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Eule Eulilia verschläft beinahe ihren Geburtstag, Kapitän Sternhagel bekommt Geburtstags(überraschungs)gäste vom Südpol, Rosis Geburtstagspicknick fällt (fast) ins Wasser, und Pixi feiert das wunderbarste Schatzsucher-Geburtstagsfest überhaupt. Fünf tolle Geschichten über Geburtstagskinder, Torten, Geschenke und die besten Freunde, die man sich vorstellen kann!

Hurra, hurra - Der lustige Kobold ist wieder da...

Trouble always seems to find 13-year-old Julian Twerski. First it was a bullying incident, and now he’s been accused of vandalizing a painting. The principal doesn’t want to suspend him again, so instead, he asks Julian to write a 200-word essay on good citizenship. Julian writes 200 no’s instead, and so begins an epic struggle between Julian and his principal. Being falsely accused is bad enough, but outside of school, Julian’s dealing with even bigger issues.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're fixing up their boxcar so they can ride it in the big Greenfield Founder's Day parade. There's just one problem: Someone has stolen the boxcar... with their dog Watch in it! If only they can find the missing boxcar, it will lead them to Watch.

When Pinkalicious wakes up on Easter morning, she finds a note from Edgar Easter Bunny that sends the Pinkerton family on an eggciting Easter scavenger hunt!

Three Wise Cats is an inspirational tale about three cats and their journey to witness the first Christmas. The old Siamese Ptolemy was alongside his master when a star of unusual brightness was seen in the heavens, indicating an event of momentous significance, and leading to a great place and fulfill the prophecy: The three shall find the one.

Christmas is coming, and Olivia is incredibly busy. She has to wait for Santa, make sure dad sets up the tree, wait for Santa, watch mom make the Christmas dinner, wait for Santa, oversee the care with which the stockings are hung and, of course, OPEN HER PRESENTS! Do you see how hard it is to be so helpful during the holidays! A lovingly-told Olivia Helps With Christmas is the perfect stuffing for any stocking, and the newest star atop the Olivia series.

Who said family holidays were hard? Dad's got this holiday sorted! Lenny and the twins go to the toilet before the long drive, choose a favourite toy for the journey, and help Dad pack the car. Perfect! They can finally hit the road. But then... 'I'm starving!', 'I'm too hot!', 'I forgot to feed my pet rock!', 'Mack needs to go to the toilet again!', 'Can we say goodbye to the neighbours?'

Best friends Kirsty and Rachel are very excited to give each other their Christmas presents! But when Jack Frost steals Camilla the Christmas Present Fairy's magical objects, the magic of giving is in danger. Can the girls help get Camilla's items back and save Christmas for both the human and fairy worlds?

Peggy's family has lost its Christmas spirit and Peggy is desperate to help them get it back. The little pug wishes she could turn into a reindeer so she could work some Christmas magic on her family. She tries eating carrots, giving herself antlers and a glowing red nose, but nothing works - and the messes she makes only create more problems at home! Finally, the brave little pug decides that the only solution is to ask Santa for help. But the North Pole is far away, and Peggy gets lost in a snowstorm before she even makes it out of town.

This Christmas, Greg the Sausage Roll is back and this time he's swept up in an even bigger festive rollercoaster that takes him all the way to the North Pole. Get ready to meet some brand-new friends and family—Greg is a sausage roll on a mission to make this year the best Christmas EVER!

Ada, Iggy, and Rosie are ready for the most super sleepover ever. They've got their sleeping bags, pajamas, a moon nightlight, and a dino-snore machine. This will be Iggy's first sleepover at his house, so his dad helps brainstorm ideas for what to do at the sleepover. They can play games like ping-pong, eat yummy popcorn, and even tell spooky stories! They want to start with a game of ping-pong, but the ping-pong table is in the basement—and Iggy warns them that the basement is haunted...or at least he thinks it is. But he's never actually gone down there because it's too spooky.

Are you looking for non-religious kids' Christmas stories? If so, you will enjoy our collection: Kids' Christmas Book with Santa Claus and Non-Religious Stories: Xmas Holiday Story Books for Children. Note that these are public domain works that were originally written by the indicated authors. All of the stories have been modernized and re-written for the 21st century.

The classic poem "Jingle Bells" is woven through the story of a young man and Miss Fanny Bright on a moonlight sleighride. The sleigh slips off the road, and they return home all wet. As the saga continues, they all decide to go skating on the lake.

What if somewhere along the way we've all got the Santa story a bit wrong? Join Blanche Claus and her best friend, Rinki, for a funny festive sleigh ride you'll never forget! From Sibéal Pounder, best-selling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series, this tale of friendship and mince-pie feasts is the perfect book to curl up with this winter. Funny, feminist and with a huge heart, it's a gloriously Christmassy adventure that will delight even the biggest Grinch.

This December, spend a few moments of each day leading up to Christmas helping your family focus on the true joys and meaning of Advent with 25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience. This is a devotional perfect for families of all shapes, sizes, and schedules. Each of the 25 days highlights a different person, place, or object from the Christmas story - from the prophet Isaiah to Baby Jesus, from the Christmas star to the gift of frankincense.

The hunt is on! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They can't wait to see the sights and have a Thanksgiving dinner, just like the Pilgrims would have eaten. Then the kids learn about a sapphire necklace that went missing on the real Mayflower. Could the 400-year-old treasure be hidden somewhere nearby? And will someone else find it before they do?

The only thing Charlotte loves as much as ballet is Christmas. So, when she gets the opportunity to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's The Nutcracker, she leaps at the chance. Dancing takes practice - hours of adjusting her arms and perfecting her jumps. With the help of her Trinidadian and Filipino families, encouragement from her sister, and a view of her mom and dad in the audience, Charlotte finds the strength to never give up.

Twelve stories to get your little ones through the longest journeys this summer. Worried about how to keep your little ones occupied this summer? Worry no more with this compilation of 12 of the best loved stories. One hour of audio fun to keep your children entertained on even the longest journeys - keeping at bay the dreaded question: 'are we there yet'?

In this book, you will find stories to put your kids to sleep. And perhaps put you to sleep as well? Stories of joy, stories of splendor. Christmas is the time of year where everyone gathers together around a fire, singing songs and laughing. And after a long day of celebration, nothing puts someone to sleep like a good bedtime story.