Join Mommy, Bryson, and Victoria as we read about a lost reindeer! 
Late one snowy winter evening, two young children and their grandmother happen upon a weak and weary deer while feeding the animals in the forest. Together the children care for the deer and warm him by the fire until he is back to health, completely unaware of the surprise that awaits them on Christmas morning! 

Join Mommy, Bryson, and Mommy as we read about some special cookies that Santa makes for his family and what happens to the recipe! 

Join mommy,
Bryson, Victoria, and the rest of the fam as we read a Christmas Eve classic: 
Clement Clarke Moore was a professor of religion and the author of several scholarly works. What he is most remembered for, however, is his poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," later called "The Night Before Christmas," and written as a Christmas gift for his six children.

Moore is said to have based his vision of Santa Claus on both St. Nicholas and a local Dutch handyman where he lived in New York. Legend has it that the handyman operated the sleigh that took Moore home.

Join Victoria and our special
Guest reader our big sister: Abby while
they read the Polar Express! 

A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical train to the North Pole . . .

Through dark forests, over tall mountains, and across a barren desert of ice, the Polar Express makes its way to the huge city standing alone at the top of the world, where the boy will make his Christmas wish.

Join Mommy, Bryson, and Victoria while we read a spin off from Goldilocks: While Santa is on his journey, Mrs. Claus and her helpers step out of the house, leaving the door ajar, and three white bears find their way inside, in a Christmas story that reverses the old tale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

Join Mommy, Bryson, and Victoria as we read mommy’s original 1985 Golden book,
One of my favorites from when I was little.. Residents of a great fir tree in a thick forest make their home noticeable in hopes that Santa will come for his first visit to them.

Join Mommy, Bryson, and Victoria as we read a Christmas ballet: Join Marie, Fritz, and the intriguing Nutcracker himself on a magical Christmas Eve adventure. Behold the frightful Mouse King, the elegant Sugar Plum fairies, and the entire Land of Sweets in this dazzling, gorgeously illustrated holiday classic. With spare text based on the story in the ballet, this book offers a front-row seat to the enthralling tale that is a perennial favorite of adults and children alike.

Join mommy ,Bryson, and Victoria as we read about Christmas in Russia. It was the day before Christmas in a small Russian village. Alexi's babushka was telling him what Christmas was like when she was a girl - before the soldiers came. "Our church was as crowded as a pod full of peas. Candles made the church as bright as the sunniest day. Watching over us was the blessed icon of St. Nicholas." Alexi had many questions, including, "Why can't we celebrate Christmas tomorrow in St. Nicholas?" Babushka sadly replied that it would take a miracle after sixty years. Well, Alexi had heard enough. If there truly was such a thing as a miracle, why couldn't one happen here? And so unfolds a story which poignantly reveals how, though quiet and hidden, faith and hope can not be suppressed - by soldiers or by time. Beautifully illustrated with original four-color paintings on every page. A perfect Christmas present.

Join mommy, Bryson, and Victoria as we read the sequel to the Gingerbread man; The lonely old woman and the lonely old man decide to bake a girl this time, but when they open the oven, she runs off like her brother did. Never fear, this smart cookie has a plan to outfox the fox. Will it work? Let's just say that the ending is sweet for everyone.

"Ernst's familiar art, here placed against gingham-check backgrounds, utilizes the oversize format to best advantage, with large characters leaping out of their frames. On the cover, the candy-studded Gingerbread Girl with licorice-whip hair stares boldly out at readers. Kids won't be able to resist following her inside." —Booklist

Join Mommy,
Bryson, and Victoria as we read a classic tale of what happens to you when you brag too much around a fox..