A Snowman for Christmas

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Snowflake: The Kitten Born from a Snowflake

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Christmas Wishes

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Santa's Daughter

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An Extraordinary Christmas Present

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Up to Miracles: A Stone’s Throw from a Fairy Tale

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The Dream and His Dancer

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Gifts from My Younger Self

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Early candlelight stories

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Caleb's Story

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Christmas Stories: Fun Christmas Stories for Kids!

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The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For Children

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Sweet Winter

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A Most Sorrowful Christmas Tale of Wishes Unfulfilled

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A Seasonal Moment

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For Rosa

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Christmas Wishes: A Holiday Short, #4

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Twilight: A Reindeer Story

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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The Most Beloved Children's Books - Lewis Carroll Edition: Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, Sylvie and Bruno, A Tangled Tale…

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A Christmas Ghost Story

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The Night Before Christmas (Rose Red Rhymes #2)

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10 Children's Short Stories 1: Audio Edition : Selected Children's Short Stories

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Faerindale Legends - Return of the Orb

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Santa Claus Is for Real: A True Christmas Fable About the Magic of Believing

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The Most Beloved Christmas Stories by William Dean Howells

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Sasquatch Standoff

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Betting on the Bullrider

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The Complete Novels (Illustrated Edition): Including Biography of the Author "The Life of Lewis Carroll"

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Charley Mcdoogle’S Christmas Adventure

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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott: The Complete Works

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner

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Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #1: Amelia Bedelia Means Business

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The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids

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Scary Stories 3

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Little Blue Truck's Valentine

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The Night Before Christmas

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A Christmas Carol (Illustrated Edition): In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.

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Frog and Toad: A Little Book of Big Thoughts

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The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel

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Laugh-Out-Loud Awesome Jokes for Kids

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A Christmas Carol (Unabridged and Fully Illustrated)

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Little House on the Prairie

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The Berenstain Bears Bless Our Gramps and Gran

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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

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Twelfth Night

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Pete the Cat: Five Little Bunnies: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids

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The Wheel of the Year: An Illustrated Guide to Nature's Rhythms

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Sun Moon Star

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Halloween: Scary Short Stories for Kids

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Christmas Stories: Fun Christmas Stories for Kids

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The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets

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The Best School Year Ever

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The Berenstain Bears' Harvest Festival

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Curious George Haunted Halloween

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Everything You Need to Know When You Are 9

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Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn

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The Silver Arrow

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Black Beauty (Illustrated): Classic of World Literature

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Curious George Makes a Valentine

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Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts

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Advent Day 21: The Grinch: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers The Grinch Isaac slammed the door and began kicking off his boots while grumbling under his breath. “Everything all right?” his mom asked. “Not according to Mr. Hanson,” Isaac spat out. “Whatever I do for him is never good enough! I mean, it took me an hour to shovel his sidewalk, and what do I get for it? ‘You missed the second step, Isaac. You didn’t get all the way to edge.’ Mr. Hanson is a total grinch! This is the last time I help him out.” Just then Isaac’s sister, Holly, came bouncing into the room. “Mom, the green popcorn is done, and the green soda for our grinch punch is cold. I can’t wait to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas with our special treats!” “I

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LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

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Advent Day 7: A Wonderful Gift: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers A Wonderful Gift "Oh, Mom! Dad just drove in,” said Katie. “He probably brought a Christmas tree! I’ll get my coat on and help him bring it in.” But as she opened the door, Dad came in, and he didn’t have a tree. “I’m sorry, sweetie,” said Dad, giving Katie a hug. “I tried to find… ” But Katie shrugged away and hurried to her room. She didn’t feel like celebrating Christmas. Dad knows how much I want a tree, she thought, and he let me down. The sound of voices interrupted her thoughts, and she went to her door and listened. “I feel so terrible that we can’t afford a Christmas tree this year,” said Dad. He sounded very sad. “I know Katie was looking forward to on

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Advent Day 6: Peace and Good Will: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Peace and Good Will Annistyn stomped into the kitchen when she got home from school and collapsed into a chair so hard it made a scraping noise against the floor. “Annistyn!” said Mom. “Be careful! You’re going to leave marks!” She sighed as Annistyn’s little sister started crying in the other room. “This house is like a war zone,” she muttered. “Oh, for some peace and quiet!” Annistyn was so wrapped up in her own thoughts she hadn’t heard a word her mother had said. “Who do you think got the part of Mary in the Christmas play?” she asked sarcastically. “Holly, of course! She didn’t even want it, but she’s Mary, and I’m the narrator—again!” Dad looked up. “Is

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Advent Day 19: When Love Is Difficult: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers When Love Is Difficult Mom turned from the sink when she heard a door slam and feet running quickly down the stairs. “Mom!” Alicia cried as she ran into the kitchen. “Candice is being mean to me, and she even said she hates Christmas!”  Alicia’s foster mom dried her hands. “I heard some loud voices up there and wondered what that was all about.”  “I wanted her to help me look for Christmas toys online,” Alicia explained, “but she just got mad and yelled at me.” Mom poured Alicia a glass of water as they sat at the table. “Honey, Candice just moved into our house a month ago. She’s still having a hard time adjusting to the big changes in her life. You can

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Ep.70 – Be Mine - This Valentine's Day They Want Your HEART!: Episode Notes On a cold Valentine's evening a young woman finds out she has a secret admirer, and they want more than just her heart... And they'll do ANYTHING to get it! Be Mine by Shane Migliavacca Buy the new "Babysitter Massacre" book!...

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Day 1 – Kick off for the Icelandic Christmas Series: While I have talked about the Icelandic Yule Lads on the podcast in the past, I decided to change it up a bit this year by kicking off a 15-day Icelandic Christmas series.This series will include me reading a poem in Icelandic and English about the Yul...

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Santa Claus & Saint Nicholas - Part 1

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When We Believe

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Lost at the zoo: "Aidan had walked past giraffes and zebras, all the way to the meerkat enclosure. But there was no sight of any tigers. By now he was determined to go back to his family, certain the show would have finished.  I am going to be in such big...

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Advent Day 25: A Gingerbread House: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers A Gingerbread House "Mom! Tell Ella to stop dipping her finger in the icing!” “Karis, you know she’s only five. You can’t expect her to make a gingerbread house without eating any of it.” “But I want it to be perfect!” It was a Christmas tradition for Karis and Ella to make a gingerbread house. Karis lined up the red and green gumdrops like little army men. The containers of colored sprinkles stood at attention like soldiers. “Mom, I think there’s more icing in Ella’s hair than on our gingerbread house.” “Don’t worry about it, honey,” said Mom. “I’ll give her a bath when you’re finished.”  Karis smiled at her sister. “If you get any more icing on your face,

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Advent Day 18: The Story of Santa: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers The Story of Santa "Ho, ho, ho! And a merry Christmas to you!” bellowed a tall Santa at the entrance to Mia’s favorite toy store. Mia and her dad were doing some last-minute Christmas shopping. They needed a few more things for the shoeboxes they were filling for kids who lived in orphanages in poor countries.  “Dad, why do I see so many Santas around at Christmas instead of manger scenes?” Mia wondered aloud. “Everywhere I look I see Santa! See, there’s a gigantic stuffed Santa right over there!” “I agree, there’s a lot more of Santa than Jesus in most stores at Christmas,” said Dad. “I think the tradition of Santa has overshadowed the truth of Jesus’ birth.

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Advent Day 13: Crybaby Christmas: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Crybaby Christmas "This is the worst Christmas ever!” Stella told her brother. “Not only did we have to move because of Dad’s job, we have to live in this tiny apartment because we can’t find a house.” She groaned as she tripped over a box on her way to the couch. “There’s no room in here!” Logan shrugged. “At least we have beds. When Mary and Joseph got to Bethlehem, all they could find was a stable. They probably just had straw.” Stella sighed. “Yeah, well, at least they had the gifts the wise men brought them. We don’t have any presents to open tomorrow because we’ve been so busy moving that we haven’t had any time to go Christmas shopping!” “Actually, the

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Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves: an interview with Liz Ireland: Dead bodies keep turning up at the North Pole. Good thing that Mrs. Claus is on the case! That's right, I have Liz Ireland, author of the Mrs. Claus Cozy Mystery Series. She's here to talk about her new book "Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves" and we have...

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19 Nocturne Boulevard - A TRILOGY FOR XMAS - Reissue: Nothing is ever normal at 19 Nocturne Boulevard.  So when Olivia, our sultry announcer, decides to read the listeners a few of her favorite Xmas tales, things get a bit out of hand. Adapted by Julie Hoverson from stories by Arnold Bennett,...

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Snow-White and the seven dwarfs part two

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25. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year… and Thank You.

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Advent Day 11: A Fake Christmas: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers A Fake Christmas "It’s so pretty!” said five-year-old Jessie as she stood at the rope barricade and stared in wonder at the shiny balls, glittering stars, and sparkling snow on a Christmas tree at the mall. “Is the snow on the Christmas tree real?” “No,” said Jessie’s older sister, Dakota. “It comes in a spray can, and you just spray it on.” “It looks so real,” said Jessie, disappointed. “Who are all the presents under the tree for?” “They’re not real presents,” said Dakota. “They’re empty boxes wrapped to look like presents—just part of the decorations. They’re supposed to get people in the mood to buy Christmas presents.” Jessie could hardly believe that the

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Advent Day 5: Special Light: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Special Light "Wow! Look at that!” exclaimed Arabella. She and her father were taking their annual Christmas lights tour around the city. Dad pulled to the side of the street so they could get a good look at the house that had won the award for having the best display of lights. They admired it for a few minutes. As they continued on their way, they agreed that no other place could compare to the house that had won the award. The next day was the first day of Christmas vacation for Arabella. “I’m glad we won’t have school for a little while,” she said at breakfast. “I can’t do anything right there. I don’t read well, I can’t spell, and I’m crummy in math.” She let

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Holiday Stories and Songs: Kids will get in the holiday spirit by singing classic Christmas songs like “Jingle Bells,” and “Jolly Old St. Nicholas,” and listening to stories about Santa Claus!

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Stories with Santa Claus: Children will hear stories and sing songs about Santa Claus.

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Ep.45 – Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA - Small Town Werewolf, BIG TIME TERROR: Episode Notes Eh, Real Monsters from NEPA by Michelle Adler (from Campfire Stories to Tell in the Dark) Get the book in time for Halloween at HenFlix.com Music by Ray Mattis http://raymattispresents.bandcamp.com Produced by Daniel Wilder Get Cool...

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194 – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas When All Through the Store …

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Advent Day 27: Skating on Thin Ice: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Skating on Thin Ice At midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Wagner family always walked to ice-covered Pine Lake, where they would bring in the New Year under the stars as they tossed glow sticks into the air. But this year Aiden was in a grumpy mood. Three times that day his dad had told him to do something, and even though Aiden eventually got around to listening, his father had not been happy with his hesitation. “You’re skating on thin ice, Aiden,” Dad said. He said that a lot when Aiden was about to get in big trouble. Now at midnight Aiden dashed onto the frozen lake. “We’re here!” “Stay close,” Dad warned. “The weather has been unusually warm. The area aro

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Advent Day 9: Candy Cane: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Candy Cane "Can we have a candy cane?” asked Josh as he looked at the striped candy canes hanging on the Christmas tree. “Yeah, can we? Please?” echoed his sisters, Adriane and Nicole. Mom smiled. “All right,” she said, “but as you eat them, I want you to think of how they remind you of the reason we celebrate Christmas.” Each of the kids quickly selected a red and white striped candy cane from the tree. Nicole held her candy at arm’s length and stared at it. “I don’t really see what candy canes have to do with Christmas,” she said, “except that it’s the time of year when you always see lots of them. Or maybe it’s because there’s red on them—Christmas colors are red a

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#195 Santa Claus - Fun Facts - ESL: Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of . My mission is to help you speak English fluently. Merry Christmas everyone! Today I would like to share with you five fun facts about Santa Claus. And with a fun...

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12 Days of CraftLit - Sixth Day: Holiday Stories & Music

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Icelandic Christmas folklore: Hello babies!  Happy holidays from your two favorite rowdy altos. This season, Lisa has an encounter with some celeb xmas trees. Emily pitches a visit with the Gävle Goat. On Wiki of the Week, we read the Wikipedia page for Icelandic Christmas folklore, which depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who come to town during Christmas. The stories are directed at children and are used to scare them into good behavior. How fun!

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Episode 18: The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell

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288 - The Night Before: 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse’ Yes, it’s Christmas Eve! If you celebrate Christmas, have you put out your xmas stocking? Have you left some food out for Rudolph and a...