Books with title The Boy That Christmas Saved

From the best-selling author of A Boy Called Christmas comes a hilarious and heartwarming holiday tale for fans of Roald Dahl and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol that imagines the story of the first child to ever receive a Christmas present. Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. For a whole year, Amelia scrubs the floors and eats watery gruel without a whiff of kindness to keep her going. It's not long before her hope begins to drain away. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. With the help of his trusty reindeer, a curious cat, and Charles Dickens, he sets out to find Amelia, the only girl who might be able to save Christmas. But first, Amelia must learn to believe again....

Fans of quirky, irreverent yuletide humor will screech with delight at Clarence the slug's Christmas adventure! A rude letter from a greedy child makes Santa go a bit bonkers - but it's Christmas Eve and the elves are desperate for someone to deliver all the presents! The Elf Doctor comes up with a completely mad plan to save the day - and soon the fate of Christmas depends on one giant slug! Will Clarence save the day, or will everybody's Christmas be a slime-covered nightmare? The Slug That Saved Christmas also contains a previously unreleased story - "Clarence the Slug's Lost Adventure" - along with two Hairy Tales stories ("The Walrus Story" and "Shipwreck'd Sarah"), plus a sizeable extract from The Easter Bunny Invasion!

This beautifully illustrated book takes you back in time to experience a heartwarming christmas full of magical holiday spirit! THE COOKIE THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS is a delightful story for children and adults who yearn to be captivated anew by the simple joys of the Holiday season. Delightful illustrations by award winning illustrator Liesl Bell bring to life beloved Children's author Billy Baldwin's uplifting tale about courageous children overcoming adversity through a combination of clever thinking and Christmas Spirit! Reading THE COOKIE THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS will transport you to a simpler time when all that was needed was a bit of imagination and creative preparation to help ignite the festive warmth of the Holiday season. On a bleak and cold Christmas Eve Dirk, the hero of this story, arrives at Crowsfoot Hill Orphanage where children are sent when they have nowhere else to go. The orphanage is cold and bare without a single christmas decoration to welcome Santa. dirk and his new friend Anna stumble across a secret trap door and discover the mister behind why Christmas was banned from Crowfoot Hill. Determined to bring the joy of Christmas to his new home, Dirk creates one of the most beloved Christmas traditions of all time. Experience the wonder of the holiday season as you read how Dirk's love for Christmas and clever thinking combine to create THE COOKIE THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS!

"If somewhere in the afterlife Roald Dahl met Charles Dickens and they cooked up a new Christmas tale, it couldn’t have much on this fleet, verbally rambunctious, heart-stealing follow-up to A Boy Called Christmas."—The New York Times Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. For a whole year, Amelia scrubs the floors and eats watery gruel, without a whiff of kindness to keep her going. It’s not long before her hope begins to drain away. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. With the help of his trusty reindeer, a curious cat, and Charles Dickens, he sets out to find Amelia, the only girl who might be able to save Christmas. But first Amelia must learn to believe again. . . .“Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories.” —Neil Gaiman, Newbery-winning author of The Graveyard Book"With a little bit of naughty and a lot of nice, this Christmastime yarn is a veritable sugarplum." —Kirkus Reviews

What happens when one of the naughtiest boys in the world is given the chance to destroy Christmas. For Max Douglas, opportunity comes in the form of Elliot the disgruntled elf. Will Max help Elliot pull off his evil plan, or will Max find Christmas in his heart and save the day for one and all? 50% of the net proceeds of the paperback coloring book edition go towards PSarts.org, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping arts education in public schools.

Christmas is not endangered.Since the dawn of television, we have been treated to countless holiday specials featuring storylines where Christmas is threatened—Christmas must be canceled due to stormy weather; Christmas is drained of its magic because children don’t believe in Santa anymore; or nefarious villains steal the wealth of presents in order to destroy Christmas. We are tempted to conclude, as these stories suggest, that Christmas is a frail and fragile thing which needs a hero to save it!Hence, we have seen Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer save Christmas, a town of mice who save Christmas, Sesame Street’s Elmo saving Christmas, a Veggie Tales toy that saves Christmas, and even Ernest the redneck had to save Christmas once.This may be entertaining, but it is supremely silly.Christmas is not endangered, frail, or fragile. Christmas is God’s work to infuse divine grace into the world. The power of Christmas is the nativity of Jesus Christ, which no creature ever could have devised or delivered. No creature needs to “save Christmas.” On the contrary, it is Christmas that saves us. God’s gift of Christmas has the inherent power to melt or mend hearts and introduce us to a new beginning in life. This is the reason for this happy little story, The Boy That Christmas Saved.It’s Christmas morning in the Hoffheffer home, but seven-year-old Hiram is hiding in his room for shame. Hiram knows he has been a bad boy and fears the consequences. When Hilda and Hector, Hiram’s parents, grow worried about him, they use some extreme and humorous tactics to placate their son. They discover, however, that salvation and new beginnings are things that only God can do, and Christmas is the perfect day for it.

Christmas is not endangered.Since the dawn of television, we have been treated to countless holiday specials featuring storylines where Christmas is threatened-Christmas must be canceled due to stormy weather; Christmas is drained of its magic because children don't believe in Santa anymore; or nefarious villains steal the wealth of presents in order to destroy Christmas. We are tempted to conclude, as these stories suggest, that Christmas is a frail and fragile thing which needs a hero to save it!Hence, we have seen Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer save Christmas, a town of mice who save Christmas, Sesame Street's Elmo saving Christmas, a Veggie Tales toy that saves Christmas, and even Ernest the redneck had to save Christmas once.This may be entertaining, but it is supremely silly.Christmas is not endangered, frail, or fragile. Christmas is God's work to infuse divine grace into the world. The power of Christmas is the nativity of Jesus Christ, which no creature ever could have devised or delivered. No creature needs to "save Christmas." On the contrary, it is Christmas that saves us. God's gift of Christmas has the inherent power to melt or mend hearts and introduce us to a new beginning in life. This is the reason for this happy little story, The Boy That Christmas Saved.It's Christmas morning in the Hoffheffer home, but seven-year-old Hiram is hiding in his room for shame. Hiram knows he has been a bad boy and fears the consequences. When Hilda and Hector, Hiram's parents, grow worried about him, they use some extreme and humorous tactics to placate their son. They discover, however, that salvation and new beginnings are things that only God can do, and Christmas is the perfect day for it.

Christmas is not endangered.Since the dawn of television, we have been treated to countless holiday specials featuring storylines where Christmas is threatened-Christmas must be canceled due to stormy weather; Christmas is drained of its magic because children don't believe in Santa anymore; or nefarious villains steal the wealth of presents in order to destroy Christmas. We are tempted to conclude, as these stories suggest, that Christmas is a frail and fragile thing which needs a hero to save it!Hence, we have seen Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer save Christmas, a town of mice who save Christmas, Sesame Street's Elmo saving Christmas, a Veggie Tales toy that saves Christmas, and even Ernest the redneck had to save Christmas once.This may be entertaining, but it is supremely silly.Christmas is not endangered, frail, or fragile. Christmas is God's work to infuse divine grace into the world. The power of Christmas is the nativity of Jesus Christ, which no creature ever could have devised or delivered. No creature needs to "save Christmas." On the contrary, it is Christmas that saves us. God's gift of Christmas has the inherent power to melt or mend hearts and introduce us to a new beginning in life. This is the reason for this happy little story, The Boy That Christmas Saved.It's Christmas morning in the Hoffheffer home, but seven-year-old Hiram is hiding in his room for shame. Hiram knows he has been a bad boy and fears the consequences. When Hilda and Hector, Hiram's parents, grow worried about him, they use some extreme and humorous tactics to placate their son. They discover, however, that salvation and new beginnings are things that only God can do, and Christmas is the perfect day for it.

"If somewhere in the afterlife Roald Dahl met Charles Dickens and they cooked up a new Christmas tale, it couldn't have much on this fleet, verbally rambunctious, heart-stealing follow-up to A Boy Called Christmas."-- The New York Times Fans of A Boy Called Christmas will rejoice at this whimsical story of the first child to ever be gifted a Christmas present! Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. For a whole year, Amelia scrubs the floors and eats watery gruel, without a whiff of kindness to keep her going. It's not long before her hope begins to drain away. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. With the help of his trusty reindeer, a curious cat, and Charles Dickens, he sets out to find Amelia, the only girl who might be able to save Christmas. But first Amelia must learn to believe again. . . . "Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories." --Neil Gaiman, Newbery-winning author of The Graveyard Book "With a little bit of naughty and a lot of nice,this Christmastime yarn is a veritable sugarplum." --Kirkus Reviews

"If somewhere in the afterlife Roald Dahl met Charles Dickens and they cooked up a new Christmas tale, it couldn't have much on this fleet, verbally rambunctious, heart-stealing follow-up to A Boy Called Christmas."-- The New York Times Fans of A Boy Called Christmas will rejoice at this whimsical story of the first child to ever be gifted a Christmas present! Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. For a whole year, Amelia scrubs the floors and eats watery gruel, without a whiff of kindness to keep her going. It's not long before her hope begins to drain away. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. With the help of his trusty reindeer, a curious cat, and Charles Dickens, he sets out to find Amelia, the only girl who might be able to save Christmas. But first Amelia must learn to believe again. . . . "Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories." --Neil Gaiman, Newbery-winning author of The Graveyard Book "With a little bit of naughty and a lot of nice,this Christmastime yarn is a veritable sugarplum." --Kirkus Reviews