Just before Christmas, when Frances sees a sad-eyed organ grinder and his monkey performing near her apartment, she cannot stop thinking about them, wondering where they go at night, and wishing she could do something to help.

"Ramón is a little boy who can't wait for Navidad. El Cucuy is the friendly monster who lives in Ramón's bedroom. El Cucuy is not so sure that celebrations for Las Posadas, Nochebuena, and Navidad are for him. The lights are too bright and the snowman is scary! If El Cucuy is hesitant to embrace the holiday cheer, then Ramón will have to bring the spirit of Navidad to him." --

"Starting with the partridge and its gift of dried fruit, this rhyming story includes all of the familiar characters from the song as they all contribute to the baking of the magnificent Twelfth Night cake. At the end of the story, there is a recipe included to bake your own cake at home, giving this book the potential to be a favorite Christmas story as well as a resource to be used every year in introducing a twelfth-night cake tradition to a family."--...

Things you bring on a desert island...1. Sunscreen, obviously. Because these Irish freckles of mine will burn, baby, burn, and lobster red is not a great color on me. 2. An extra dose of my seizure meds, just in case. 3. A backpack full of snacks, including but not limited to a canteen of Dr. Pepper, a box of mini Christmas cookies, and granola bars--the gross crumbly kind, not the chocolate chip kind, because I'm trying to be healthy. 4. Sunglasses,...

"No one loves Christmas more than Pig. And the world's greediest Pug will stay up all night to get his presents!"--Back cover.

"Country music's golden boy Colton Wheeler felt the most perfect harmony when he was with Gretchen Winthrop. But for her, it was a love him and leave him situation. A year later, Colton is struggling to push his music forward in a new direction. If it weren't about to be the most magical time of year and the support of the Bromance Book Club, he'd be wallowing in self-pity. It's hard for immigration attorney Gretchen not to feel a little Scrooge-ish...

"By now you've heard the legend, all but forgotten, of Santa Claus's twin sister. Many years ago, this shadowy figure followed in Santa's footsteps, searching for him while leaving odd gifts of her own. One fateful night, they finally came face-to-face, and she hasn't been heard from since. Until now ... The Christmas witch has returned ... In the highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling The Legend of the The Christmas Witch, award-winning...

The Holly and the Ivy: As nursemaid to the eight-year-old Duke of Kielder, Robbie will spend her holidays with her young charge as a guest of Lord and Lady Jonquil. While the couple makes the child's holiday magical, the handsome gardener works his own magic on Nurse Robbie's heart. Hiding Christmas: Celebrating Christmas in Scotland will only invite persecution. but that never stopped Kirstine's English grandmother. When they are almost caught,...

"Elizabeth Hamilton has been lost. Trapped in a tangle of postpartum depression and grief after the death of her beloved parents, she couldn't quite see the way back to her husband and their two beautiful kids...until a car accident stole away her memories and changed her life. And when she finally remembered the sound of little Cassie's laugh, the baby powder smell of Bridger and the feel of her husband's hand in hers, Elizabeth worried that they'd...

Told in rhyming text, a majestic pine journeys from Norway to become London's Christmas tree. Includes a historical note explaining the annual tradition.