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Advent Storybook: 24 Stories to Share Before Christmas(more) »rank: 3128by: Antonie Schneider
Our review: :Benjamin Bear is so impatient for Christmas to come. To help the time pass more quickly, his mother tells him that every day when he opens a door on his Advent calendar she'll tell him a story—twenty-four stories all about another little bear and his long, arduous journey to Bethlehem. The little bear, led by a glittering star, meets many others on his travels across hot deserts, snowy mountains, and through dark, lonely nights. His adventures, filled with acts of heroism and kindness and many small miracles, show him the path to the Christ Child. And by journey's end Benjamin Bear—and all ... Detail |
Holy Night Advent Calendar(more) »rank: 5516by: Maja Dusikova
Our review: :A gorgeous advent calendar featuring the scene at the manger, lovingly depicted by renowned European artist Maja Dusikova. Detail |
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Dreaming of a White Christmas Advent Calendar(more) »rank: 9838from: North-South / Night Sky Books
Our review: :A gorgeous advent calendar featuring the scene at the manger, lovingly depicted by renowned European artist Maja Dusikova. Detail |
Advent Storybook Advent Calendar(more) »rank: 19285from: North-South Books
Our review: :Created as a companion piece to the 2005 best-selling book The Advent Storybook, this Advent features Mother Bear and her small son, Benjamin, as they get ready to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. All of the art is taken from the book and each numbered window opens to reveal the same pictures that Benjamin sees in the book. The trim size is the same as the book so that they can be wrapped up together as the perfect 'pre-Christmas' gift for sharing with that child who just can't wait! The book and the Advent Calendar gently accent the actions and beliefs ... Detail |
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A Christmas Tree Advent Calendar(more) »rank: 17194from: North-South / Night Sky Books
Our review: :Created as a companion piece to the 2005 best-selling book The Advent Storybook, this Advent features Mother Bear and her small son, Benjamin, as they get ready to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. All of the art is taken from the book and each numbered window opens to reveal the same pictures that Benjamin sees in the book. The trim size is the same as the book so that they can be wrapped up together as the perfect 'pre-Christmas' gift for sharing with that child who just can't wait! The book and the Advent Calendar gently accent the actions and beliefs ... Detail |
Rapunzel: A Fairy Tale(more) »rank: 3208560by: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Our review: :A beautiful girl with long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch. Review:Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman's Rapunzel hearkens to a time of dark forests, forbidden gardens, and secrets locked away in a tower. Rapunzel is an innocent, barefooted beauty with 'long blonde hair, as thick and glowing as sunlight or beaten gold.' This version of Rapunzel is retold by Barbara Rogasky, who also collaborated with Hyman on The Golem, The Water of Life, and an illustrated collection of poetry for children, Winter Poems. Rogasky's version of this fairy tale flows along in the best of old-fashioned, ... Detail |
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The Gift from Saint Nicholas(more) »rank: 753378by: D. Lachner, M Dusikova
Our review: :It is Saint Nicholas Eve and Anna and Misha are worried. It's been snowing for days and all the villagers are trapped in their houses. 'Saint Nicholas Day won't be any fun if we can't get out to see Grandfather Gregor or any of our friends,' says Misha. 'If only Saint Nicolas would blow a path through the snow!' Saint Nicholas hears the children, but the mysterious gift he leaves in the village square is not at all what they had in mind. It is, however, exactly what they and the entire snowbound village need most, and it leads to a joyous ... Detail |
Silent Night, Holy Night (with music chip)(more) »rank: 1437677by: Joseph Mohr
Our review: :'Silent Night,' written on Christmas Eve in a small town in Austria nearly two centuries ago, is one of the world's most beloved Christmas carols. Maja Dusikova captures the song's simplicity and grace in warm, reverent pictures that illustrate the joy and wonder experienced around the world at the birth of the Christ Child. The result is a picture book Nativity that echoes the universal appeal of 'Silent Night.' Detail |
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Silent Night Musical Advent Calendar(more) »rank: 1070220from: NorthSouth
Our review: :An Advent calendar that plays its own music! Detail |
Rapunzel(more) »rank: 1162711by: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Our review: :A retelling of the traditional tale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch. Detail |