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Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the Worlds finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before: the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these books feel extra special and look striking on any shelf. This hardcover book has a matching blank lined journal (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their...
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"John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days. The life of the Peerybingles intersects with that of Caleb Plummer, a poor toymaker employed by the miser Mr. Tackleton. Caleb has a blind daughter Bertha,...
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In the 1840s, Charles Dickens wrote 5 short stories with strong social and moral messages. The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home, is the third of these stories. Following the home life of John Peerybingle, the story introduces the many people in John's family and life along with a cricket that acts as the guardian angel of the family. Like its predecessors, this story also contains heavy social and moral implications. However, it differs...
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"An irresistible new collectible hardcover in the beloved series of six Penguin Christmas Classics L. Frank Baum's Life and Adventures of Santa Claus was first published in 1902, two years after his Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Drawing on the attributes of Santa Claus from Clement Moore's 1822 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("The Night Before Christmas"), Baum chronicles Santa's life from his childhood in an enchanted forest--the same forest that is...
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"Celebrate Christmas with Highlights Hidden Pictures® and an illustrated, classic telling of Clement C. Moore's famous poem. After the stockings are hung by the chimney with care, find more than 120 hidden objects when St. Nicholas visits the home of three children on Christmas Eve night. Everyone in the family will enjoy this beautifully illustrated Hidden Pictures treasure year after year!"--Back cover.
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Twin Sisters IP, LLC
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2012
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Ayuda al bebé a aprender palabras relacionadas con el invierno con este libro ilustrado adorablemente. Arte en blanco y negro con toques de color capturaran la atención del bebé con simples ilustraciones las cuales fomentaran el aprendizaje. Las ilustraciones incluyen: mitones, patines de hielo, trineo, monigote de nieve, copo de nieve, oso polar, pingüino, y chocolate caliente. Otros libros en esta serie son: La Alegría de la Navidad, ¡Sorpresa...
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Twin Sisters IP, LLC
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2012
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Ayuda al bebé a aprender palabras relacionadas con las festividades con este libro ilustrado adorablemente. Arte en blanco y negro con toques de color capturaran la atención del bebé con simples ilustraciones las cuales fomentaran el aprendizaje. Las ilustraciones incluyen: regalo, guirnalda, galleta, árbol, ornamento, bastan de caramelo, campana y media. Otros libros en esta serie son: La Alegría de la Navidad, Diversión Del Invierno, y Ya...
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Charles Dickens' work The Battle of Life: A Love Story has an English village on the site of a historic battle as the setting. Some characters allude to the war as a metaphor for the struggle for life, hence the title. Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA is an English writer and social commentator. He produced some of the world's most renowned fictional characters and is often regarded as the best author of the Victorian era. His writings achieved unparalleled...
9) The chimes
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In the 1840s, Charles Dickens wrote 5 short stories with strong social and moral messages. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rand an Old Year Out and a New Year In, is the second of these stories, whose predecessor was the famous A Christmas Carol. The Chimes focuses on Trotty, a poor elderly messenger who is filled with gloom over reports of crime and immorality in the newspapers. After losing faith in the society, Trotty follows a call...
10) Santa's Coming
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Learn new words about Santa's exciting visit on Christmas night with this festive book from the Baby's First Christmas Book Series! Black and white art and bursts of color will capture baby's attention with large, simple pictures that encourage learning. Pictures include: cookies, elf, fireplace, lights, reindeer, Santa, sleigh, and toys. Other titles in the series include: Winter Fun, Holiday Surprise, and Christmas Joy.
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"T’was the Night Before Christmas," was originally published anonymously in 1823 as "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Perhaps the most famous Christmas poem of all time, it relates the story of a father awoken from his sleep on Christmas Eve by Santa Claus-St. Nick in the poem-who lands with his sleigh and "eight tiny reindeer" on the roof of the house, comes down the chimney and delivers toys to the family. He then departs, calling out as he flies away...
12) Winter Fun
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Help baby learn winter-related words with this adorably-illustrated book. Black and white art and bursts of color will capture baby's attention with large, simple pictures that encourage learning. Pictures include: mittens, ice-skate, sled, snowman, snowflake, polar bear, penguin, and hot cocoa. Other books in the Baby's First Christmas Book series include: Christmas Joy, Holiday Surprise, and Santa's Coming.
14) La Angelita
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Cuando el ángel más pequeño se sienta en las nubes con su familia, le explican que en la víspera de Navidad todos los ángeles dan al mundo algo especial para Navidad. Su hermana Angelina da el don de la música. Su prima Alba da el don de las luces de Navidad. Fiona da delicias Navideñas, y Olivia da al mundo los árboles de hoja perenne. ¿Pero que le dará el ángel más pequeño? Averigua lo que sucede cuando el ángel más pequeño salta...
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Cuando un pequeño árbol de abeto es llevado hacia la ciudad para ser vendido junto con otros altos arboles, plantas y arbustos, se vuelve triste. Pero una joven pareja tiene planes especiales para la elección de un árbol de Navidad que su familia atesorará durante años y años. Descubre como el árbol de abeto más pequeño se convierte en un árbol de Navidad para siempre en esta tierna historia sobre la familia, el amor y la tradición de...
16) El Cascanueces
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En la fiesta de los Stahlbaums, un hombre misterioso llamado Herr Drosselmeyer le da a Clara un regalo especial. Es un magnífico cascanueces, y Clara está segura de que es un príncipe encantado. Sus hermanos traviesos Fritz y Pedro están ansiosos por ver el regalo de Clara y tiran del cascanueces, hasta que caí al suelo. Con una fractura en la mandíbula, el cascanueces debe permanecer en el suelo hasta la mañana, cuando a los niños se les...
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It was Christmas Eve, and all of the elves and Santa Claus were excited to get all of the toys ready to deliver to children around the world. But, Santa had one last chore to do. He wanted to give little presents to all of the animals in the forest, including Barney Bear who was asleep in his cave. When Santa quietly places Barney's present next to his nose, Barney snores like thunder and a mountain of snow crashes to the ground and covers the entrance...
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Era la víspera de Navidad, y todos los duendes y Papá Noel estaban contentos de tener todos los juguetes listos para entregarlos a los niños de todo el mundo. Pero, Noel tuvo una última tarea que hacer. Quería dar pequeños regalos a todos los animales en el bosque, incluyendo al Oso Barney quien dormía en su cueva. Cuando santa coloca silenciosamente el regalo de Barney al lado de su nariz, Barney ronca como un trueno y una montaña de nieve...
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In this precious rhyming story, a little boy reflects on spending Christmas each year with his Grandma. From making decorations together for the Christmas tree, to drinking hot chocolate and staying up late talking by the fireplace; the little boy and his Grandma make sweet memories. When it's time to leave, and Grandma becomes teary-eyed, the little boy ensures her that she's the best part of Christmas. "So whenever my face feels the first flakes...
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Johnny esta contento que está nevando afuera y todos los patios están cubiertos de fría, crujiente nieve – ¡el tipo de nieve perfecto para hacer un muñeco de nieve! Después de que Johnny apila ordenadamente una gran bola de nieve encima de otra, corre hacia dentro para encontrar el traje perfecto para vestir a su nuevo amigo. Los niños se deleitarán cuando el muñeco de nieve se convierte en un pirata, un payaso, e incluso un muñeco de...
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