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Aprende los nombres de los animales del bosque. ... Read more

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Christmas is Treva's favorite time of the year.But this year, decorations and presents are mysteriously disappearing.When Treva follows a small creature making off with the Christmas pudding, she discovers two irresistible trolls who want to have Christmas, but don't understand it. Jan Brett's trademark luminous paintings give readers a magical Christmas full of surprises.

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"On the 16th Day of Christmas...You Will Laugh at the Trolls and Their Hedgehog Friends"
Quite surely, your first question might be: What on earth is a troll?Well, it is a fictitious character, like an elf, originating in the Scandinavian countries.In this book, there are three stories going on at the same time: a family with two children, Treva, and her brother Sami, then, two little hedgehogs who have the run of their house, and the tree house, and finally, the two trolls, Mig, and Tig, who are at first little greedy characters who eventually become generous to others.

Treva and Sami, and their Mom and Dad are preparing their house for Christmas.The have gathered decorations, prepared food, and wrapped presents for one another.As the days get closer to Christmas, some of the presents, and some of the food, as well as the decorations start to disappear. The children go looking for the things, and as they walk around the outside of their house, certain clues appear.For instance, a delicious cake is being moved across the snow packed ground, in the direction of the tree house. A hedgehog is carrying it on its back.

In the tree house, you will find Mig and Tig, and the two trolls, who obviously have planned that the two little hedgehogs are the ones to carry these things from the family's house to the tree house where the trolls live.By the way, a hedgehog is a small animal with a spiny coat, who can defend itself by rolling into a ball.You would not want to mistake one for a place to sit; it would be like sitting on a ball of pins.

One day, shortly before Christmas, Treva and Sami discover the hedgehogs sneaking off with some of the presents, some of the decorations, and some of the presents.They follow the hedgehogs who bring these things to the tree house where the two trolls live.As they climb up the ladder made from rope, the two children notice that the trolls, Mig and Jig, are not playing with the things they've had the hedgehogs steal, the trolls are fighting with each other and arguing over the presents, the decorations, and the food.

So, Treva, tries to befriend the trolls, and she shows them a toy horse carved out of wood and painted red with lots of colorful decorations on it.She gives it to the two trolls.When you see them, you will giggle, because they look like a combination creature and prickly thing, with long tails, funny ears, and strange hair.The trolls, at first argue when they receive the toy horse, but Treva teaches them to take turns.In the meantime, the hedgehogs put all of the family's things back on their sleigh that they rode on to the tree house.

Once the children are home, and things are back where they belong, there is a surprise at their front door.It seems the gift of the wooden red horse was an idea; the trolls designed and made a wooden horse that looks like their red horse, and a little like the hedgehogs in prickliness, and the hair of the trolls.It seems that Treva's act of kindness pays off as the trolls show kindness in return.

You will want to take time to look at the three separate stories in this book, by looking at the center panel with Treva and Sami, and the side panels which show the goings on with the trolls and the hedgehogs.This is not a serious story; it's a fun story, but there is simple lesson about kindness in this book. Read it, and laugh!But, don't go looking for trolls, or hedgehogs, or any forest creatures.

Our family's favorite Jan Brett story!
"Christmas Trolls" by Jan Brett is a holiday favorite at my house, and my almost 5-year-old frequently requests it at bedtime. The story follows a young girl and her family through their preparations for Christmas. The girl finds that over a couple of days, things seem to be disappearing from the house such as ornaments from the tree, even presents meant for Christmas. When she spies a Christmas pudding being taken away by a hedgehog, the girl investigates and finds a pair of mischievous trolls who have pilfered the stuff for their own, out of a desperate need to experience Christmas. Rather than be angry, the young girl takes a different approach to the trolls' misdeeds, which so effectively conveys the true spirit of Christmas.

The illustrations are Nordic inspired, and beautifully portrayed in bright colors. The side bars on each page also provide insight into the story, helping readers piece together the essential parts to the story which makes this an engaging and interactive read, as my daughter kept looking at the side illustrations and pointed out to me things that even I would have missed if I had not looked at them. This is our favorite Jan Brett story and makes a great read for bedtime, during the holidays and all through the year!

Christmas Trolls
I am from Norway living in in America with children. This is a great way to share my customs and myths from my home country. Thank you, Jan Brett

Trolls
This book is simply GOOD!
Beautiful illustrations.
It shows that we CAN all get along if WE all TRY!!!
The book is for kids, but I would like evryone to read it once.

Gorgeous Scandinavian Illustrations
Jan Brett's Scandinavian-inspired illustrations are so beautiful. They really transport you into rural Europe. This book is funny and sweet -- it's very dear. The only complaint is that at the end, it tries to moralize a bit about "learning the meaning of Christmas" but is kind of vague about exactly what that meaning actually is. It is implied that the meaning of Christmas is sharing/giving, but it is kind of glossed-over despite being a bit moralizing. But I would still give it 4 stars. My children love it and the illustrations are amazing. ... Read more

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With over 600,000 copies sold, Jan Brett’s New York Times bestselling edition of Clement Moore’s classic Christmas poem celebrates its tenth anniversary with a note from Jan and an exquisitely redesigned jacket with red foil trim, making this a delectable holiday treat.

A new generation of readers will find Jan’s visual interpretation of this favorite poem, set in a snowy New England village, both familiar, as St. Nick visits a Victorian family, and surprising, with Jan’s addition of two stowaway elves from the North Pole. ... Read more

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Great Christmas story
I selected this book over all other options b/c it was recommended to me for the picture quality.I agree, the pictures are great and my daughter (almost 2) already pulls it off the shelf to look at the pictures.:)

Exactly as expected and advertised. A great heirloom for the future.
I plan to give this as a gift to our grown children to begin their Christmas traditions as a new family. We grandparents were in the high school chorus and sang the musical in 1967. A record was made at that time which I've had converted to CD. We will give both the CD and this beautiful book as a gift at Christmas. From now on, the kids and grandchildren will have Mams, Pappy, and Aunt Emmie to sing to them while they read the book every Christmas... even after we're gone!

Nice book
I think this is a very nice book, however I thought the illistrations could have been a bit better.I have seen others I preferred.This was priced nicely and the child who received it was very happy with it.The print was a reasonable size, it just didn't "grab" me with the illistrations as I had hoped.Still I highly recommend it as there was nothing at all wrong with it.I just thought it could have been more.

'Twas the night before Christmas...
What a beautiful new presentation of this Christmas classic. We gave it to our 1-year old great-granddaugther to start a tradition that began more than 50 years ago with our children. We trust she will love it as much as our children did. It is well worth the asking price both visually and otherwise.

Herald Hughes

The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore
The unabridged classic 'Twas the night before Christmas story.Jan Brett's illustrations gave the old fashioned look to the story and made me a fan of Jan Brett.Her illustrations are bright, colorful, imaginative and just plain beautiful.I LOVE this beautiful book.It should have cost a lot more but it is great that it did not!
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Now the perfect gift -- The Mitten board book and a pair of stretchy one-size-fit-all mittens for the five and under audience available in a sturdy box decorated with Jan Brett's designs.Boys and girls will love owning their own pair of stretchy mittens, just like the one Nicki drops in the snowy woods near his grandmother's house. His mitten stretches and stretches as one by one appealing woodland animals, each bigger than the last, wiggle their way inside."Brett's magnificent paintings feature her usual array of folk details, and this time, intricate knitting tracks, ornate embroidery, the crusty, peeling texture of the birch bark borders and the exquisite patterns found in Baba's homey rooms."-- Publishers Weekly Amazon.com Review
In Jan Brett's wintertime favorite The Mitten, aUkrainian boy named Nicki wants his grandmother Baba to knitsnow-white mittens for him. She warns her grandson that a white mittenwill be hard to find if he loses it in the snow, but of course hepromptly does just that! What happens next is the surprising part, asa mole takes refuge in the lost mitten, then a rabbit, then ahedgehog, an owl, a badger, and a fox. If you think the mitten mightbe a wee bit stretched out at this point, just wait: "Then a big bearsniffed at the mitten. The animals were packed in tight, but the beardidn't care. He crawled in anyway." The Mitten, a runawayholiday hit, is now packaged in a lovely gift box with a set of palegray, stretchy acrylic, machine-washable,one-size-fits-most-kids-under-five mittens, complete with hedgehogdecal. This is a fine story to read on a frosty night with a cup ofhot chocolate (wearing hedgehog mittens of course), and if you everget your fill of The Mitten, you can always try itsdelightfully original companion book, The Hat, winner ofthe 1998 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. (Preschool to age 5) ... Read more

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Beautiful, but board book version is abridged
In the deep Ukrainian wintertime, very little stirs.
But some are still awake in the snow - rabbits and foxes and bears.

Nicki's missing mitten becomes home to various creatures,
And he only gets it back when the big bear sneezes.

Beautiful folkish drawings bring this humorous tale to life.
But this board book version's ABRIDGED - so four stars only, not five.

Wonderful for a two-year-old.
My two and a half year old granddaughter made me read this story over and over.She wouldn't take off the mittens, even wearing them to bed.The pictures are wonderful and if played up by the reader, they increase theinterest in the story. This would be a great Christmas present. ... Read more

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School Specialty Exclusive! Beautifully illustrated version of a childhood classic that no child can resist. 32 pages. Pre K+. ... Read more

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Five short stories describe the lives of woodland plants and animals. ... Read more

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Just Beautiful
After years of searching, was finally able to restore this treasured storybook back to our library.(Thank you, Amazon.com, for not giving up in your search to find it for me.) ... Read more

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The author/illustrator of The Mitten and Goldilocks and the Three Bears now brilliantly illustrates the well-loved Christmas carol in a beautiful miniature edition. "Brett has illustrated the fantastic gifts in outrageous splendor. The clarity of her vision is stunning."--Publishers Weekly. Full color. ... Read more

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A version of Clement Moore's poem "The Night Before Christmas", that begins as St Nick and eight tiny reindeer descend through the night sky. As well as Santa, the illustrations show two mischievous stowaways from the North Pole, who explore the sacks of gifts throughout the pages. ... Read more

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The reader is taken inside a sand castle, a mouse's house, and a pine tree where there is a miniature town. ... Read more

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For Our Children
I recieved this book as a baby showergift with my first child and found the book to be very enlightening. It tells the story of a little girl named Ariel who passed away from Aids. The book is filled with drawings from Ariel and is narrated by her Mother , Elisabeth Glaser. The book comes with a cassette of some of Ariel's favorite nursery rhymes sung by, Ziggy Marley, James Taylor and Little Richard to name a few. Lyrics are printed in the book along with illustrations by Eric Carle and others. This was a great present and collaboration of great artists coming together to tell the story of Ariel. I feel this book is appropriate to share with children of all ages. ... Read more

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Mr. and Mrs. Bear have never celebrated St. Valentine's Day because they hibernate during the winter. ... Read more

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Oh Poppa Bear You Shouldn't Have
The premise of this is pretty simple and written by Eve Bunting, Momma Bear would like to try out Valentine's over hibernation. So she does! For that she needs her Poppa Bear to wake up. Will he?
Read the Valentine's Bear'sto find out.

There are few Valentines books but this one gets dutifully read each year. It is worn now and older like the owner and the children probably view both as relics but it is interesting to anthropomorphize the way through this mom bears hopes for a day when some bear says, I Love You with genuine chocolate ant eating sincerity.

Good illustrations as ever.

Cute marriage love book for young and old.
Mr. and Mrs. Bear usually hibernate through Valentine's Day. But this year, Mrs. Bear is determined to wake up and make the day a special one. When the alarm rings in February, she drags herself out of bed and starts to secretly make preparations while Mr. Bear snores away. Mrs. Bear writes loving Valentine notes. She digs up a pot of Mr. Bear's favorite honey, and fills a bowl with delicious dried bugs and beetles. She washes up in the chilly stream. When all is ready, Mrs. Bear excitedly goes to wake up Mr. Bear for their special day. But Mr. Bear proves to be harder to wake up than she thought. With loving humor and wonderfully detailed illustrations, this book will entertain children and adults alike with a story of a lovey-dovey, "old married couple" and their special day together.

A Book of Love
On October 14th, Mrs Bear set her alarm clock and she and Mr Bear snuggled in for their long winter's nap.Now as the alarm goes off on February 14th, Mrs Bear gets up and begins preparations for a very special day.This will be the first time that the Bears have celebrated Valentine's Day and have not been hibernating.She makes a Valentine's banner and hangs it on the cave wall, get's out the two cards she made for Mr Bear last summer, goes outside and digs up the honey and crispy critters (Mr Bear's favorites) and washes up for the big day.When everything is ready, Mrs Bear wakes her husband.It takes him a long time to awaken, but when he does, Mr Bear has a big surprise for his wife too, chocolate covered ants (her favorite).Then they spend the day together, reading the banner and cards and eating their special treats and as night falls, curl up and go back to sleep until spring.Eve Bunting has written a very simple and gentle story, full of warmth, that's perfect for kids 3-7.Jan Brett's detailed and expressive illustrations add just the right touch and together they show your little ones what loving and caring is all about.The Valentine Bears is the perfect way to tell everyone you love, Happy Valentine's Day.

Yummy chocolate covered ants
Next Valentines Day, give your sweetie this book and a baggie of chocolate covered ants (or Raisinets if you can't find them) and a big sloppy bear kiss. Great for grownups as well as kids. ... Read more