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.


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Download or read book The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories written by Jessica Harrison and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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.


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Download or read book The Christmas Penguin written by Mary Packard and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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!


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Download or read book Tacky's Christmas written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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: Steven Lenton

Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books

Published: 2016-10-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781626868229

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Kids can practice counting and get in the holiday spirit in this festive story about five playful penguins! Get ready for some counting fun with five spunky penguins as they prepare for the best Christmas party ever! Whether zooming through the snow, decorating the tree, wrapping presents or singing, artist Steven Lenton’s adorable, playful penguins will get kids in the holiday spirit and help them improve their counting skills! Perfect for holiday gifts, Five Christmas Penguins features a foil and embossed cover treatment with shiny foil throughout.


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Download or read book Five Christmas Penguins written by Steven Lenton and published by Silver Dolphin Books. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids can practice counting and get in the holiday spirit in this festive story about five playful penguins! Get ready for some counting fun with five spunky penguins as they prepare for the best Christmas party ever! Whether zooming through the snow, decorating the tree, wrapping presents or singing, artist Steven Lenton’s adorable, playful penguins will get kids in the holiday spirit and help them improve their counting skills! Perfect for holiday gifts, Five Christmas Penguins features a foil and embossed cover treatment with shiny foil throughout.


A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

Author: Charles Dickens

Publisher: Modernista

Published: 2023-11-21

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9180943667

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A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ most famous book and arguably the world’s most read Christmas story. Here, we follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and mean-spirited businessman, who undergoes a total transformation and becomes a kind person after being haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve. It is one of the great classics of world literature, here accompanied by other classics from Dickens’ Christmas repertoire, like A Christmas Tree and The Seven Poor Travellers. CHARLES DICKENS [1812–1870], born in Portsmouth, England, was the most popular English-language novelist of his time. He created a fictional world that reflected the social and technological changes during the Victorian era. Among his most famous works are David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and The Pickwick Papers.


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Download or read book A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings written by Charles Dickens and published by Modernista. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ most famous book and arguably the world’s most read Christmas story. Here, we follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and mean-spirited businessman, who undergoes a total transformation and becomes a kind person after being haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve. It is one of the great classics of world literature, here accompanied by other classics from Dickens’ Christmas repertoire, like A Christmas Tree and The Seven Poor Travellers. CHARLES DICKENS [1812–1870], born in Portsmouth, England, was the most popular English-language novelist of his time. He created a fictional world that reflected the social and technological changes during the Victorian era. Among his most famous works are David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and The Pickwick Papers.


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.


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Download or read book Penguin's Christmas Wish written by Salina Yoon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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Download or read book Mr Penguin's First Christmas written by Hayley Down and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.


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.


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Download or read book A Christmas Penguin's Wish written by Lenny M. Hill and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


Penguin's Special Christmas Tree

Penguin's Special Christmas Tree

Author: Jeannie St John Taylor

Publisher: Lobster Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781897073612

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"This sweet, quirky tree-trimming adventure delivers a message about teamwork, friendship, and the importance of never giving up."


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Download or read book Penguin's Special Christmas Tree written by Jeannie St John Taylor and published by Lobster Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This sweet, quirky tree-trimming adventure delivers a message about teamwork, friendship, and the importance of never giving up."


Christmas Penguin

Christmas Penguin

Author: Mary Packard

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 2002-10-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780606257541

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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.


Book Synopsis Christmas Penguin by : Mary Packard

Download or read book Christmas Penguin written by Mary Packard and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.