From Mary Chapin Carpenter,
a lullaby
An interview with Mary Chapin Carpenter
What comes through in Carpenter's music is a sense that though she possesses the mind of an adult, her heart is that of a child's where possibilities are endless, where the world is eternally new.
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Dreamland
By Mary Chapin Carpenter
Illustrated by Julia Noonan
HarperCollins
Wombats at Christmas?A heartwarming tale
An interview with Mem Fox
Americans young and old have a longstanding love affair with Australian children's author Mem Fox. For Christmas 1996, Fox and illustrator Kerry Argent are returning that affection with the special gift of their new book.
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Wombat Divine
By Mem Fox
Illustrated by Kerry Argent
Harcourt Brace
Vibrant pictures, warm tales for the holidays
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Going Home
By Eve Bunting
Illustrated by David Diaz
HarperCollins
The Magic Saddle
A Pop-Up Whodunit
By Christobel Mattingley
Illustrated by Patricia Mullins
Simon & Schuster
On Christmas Eve
By Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrated by Nancy Edwards Calder
HarperCollins
Santa is coming!
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Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present
By John Burningham
Illustrated by Douglas Fraser
Candlewick
Wake Up, Santa Claus!
By Marcus Pfister
North-South Books
Nanny Fox and the Christmas Surprise
By Georgie Adams
Illustrated by Selina Young
Doubleday
'Twas the Night B'fore Christmas
By Melodye Rosales
Scholastic
Sally's Christmas Miracle
By Charles Schultz
HarperCollins
Johnkankus
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Irene Jennie and the Christmas Masquerade
The Johnkankus
By Irene Smalls
Illustrated by Melodye Rosales
Little, Brown
Christmas stars and menorahs
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This Is the Star
By Joyce Dunbar
Illustrated by Gary Blythe
Harcourt Brace
The Christmas Menorah
How a Town Fought Hate
By Janice Cohn
Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
Albert Whitman
When the Candles Burn
Eight Stories for Hanukkah
By Barbara Diamond Goldin
Illustrated by Elaine Greenstein
Viking
Milk and Honey
By Jane Yolen
Illustrated by Louise August
Putnam
Elusive Gifts
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The Perfect Present
By Michael Hague
William Morrow
Pippi Longstocking's
After-Christmas Party
By Astrid Lindgren
Illustrated by Michael Chesworth
Viking
Pop-Up
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The 12 Days of Christmas
By Robert Sabuda
Little Simon
Correspondence - To get a letter, write a letter!
The fine art of letter writing gets a special boost with a couple of new write-your-own products this year.-
The American Girls Postcard Collection
Pleasant Company
The Merry Christmas Postcard Storybook
Little Simon
Little gifts from the toy shop
Many gift choices combining books and toys are available for little readers this year. We want to recommend a few and urge you to look for more. Innovative ways of introducing reading may surprise you and will delight kids.
A Fluffy Tale StorybookReader's Digest Young Families
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The Special Stocking
Santa's Littlest Helper
Workman
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The Polar Bear
The African Elephant
The Great White Shark
Reader's Digest Young Families
Happy Kwanzaa!
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Kwanzaa: A Family Affair
By Mildred Pitts Walter
Illustrated by Cheryl Carrington
Avon
A Kwanzaa Miracle
By Sharon Shavers Gayle
Illustrated by Frank Norfleet
Troll
The Story of Kwanzaa
By Donna L. Washinton
Illustrated by Steven Taylor
HarperCollins
The Children's Book of Kwanzaa
A Guide to Celebrating the Holiday
Athenuem
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