A Christmas-themed novelette geared to inspire holiday excitement in all readers. This fictional story is interwoven with the New Testament account of Christ's birth, death and resurrection. Scientific and philosophical themes add an extra level of interest for the sophisticated reader. The book is lavishly illustrated and has an associated audio version with a reading accompanied by a musical score.
This season brings three new titles to our successful line of "Night Before Christmas" books. Now, it's a snap to find a fun, affordable, holiday gift for friends and family in Idaho, Michigan, and New England. Brighten the holiday season with a personal touch for all your friends and relatives.
I spent one winter researching the holiday history, folklore, legend, and more of each and every state,' says Carole marsh. A great coffee-table book or classroom read, this book-in an edition for each U.S. state-shares a wealth of fascinating historical material and trivia about everything from holiday traditions to how we got the Christmas tree, superstitions, and more. From the Yule logs of Maine to snow on the Alamo, you'll love your own state book, but wish you could read them all. Don't forget to send your favorite teacher or grandchild a copy for their state!
It's Christmas Eve, Have you been good? Santa's packed up all the presents and is headed your way! With the help of a certain red-nosed reindeer, Santa flies over: • Rexburg Idaho Mormon Temple • Boulder Mountains • Craters of the Moon National Monument • Shoshone Falls • Bronco Stadium • Selkirk Loop sign • Perrine Bridge • Museum of Idaho • Silver Mountain Gondola • Coeur d'Alene • Yellowstone Bear World Sign "Ho, ho ho!" laughs Santa. "Merry Christmas, Idaho!"
A classic Christmas story featuring all the magic of Santa combined with the magic of your favorite city, state, or country. It's the night before Christmas and you're nestled snug in your bed. Your stocking is hung by the chimney with care--will Santa visit your house? Follow Santa's journey in this magical retelling of a Christmas classic starring the locations and landmarks that make the place where you live special!
“A charming, comic, and ultimately poignant story about the creation of the most famous Christmas tale ever written. It’s as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it’s all heart, and I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps.” —Anthony Doerr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All The Light We Cannot See Laced with humor, rich historical detail from Charles Dickens’ life, and clever winks to his work, Samantha Silva's Mr. Dickens and His Carol is an irresistible new take on a cherished classic. Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday party for their ever-expanding family and circle of friends, Dickens has visions of the poor house. But when his publishers try to blackmail him into writing a Christmas book to save them all from financial ruin, he refuses. And a serious bout of writer’s block sets in. Frazzled and filled with self-doubt, Dickens seeks solace in his great palace of thinking, the city of London itself. On one of his long night walks, in a once-beloved square, he meets the mysterious Eleanor Lovejoy, who might be just the muse he needs. As Dickens’ deadlines close in, Eleanor propels him on a Scrooge-like journey that tests everything he believes about generosity, friendship, ambition, and love. The story he writes will change Christmas forever.
The coming-of-age fantasy book you've been craving since Harry Potter. This story is about a young man who struggles to find his place in a confusing, modern world. Initially set against the snowy backdrop of rural Idaho, the story sprawls into a world of magic; a curious world that is perhaps not so different from our own. Our hero will question how we choose to conduct our lives, examine the decisions we make as people, and learn the incalculable value of friendship. *** An excerpt from the book: "The world is in the fields and the farms. The world is twilight and velvet, dawn and gold. It is spiced cider and cinnamon pumpkin. It is Halloween night and haunted houses; broomsticks and harvest moons. It is bubbling stews and black forests. It is the chatter of fairies and the silence of crumbling castles. It is the soft footsteps of elves and the loud laughter of dwarves. It is the slosh of steaming mead and the majestic menace of roosting dragons. It is the lure of vampires and the fear of werewolves. It is, my friend, the world of magic."
This is a collection of Christmas short stories written by Idaho authors. Normally writing and publishing work spanning a variety of genres, these writers have collaborated to produce an entertaining book of shorts--and then added recipes to the mix to total a very merry Christmas indeed. From stories with a heartwarming theme to several with connotations of the supernatural, to humorous, to poetry, this book contains something for every reader. AND...don't you truly want that delicious, easy fudge recipe? Oh yeah...you can have both a Merry Christmas and Happy Peanut Brittle!
