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Jack loves his childhood toy Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens - DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life...even toys. And Jack’s newest toy - the Christmas Pig (DP’s annoying replacement) - has a daring plan: Together they’ll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost and to save the best friend Jack has ever known....

Era la víspera de Navidad, y todos los duendes y Papá Noel estaban contentos de tener todos los juguetes listos para entregarlos a los niños de todo el mundo. Pero, Noel tuvo una última tarea que hacer. Quería dar pequeños regalos a todos los animales en el bosque, incluyendo al Oso Barney quien dormía en su cueva. Cuando santa coloca silenciosamente el regalo de Barney al lado de su nariz, Barney ronca como un trueno y una montaña de nieve se desliza y cubre la entrada de la cueva. ¿Cómo podrán los duendes sacar a Noel de la cueva a tiempo para la Navidad?

At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park on a pedestal of ice. The doctor says his heart is beating, but no one can wake him. Finn’s big sister, Bianca, suspects the beautiful sparkling book Finn got from the library has something to do with it all but the mysterious book has vanished and no one will listen. As more children are frozen, Bianca realises she’s running out of time.

Papa Smurf is excited to lead everyone on an unforgettable trip to see the rare, beautiful Blue Moon! Everyone is having fun on the journey—or almost everyone. Brainy just wants to get there already, and he keeps asking an age-old question: How much farther, Papa Smurf?

Celebrate Queen Trollbella's birthday in this companion picture book to Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling Land of Stories series. It's Queen Trollbella's birthday and she's throwing herself an epic celebration. She has everything a troll girl would want: musicians, magical creatures...

Keir thinks he knows about bad luck. His elven mother is dying of a wasting disease. His human father, severely injured in the war, struggles to walk. A brutal Winterfall clasps his mountainous kingdom in talons of ice. The people are starving. His family, his little sisters, depend on him to see them to Dragonmas Day. They need a miracle. But who believes in miracles anymore?

Under normal circumstances, a Time Fetch sends out its foragers to collect only those moments that will never be missed or regretted. It then rests, waiting to be called back by the Keeper, who distributes the gathered time where it is needed in our world and others. When eighth grader Edward innocently mistakes a sleeping Fetch for an ordinary rock, he wakes its foragers too early, and they begin to multiply and gobble up too much time. Soon the bell rings to end class just as it's begun. Buses race down streets, too far behind schedule to stop for passengers. Buildings and sidewalks begin to disappear as the whole fabric of the universe starts to unravel.

All little Johnny wants is to ride on Santa's sleigh. When he wakes up to the sound of jingling bells, his dream comes true! He's bundled up next to Santa, sailing through the sky with Rudolph leading the way. But as Santa asks for his help delivering presents, Johnny's conscience kicks in. Does Santa know about the bald baby dolls? What about the hamster incident? And the frog in the bathtub?

Ollie and Celia think they know what the life of an elf is supposed to be like: Make toys. Help Santa. Make more toys. Help Santa. Try out a new ice-cream flavor. Help Santa. But then Santa rocks the North Pole with a surprise announcement! He's decided this is going to be his last year in the Big Red Suit, and, instead of letting his oldest son - the unfortunately named Klaus Claus - take over, he's opening up the job to any Claus or elf who wants to apply.

Jack liebt sein Stoffschwein über alles. Es war immer für ihn da, gemeinsam sind sie stets durch dick und dünn gegangen. Bis an einem Weihnachtsabend etwas Schreckliches passiert - das Stoffschwein ist verschwunden. Doch Weihnachten ist die Nacht der Wunder und der hoffnungslosen Fälle, die Nacht, in der sogar Spielzeuge zum Leben erwachen. Und Jacks neues Stofftier, das Weihnachtsschwein, das das alte nie ersetzen könnte, hat einen kühnen Plan.

Banished! Old Witch likes nothing better than to fly about on her broomstick crying "Heh-Heh!" and casting abracadabras, but now she has been sent away, by two young girls. Amy and Clarissa love to tell stories about Old Witch, until one day they decide she is just too mean and wicked. Drawing a rickety old house upon a barren glass hill, the girls exile Old Witch there with the warning that she'd better be good - or else no Halloween.

Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina's parents have been called away unexpectedly, leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia. In all the confusion, Bettina's family neglects to set out the traditional bowl of Christmas rice pudding for the tiny nisse who are rumored to look after the family and their livestock.

"Du willst mir also sagen, dass all meine Rentiere in Wahrheit verzauberte Weihnachtsmänner sind?" Als das Christkind Besuch vom Weihnachtsmann bekommt, erschrickt es. Der sonst so fröhliche Mann sieht müde aus und zeigt erste Anzeichen einer drohenden Rentierverwandlung. Um dieses Schicksal zu verhindern und Weihnachten zu retten, schickt ihn das Christkind zu den Menschen, um einen Nachfolger zu finden. Doch was er wirklich bei den Menschen entdeckt, ist noch viel wichtiger.

Una serie di racconti tratti dalla raccolta "Lulu’s Library" scritti dall’autrice di "Piccole donne", Louisa May Alcott. Nate come favole della buonanotte per la nipotina, queste storie ebbero poi così tanto successo che l’autrice decise di farne un libro, diventato un regalo di Natale per la piccola. Ne emerge tanta genuinità e una vastità di tematiche all'avanguardia rispetto ai tempi, che fanno comprendere appieno la capacità narrativa dell’autrice e la sua abilità nel trasmettere valori all’epoca rivoluzionari.

Det är julafton och Jenna och Pedro är mitt uppe i julklappsutdelningen. Då hörs ett svagt surrande från himlen. Utanför familjen Johnsons hus i Kurremölla landar en besättning främmande varelser med sitt rymdskepp. Julafton bleknar jämfört med det äventyr som väntar Jenna och Pedro. Snart är de på väg till både Kurremöllas chokladfabrik och FN-högkvarteret i New York. Ett viktigt uppdrag vilar på deras axlar. Livet på jorden kan förändras för alltid - om bara barnens listiga plan lyckas.

Einschweins erstes Weihnachten soll besonders toll werden! Doch kaum haben Emmi und Einschwein ihren Wunschzettel abgeschickt, kriegen sie ihn korrigiert zurück. Was ist bloß mit Wunschzettel-Wichtel Wuschel los? Er ist spurlos verschwunden, und die anderen Wichtel sind ganz aufgeregt deswegen. Auch Einschwein sorgt sich um Wuschel und zaubert im ungünstigsten Moment Puddingschuhe. Mutig setzt Emmi alles daran, damit Einschwein trotz allem sein fabelhaftes erstes Weihnachten bekommt!

When Santa's best friend, Peppermint Bark, gets left in a chimney on Christmas Day, it's up to Chris, Holly, and Ivy to return the pup to the North Pole before it's too late.

A mai trecut un an. Crăciunul se apropie, dar răufăcătorii sunt din nou pe urmele Moșului, care, pentru a fi protejat, este trimis într-o vacanță în… Maldive! Însă îndatoririle îl împiedică să se bucure prea tare de peisaj. Unde mai pui că sfârșește chiar la spitalul de nebuni! Oare va reuși să se întoarcă la timp la Polul Nord ca să livreze cadourile tuturor copiilor în noaptea de Ajun?

Holly vine într-o zi cu o idee genială: să construiască un robot identic cu Moș Crăciun, pentru a-și ajuta tatăl să facă față pregătirilor febrile pentru cea mai importantă sărbătoare din an. Dar lucrurile se complică atunci când Max și Ola, vestiții răufăcători, îl răpesc pe Moș și cer ca răscumpărare toaaate cadourile copiilor. Va reuși Holly să-și salveze tatăl și, odată cu el, Crăciunul?

Willkommen in der magischen Weihnachtsbäckerei, wo es nach Vanille und Plätzchen duftet! Die Geschwister Paul und Lena streiten gerade über die Frage, ob es den Weihnachtsmann gibt – da erscheint am Himmel ein Schlitten, in dem niemand Geringeres sitzt als die Elfenchefin Fiora aus der Weihnachtsbäckerei. Dort herrscht große Aufregung, denn der magische Ofen funktioniert nicht! Dabei wird das Gebäck dringend gebraucht, um alle Helfer mit den nötigen Fähigkeiten auszustatten.