Download or read book The Twelve Bots of Christmas written by Nathan Hale and published by Walker Childrens. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take one robotic Santa, nine cyber-reindeer pulling his techno-sleigh, and twelve days of Christmas circuitry and wizardry—and this incredible holiday offering is guaranteed to add up to every gear-head's delight! This unique spin on the familiar song just begs to be read aloud, as it retains the cadence and lyricism of the original. With two turbo doves and three wrench hens leading the way, young readers will be thrilled to join Robo-Santa on his annual round of gift giving. Nathan Hale has created a special delivery for all robot fans.

Download or read book Life on Christmas Eve written by Nathan Nipper and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After watching It’s a Wonderful Life for the first time, thirty-one-year-old Julie Shelly’s predictable small-town life turns anything but as she begins experiencing uncanny parallels between her life and the fictional George Bailey’s. Initially intrigued by the way her life seems to imitate the classic movie, Julie secretly hopes the strange similarities bear some kind of deeper existential significance. But real life soon brings her back down to earth and she dismisses the episodes as mere coincidence and the wishful thinking of her restless spirit. Julie decides to put the Wonderful Life foolishness behind her…until a tragedy puts her faith to the test and forces her to view the odd movie coincidences in a completely different light. Her epiphany ultimately spurs her toward an extraordinary, life-changing encounter with a vulnerable stranger on Christmas Eve.

Download or read book The Christmas Blessing written by Donna VanLiere and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2003-10-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapted to a film available on streaming and home video, The Christmas Blessing is the heartwarming sequel to the beloved New York Times bestseller, The Christmas Shoes. From NewSong's smash-hit #1 single, to the blockbuster CBS television movie, to the New York Times bestselling novel, The Christmas Shoes has touched people's lives. Now, the story continues in The Christmas Blessing. Nathan Andrews is now a man; his greatest wish is to be a doctor. But beyond his studies of medicine, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, giving, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from a young woman with a disease that seems hopeless. But hope can exist in the darkest places, and love is always the greatest gift of all.

Download or read book Merry Christmas Paige written by Mackenzie McKade and published by Samhain Pub Limited. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emergency room doctor Paige Weston's Christmas vacation is cut short when her flight is diverted to Kauai, where she runs into the man who jilted her long ago but who is still in love with her.

Download or read book Apple Tree Christmas written by and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published over twenty years ago, and out of print since 1998, Sleeping Bear Press is proud to bring this beloved Christmas tale to a whole new audience. Moving and nostalgic, and brought to life by glowing watercolor paintings, it reveals the joy of a very special present and the love that a father and daughter share.

Download or read book Nuddy Ned s Christmas written by Kes Gray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa's sleigh was on its way just leaving Lanzarote. "Goodness Gracious," Blitzen cried. "Did I just see a botty?" It's Christmas Eve, and minus three, but Ned doesn't care. While other people are dressed in duffle coats and parkas, Ned is running riot, and he's completely starkers! And there is a very special person Ned just can't wait to meet! A laugh-out-loud riotous romp with an energetic rhyming text and strategically placed flaps to protect Ned's modesty. From the author of Oi Frog and the illustrator of The Dinosaur That Pooped series.

Download or read book The Christmas Shoes written by Donna VanLiere and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-11-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While shopping for gifts on Christmas Eve, Robert, a successful lawyer whose family life is falling apart, meets Nathan, an eight-year-old boy whose mother is dying.

Download or read book Weird Al written by Nathan Rabin and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “fun and colorful” biography of the accordion-toting comedy legend—with rare photos, lyrics, lists, tweets, and more from Al himself (Publishers Weekly). The undisputed king of pop-culture parody, “Weird Al” Yankovic has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history, receiving three Grammy Awards (and fourteen nominations) in the process. This is a comprehensive illustrated tribute to this icon of the American humor landscape, the man behind such classics as “Eat It,” “Amish Paradise,” and “White & Nerdy.” Covering more than three decades of hilarious songs, videos, and concert performances, and his life story in words and pictures—and featuring an introduction, lists, tweets, and photo captions from Yankovic himself—Weird Al: The Book is the ultimate companion piece to an extraordinary career. “Part biography and part pop culture museum . . . a treat.” —Huffington Post

Download or read book The Christmas Show written by Rebecca Patterson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christmas pageant doesn’t go QUITE as planned in this fantastically funny holiday tale for the forgetful kid in all of us. It’s almost time for the nativity play, and everyone has been practicing hard. The narrators know their lines, the Important Angel has brushed her hair, and the audience is in their seats, eagerly awaiting a special Christmas performance. But there’s one cast member whose listening skills haven’t exactly been the best, and no one’s expecting a spare shepherd to steal the show… This boldly illustrated picture book is full of festive fun, and a cheerful reminder that the unexpected can also be unexpectedly entertaining.

Download or read book The Christmas Wishing Tree Part One written by Arthur James Tourot and published by Arthur James Tourot. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Nathan Mackenzie thinks that all is as wonderful as can be as he celebrates Christmas Eve with Mother and Father. What could possibly go wrong? Then, suddenly, his beloved Grandfather has a serious accident and everything is thrown into turmoil! While his parents rush off to help, Nathan is left at home to fend for himself. As sadness and fear threaten to take over, Nathan recalls his Mother telling him the old family legend that speaks of a magical Christmas Angel that can come to the aid of those who are in great need on Christmas Eve. Will he ask the Angel for help or is it just an old wives' tale that should be ignored? What happens next will change Nathan's young life forever as he is brought into a magical world that resides in his very own Christmas tree and goes on a quest to save his Grandfather. Talking frogs? An elevator in the trunk of the tree? People living inside Christmas tree ornaments? Ghost-children that pop up out of nowhere? Yet, not all is as merry and bright as it seems. The man who lives in the shadows watches, and waits for his moment to strike and to take back something that was once his. What is it that the man wants? Will Nathan's chances of meeting the Angel and making his wish be ruined? Come along on the most wondrous of Christmas journeys and experience all the magic and wonder for yourself!"

Download or read book Daniel s Final Week written by Donna VanLiere and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious leader returned from the dead. A planet filled with fallen angels. An execution order against millions. Yet amidst these evils, God’s hope prevails. After his apparent resurrection, beloved leader Victor Quade is hailed internationally as God. Yet when Victor mandates that everything from purchasing groceries to seeing a doctor will require a mark of allegiance to him, Emma Grady and her friends in New York know they must flee. Meanwhile, in Israel, the Jewish people worship Victor as a messiah, not realizing he intends to seal their doom. As Jews and Jesus-followers around the globe lose their lives, Zerah Adler strives to protect as many as possible in this violent, volatile time. In this spellbinding conclusion to the end-times trilogy that began with The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, bestselling author Donna VanLiere brings the stories of Emma and Zerah to a riveting close. In the final chapters, you’ll discover what God’s Word reveals about the glorious future that awaits you and see that things aren’t spiraling downward but are actually looking up!

Download or read book Findus at Christmas written by Sven Nordqvist and published by Hawthorn Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the day before Christmas Eve and there is lots to do, but disaster strikes when Pettson sprains his ankle. How can they celebrate Christmas now, with no tree, ham, meatballs or gingerbread? For all their resourcefulness, Findus and Pettson are close to giving up, when suddenly there is a knock on the door.

Download or read book A Second Chance for Christmas written by Nashin Sadeer and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nathan is a single father with a son named Stefan. He was married to a woman named Emily, but she unfortunately died when Stefan was three years old. Torn apart by grief, Nathan was full of remorse, shut himself away and became a work alcoholic. Emily was everything for Nathan, and his life has still not got better. He has been living his life in sadness, and not realising that he was hurting the most precious thing to him: Stefan. But this Christmas things are about to change. A young woman, Kate, has come into Nathan's life and he has fallen in love with her. She’s the first woman he’s dated since Emily’s death. Kate has an important mission that she has to achieve before Christmas. However, she is hiding something from Nathan, and he doesn’t realise who Kate actually is until she reveals her true identity on Christmas Day…

Download or read book The Weird Accordion to Al written by Nathan Rabin and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Christmas Hope written by Donna VanLiere and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-10-25 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting a troubled five-year-old girl during the holiday season, social worker Patricia Addison and her husband, Mark, find themselves working through past sorrows and reevaluating their faith.

Download or read book The Sasquatch Before Christmas written by Nathan Lee and published by Mascot Books. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Twas the night before Christmas, When all through the wood, A creature was stirring-- One misunderstood. This richly-illustrated, darkly funny book takes a classic holiday poem in a new direction and answers the age-old question, "Does Sasquatch celebrate Christmas?" The answer may surprise you.

Download or read book A Very Russian Christmas written by Mikhail Zoshchenko and published by New Vessel Press. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short Christmas stories by some of Russia’s greatest nineteenth and twentieth century authors—several appearing in English for the first time. Running the gamut from sweet and reverent to twisted and uproarious, this collection offers a holiday feast of Russian fiction. Dostoevsky brings stories of poverty and tragedy; Tolstoy inspires with his fable-like tales; Chekhov’s unmatchable skills are on full display in his story of a female factory owner and her wretched workers; Klaudia Lukashevitch delights with a sweet and surprising tale of a childhood in White Russia; and Mikhail Zoshchenko recounts madcap anecdotes of Christmas trees and Christmas thieves in the Soviet Era—a time when it was illegal to celebrate the holiday in Russia. There is no shortage of imagination, wit, or vodka on display in this collection that proves, with its wonderful variety and remarkable human touch, that nobody does Christmas like the Russians.