Christmas has never brought out the best in the MacDougal family. Still, year after year, they gather together in the Blue Ridge Mountains to try to make the season merry and bright. But this year is an especially strained one, between Shayne's impending divorce, Morwenna's slavish devotion to work, and Bobbie's reluctance to face what life has to offer. Then, in the midst of a snowy sibling shouting match, a mysterious stranger appears.

Rhyming verse describes the good food, decorations, and stories when grandmother arrives for the annual celebration of the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead.

Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.

Llama Llama becomes overwhelmed as Christmas preparations progress, until his mother reminds him of the real gift the holiday brings.

Shy Mirabel is too scared to give out her homemade valentines to her classmates on Valentine's Day, but she gets a surprise when the cards fall out of her bag on her way to school.

"Dot is the littlest reindeer at the North Pole. Too little to jump. Too little to kick. And too little to fly with Santa. But she's not too little to help save the day!"--Back cover.

Past the graveyard, hear the howl of werewolf loggers on the prowl. In this spooky, rhyming romp, creatures of all types work together to build a haunted house for a vampire family in need of a home. From mummies to Cyclops to the skeleton crew, they're all working hard to get the job done. But they'd better hurry, because the house needs to be finished before the sun comes up. It's a good thing their foreman, Frankenstein, is here to keep everyone...

After Nightlight, a Guardian, transforms into Jack Overland Frost, he is entrusted by Father Time with a great secret, but he must revisit his past if he is to understand the secret and defeat an old enemy who threatens the world with destruction.

Count from one to ten with these cheerful bunnies--and one not-so-scary fox.

"Though I, Timmy Failure, have solved many notorious crimes and now wish to enjoy my retirement, my fans have begged me to turn my memoirs into a movie, an ode to my greatness. I am, however, beset by enemies, the worst of whom is Tom John John, the buffoonish movie director. What's more, my father is in town, working at a bar, which is obviously just a cover for our father-son crime-fighting partnership. And my dim-witted polar bear business partner,...