Project Gutenberg 2009-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 127 Dickinson, Asa Don 1876 1960 Skinner, Ada M. (Ada Maria) 1878 Skinner, Ada Maria The Children's Book of Christmas Stories Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse. -- The Fir-Tree. -- The Christmas Masquerade. -- The Shepherds and the Angels. -- The Telltale Tile. -- Little Girl's Christmas. -- A Christmas Matinée. -- Toinette and the Elves. -- The Voyage of the Wee Red Cap. -- A Story of the Christ-Child (a German Legend for Christmas Eve). -- Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas. -- Why the Chimes Rang. -- The Birds' Christmas (founded on fact). -- The Little Sister's Vacation. -- Little Wolff's Wooden Shoes. -- Christmas in the Alley. -- A Christmas Star. -- The Queerest Christmas. -- Old Father Christmas. -- A Christmas Carol. -- How Christmas Came to the Santa Maria Flats. -- The Legend of Babouscka. -- Christmas in the Barn. -- The Philanthropist's Christmas. -- The First Christmas-Tree. -- The First New England Christmas. -- The Cratchits' Christmas Dinner. -- Christmas in Seventeen Seventy-Six. -- Christmas Under the Snow. -- Mr. Bluff's Experience of Holidays. -- Master Sandy's Snapdragon. -- A Christmas Fairy. -- The Greatest of These. -- Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe. -- Christmas on Big Rattle. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Children's Book of Christmas Stories" by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner is a collection of festive tales aimed at children, likely written in the early 20th century. This anthology captures the enchanting spirit of Christmas through a variety of charming narratives and adaptations, presenting stories familiar to many with a twist of delight. These tales are designed to instill the joy of the holiday season in young readers, making it an ideal selection for families looking to celebrate Christmas traditions. The opening portion of the book sets the stage by acknowledging the unmet desire for a curated collection of Christmas stories for children, thus affirming the importance of storytelling during the holiday season. It introduces key stories such as Dickens' "Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse" and Hans Christian Andersen's "The Fir-Tree," showcasing themes of joy, nostalgia, and the magic of Christmas. In the excerpts, lively characters like Mr. Fezziwig embody the festive cheer of communal celebrations, while the little Fir-tree longs for grandeur, highlighting the essence of hope and longing that often accompanies the season. Overall, the beginning of the book emphasizes the timeless joy and rich traditions of Christmas, inviting readers to immerse themselves in its warmth and wonder. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 518764 518768 2024-10-12T08:41:11.430140 2023-09-12T11:28:49.053969 text/html text/html 525196 2021-01-04T20:43:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 266337 2021-01-04T20:43:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 366920 2024-10-12T08:41:23.568075 application/epub+zip 371284 2024-10-12T08:41:15.767126 application/epub+zip 274069 2024-10-12T08:41:13.998116 application/epub+zip 654951 2024-10-12T08:41:29.090050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601264 2024-10-12T08:41:22.111076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490203 2022-09-13T08:14:16.264949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464104 463907 2024-10-12T08:41:09.833121 2023-09-12T11:28:47.712972 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 463939 2021-01-04T20:43:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178157 2021-01-04T20:43:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 463932 2021-01-04T20:43:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178102 2021-01-04T20:43:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22647 2024-10-12T08:41:29.247036 application/rdf+xml 19349 2024-10-12T08:41:14.598104 image/jpeg 4529 2024-10-12T08:41:14.306107 image/jpeg 346124 2024-10-12T08:41:11.477123 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog