Favorite Christmas Books

How the Grinch Stole Christmas -

The Grinch, a creature with a heart "two sizes too small," lives on snowy Mount Crumpit, a mountain just north of Whoville, home of the merry, warm-hearted Whos.  His only companion is Max, his faithful dog.  Envious of the Whos' "merry making" and happiness, he makes plans to steal Christmas.  The presents, decorations, and even their Who feast, thus preventing Christmas from coming.  He then realizes that Christmas is more than just presents.

The Polar Express -

A wonderful tale of a young boy who wakes one morning to find a Christmas train outside his house.  He travels with many other young children to the North Pole where they all wish to meet Santa Claus in person.  The little boy is given a very special gift - a bell from Santa's sleigh.  He takes it home as treasure from his great adventure. 

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -

A yearly re-telling of the Christmas Story from the Bible, nearly turns in to a disaster.  After the  director, Ms. Helen Armstrong breaks her leg, housewife Grace Bradley steps in. This is bad news, but things get even worse. The Herdmans, who are deemed the worst kids in the world, find out about the pageant. The Herdmans show up and get all the leading roles because no one wants to be anywhere near them. During the weeks leading up to the show all of the rehearsals are terrible.  Just as it looks like the pageant would be a disaster, The Herdmans seem to pull their act together to turn it into the Best Christmas Pageant Ever.