

1. Reading, "The Night before Christmas", it to my great granddaughter, brought back many happy memories.

1 comments about The Spriitelees: A Christmas Tale About Kindness.

1. It is Christmas Eve and the situation on the North Pole is grim. Santa's elves are all down with the flu and there is no one to help Santa make the final preparations for the delivery of the toys. Fortunately, far to the south, on an island called Kindness Grove Knoll, there is a group of young people called the Spriitelees. By acting kindly three times in a row, they create a magic that causes a special kind of backpack to appear. The backpacks are called sparkpacks and they allow the Spriitelees to fly. Every Spriitelee except for Bob has a sparkpack, as he still needs to help one more person.
   When the Spriitelees heard of Santa's plight, they flew off to help him, taking Bob along. When they arrive at the North Pole everyone except Bob pitches in, completing nearly all of the tasks. However, one remained, the sleigh has not yet been prepared for transport. Since he was the only one left, Bob would have to do it. This frightened Bob, as he thought he was too small to do such a big job. He walked back into the house and what he saw startled him. Santa was standing by the fire and crying because he thought that he wouldn't get the toys delivered.
   This galvanized Bob into action, he immediately went outside and using a great deal of ingenuity, managed to get the sleigh out and the reindeer hitched. Once this deed was done, Bob was given his own sparkpack. Santa was so happy that he offered each of the Spriitelees a toy. After each the others had made their selection, Bob simply said that he already had all he wanted. With those words of joy, the Spriitelees flew back to their island and Santa prepared to leave to complete his job.
   This is an excellent book for children, demonstrating that sometimes we receive our greatest rewards when we give without expectation. So much of our lives are built around social interactions, yet we often forget that as we struggle through our daily lives. It is especially important to remember this at Christmastime, which is more about giving than it is about receiving.

5 comments about The Dog Who Found Christmas (Picture Puffins).

1. I disliked this book for several reasons. First, the storyshows the world as almost entirely evil. All the characters except forone man and the puppy are either actively mean or just completely uncaring. The illustrator had some talent, but no forethought concerning how the illustrations might come across to the young reader. They were frightenning and conducive to nightmares.



2. The main character, a cute puppy named Buster is the best part of this predictable story about a pup who is abandoned in the cold, hard world after his typical puppy naughtiness causes his owners to get sick of him. He then faces other uncaring people and some territorial animals like a big mean collie and a big mean tabby cat. Finally he follows a whole group of people who are going house to house singing Christmas carols. They don't even notice he's with them they're so wrapped up in their holiday spirit. Finally an old man who lives alone takes Buster in and the day is saved. The identical story could be told without the illustrations featuring Christmas trees, holly, or colorful paper chains. It feels like those touches were added just to make a book that would sell at Christmas. The illustrations are well executed and colorful. The dog is as adorable as can be with sad eyes and one floppy ear but the collie and the tabby look like werewolves in comparison. Out of twelve adults and three children that come in contact with this baby dog on a cold winter's night, only one, the old man, even gives a hoot. This might make a good conversation starter for teaching little ones about taking responsibility and having compassion but there are better ways to do that and there are certainly better holiday picture books to read to the kids at Christmastime.



3. I bought this book for my children, and they loved this book. They request on my reading it to them every night. If someone tells you about the uncaring few people not wanting this cute puppy, then they are only telling you negative. The whole point of this story is when a sweet elderly man finds the pup, and now not only does the puppy have a friend, but so does the man. It has an excellent heart-warming ending. You have to at least take this book into consideration, because it will make you and your child appreciate your family more. I would really like to rate this book 100 stars if I could!



4. Kids in my Kindergarten class love this book and ask me to read it over and over. It's a great book to get kids talking about kindness and what makes a loving family. I agree with everything the previous reviewer wrote and I am surprised at the couple of negative reviews. One wrote, "the story shows the world as almost entirely evil"... I think it shows the world through the eyes of a little puppy, something young kids can really relate to. The same person wrote, "the illustrations... were frightenning and conducive to nightmares". Are we talking about the same book?



5. As a School Librarian my kids especially loved this story, around the holidays.

1 comments about Busy, Busy Elves (Sticker Stories).

1. I purchased this book as a little something for my 5 year old to work on throughout the holiday. She loved it! The book contains many stickers that your child can stick onto the story pages to finish the picture. If your child changes his/her mind of where to put the sticker, just easily lift the sticker from the page and replace it somewhere else. I found this book worth the money and fun.

No comments about Baby Einstein: On the Farm (Baby Einstein (Audio)).

No comments about The Christmas Carol Kazoo (Miniature Editions Kit).