The Christmas Penguin

The Christmas Penguin

Author: Mary Packard

Publisher: Cartwheel Books

Published: 2002-10-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780439321020

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Rollie the penguin is an expert swimmer, but what he really wants to do is fly, as he tells Santa Claus, so one Christmas Eve Santa invites him along for the ride.


The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories

The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories

Author: Jessica Harrison

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2019-10-03

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0241396719

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The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive stories of all time This is a collection of the most magical, moving, chilling and surprising Christmas stories from around the world, taking us from frozen Nordic woods to glittering Paris, a New York speakeasy to an English country house, bustling Lagos to midnight mass in Rio, and even outer space. Here are classic tales from writers including Truman Capote, Shirley Jackson, Dylan Thomas, Saki and Chekhov, as well as little-known treasures such as Italo Calvino's wry sideways look at Christmas consumerism, Wolfdietrich Schnurre's story of festive ingenuity in Berlin, Selma Lagerlof's enchanted forest in Sweden, and Irène Nemerovsky's dark family portrait. Featuring santas, ghosts, trolls, unexpected guests, curmudgeons and miracles, here is Christmas as imagined by some of the greatest short story writers of all time.


Tacky's Christmas

Tacky's Christmas

Author: Helen Lester

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2010-09-27

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 0547504950

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Deck the iceberg wrap a gifty Fa la la la la la la la la... Tacky, Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect are celebrating the holiday with good cheer, singing, and lots of presents. Tacky’s present is a little bit different, and not exactly what his friends had in mind, but when the Christmas merrymaking is interrupted by hunters in search of pretty penguins, it's Tacky's gift that helps to save the day…. A bonus CD of original carols includes: Deck the Iceberg, Sandy Clawz is Coming to Town, The Six Days of Christmas, I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas, and Oh Tackytree!


Five Christmas Penguins

Five Christmas Penguins

Author:

Publisher: Little Tiger Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 14

ISBN-13: 9781848954946

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1, 2, 3 ... party! Five cheeky penguins are getting ready for the best celebration of the year – it's Christmas! A Christmas counting book with super-snazzy illustrations! Get your toddler excited about Christmas as they count the cheeky little penguins throughout. With a lovely squishy and shiny cover and fabulously festive scenes, this jolly little book makes a wonderfully festive present for toddlers and preschoolers. From the illustrator behind the best-selling Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam.


Penguin's Christmas Wish

Penguin's Christmas Wish

Author: Salina Yoon

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1681195739

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Geisel Honor-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon's beloved character Penguin celebrates the season in Penguin's Christmas Wish--a charming picture book that's perfect for the holidays. Penguin can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with his family and friends. But when things don’t go exactly as planned, Penguin learns to find holiday magic in the most unexpected places. Countless readers have already come to love the adorable Penguin, and Salina Yoon continues this series with a timeless story of holiday magic and the importance of family and friends.


Mr Penguin's First Christmas

Mr Penguin's First Christmas

Author: Hayley Down

Publisher:

Published: 2018-10-23

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781788432573

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"On Christmas Eve, Mr. Penguin makes a surprising discovery: an elf that has fallen out of Santa's sleigh! But what's even more surprising is that he has never heard of elves, or sleighs, or santa--and he has never celebrated Christmas! Join Mr. Penguin as he enjoys his first ever Christmas."--Back cover.


The Penguin Who Wanted to Be Different

The Penguin Who Wanted to Be Different

Author: Maria O'Neill

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Published: 2001-11-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780439318099

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Dorothy Penguin wants to be different from the rest of the penguins in her village so she sets off on a fantastic quest to find the one person who can make her different--the most magical man in the world--Santa Claus. Original.


A Christmas Penguin's Wish

A Christmas Penguin's Wish

Author: Lenny M. Hill

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1525568310

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This is a fictional story that young children, who love to dream and own stuffed toys, will enjoy reading. Everyone dreams sometime, why shouldn't stuffed toys have dreams? Can an ordinary stuffed penguin's dream come true on Christmas Eve? Or will he be disappointed and sit, sad and alone, on the toy store shelf forever. Find out what happens as the clock ticks down to that magical hour.


The Christmas Village

The Christmas Village

Author: Annie Rains

Publisher: Forever

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1538703467

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USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains returns to Somerset Lake, North Carolina, with a heartwarming Christmas story about a midwife and her ex-fiance who face high stakes when they must team up to compete in the neighborhood house decorating contest, in this trade paperback that will help get readers in the holiday spirit. Once upon a Christmas, she gave him her heart. This year, he'll have to win it back again . . . When Lucy Hannigan returned to her childhood home in Somerset Lake, one of the first things she did was join the local book club. And thank goodness, because now that Lucy’s first Christmas without her mother is bearing down upon her, she can use all the help and support she can get. Especially when she has to take in a tenant and the only person interested is Miles Bruno, her ex-fiance. Lucy’s friends keep teasing her about the way Miles is trying to make up for his mistakes but forgiving and forgetting isn’t coming easily to Lucy. With bills piling up and her mother’s finances in disarray, however, Lucy isn’t in any position to say no. As the small town prepares for the holidays and competition heats up in the Merriest Lawn decorating contest, Lucy can’t help feeling like a Scrooge. Her mom loved the holidays and won the contest each year, but as much as Lucy would like to carry on the tradition, she isn’t sure she has it in her to deck the halls this holiday. Yet when Miles shows up with tons of tinsel, dozens of decorations, and lots and lots of lights, Lucy begins to wonder if maybe the spirit of the season will finally mend her broken heart.


The Christmas Bargain

The Christmas Bargain

Author: Lisa Carter

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2020-11-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1488060533

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All she needs is a date for the holidays… She needs a date for a wedding. But a fiancé wasn’t part of the plan… Unwilling to attend a wedding alone, artist Lila Penry makes a deal with Sam Gibson—art lessons for his adorable niece in exchange for being her date. But their Christmas agreement becomes a nightmare when everyone thinks they’re engaged. All Lila wants is to leave town for her dream job…so what happens when Sam steals his way into her heart? From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.