Waiting Up for Santa


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Mason just wouldn't stay in his bed on Christmas Eve. He was determined he was going to wait up for Santa. He had to see him with his own eyes. When Mom & Dad get up in the morning and rush into Mason's room yelling "Merry Christmas!" they find their little boy is gone, his bed cold and empty. But could what might be the worst day of their lives turn out to be one of the best days ever and a Christmas to remember? A cute Christmas story for all the family, from age 6 up. This is a SHORT STORY of approximately 2,180 words.




Waiting for Santa


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It's Christmas Eve. 'We've got to get ready for Santa Claus!" Bear tells his friends. While the other animals are excited, Badger isn't convinced. "Santa's not coming!' he grumbles. "He doesn't even know we're here!" "We just have to believe," Bear tells them. Bear organizes his friends to help to get ready for Santa's visit. But will Santa really come?




How to Catch Santa


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A #1 New York Times bestseller and Christmas must-read from the creators of the laugh-out-loud bestsellers How to Babysit a Grandpa and How to Babysit a Grandma! After waiting for days and days and days, it’s finally Christmas Eve. And that’s when you can try to catch Santa.... Two sibling narrators give clever tips for “catching” Santa (be crafty! be clever! be gentle!) on Christmas Eve in this delightful and hilarious holiday offering, written in a fun instructional style. Filled with humor and warmth, this is a jolly read-aloud for the whole family to enjoy! And don't miss Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish's How to Raise a Mom and How to Surprise a Dad! “A new hit this year is How to Catch Santa. . . . The picture book offers lighthearted tips on how kids can steal a glimpse of Mr. Elusive, aka Santa. . . .” —USA Today




Sniggles and Giggles


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52 Funny stories perfect for any occasion.




I've Seen Santa!


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It's Christmas Eve and Little Bear can't wait for Santa to deliver his presents. But Little Bear doesn't want to go to sleep. He wants to see Santa. Suddenly he hears something. Is someone downstairs!




A Christmas Gift for Santa


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The Christmas story you haven’t read: What happens after Santa Claus delivers all the Christmas presents to boys and girls around the world? Is there a gift waiting for Santa at the North Pole? Has Mrs. Claus forgotten Santa on Christmas Eve? Cuddle up with your little ones and follow the journey through Santa’s Workshop in search of Santa’s Christmas present. With bright and whimsical illustrations, this take on the Christmas story is sure to become a holiday reading tradition—especially at bedtime! Written by John T. Elkins and illustrated by Ag Jatkowska, A Christmas Gift for Santa is: A great holiday season read for ages 4 to 8 A wonderful story filled with love and gratitude Filled with delightful rhyming text that the little ones in your life will want to read again and again Follow Santa as he searches his cozy North Pole home until he finds homemade gifts waiting for him next to a beautiful handwritten note. A Christmas Gift for Santa is great choice for any family to read together during the holiday season.




Last Voyage of the Valentina


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Set in London during the swinging sixties and Italy’s Amalfi coast after Word War II, The Last Voyage of the Valentina is an epic romance with a dark uncercurrent of suspense from an author the Daily Mail (UK) has declared “is the new Rosamunde Pilcher.” Exotically beautiful but desperately unhappy, Alba lives on a houseboat on the Thames, where she enjoys a life of leisure and entertains an endless and unfulfilling succession of lovers. But then she discovers a portrait of her dead mother, Valentina—a woman she'd hardly known, whose story has been kept from her by her still grieving father. Determined to learn the truth about Valentina, Alba returns to the olive groves of the Amalfi coast of Italy. There she uncovers a mysterious tale of decadence, deception, murder, and betrayal involving partisans and Nazis, peasants, and counts. Alba's journey leads her not only to the truth of her mother’s hidden past but to the possibility of happiness in her own future.




The Williamsburg Ghost Series


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Sometimes death is the beginning of a brand new adventure... Rebekah Jennings departed this life in 1762, dead by her own hand. She doesn’t feel she deserves love. A handsome carpenter who works in Colonial Williamsburg disagrees.Two lonely hearts, destined to be together. But only one of them is still beating… Paige Bratton is terrified when she’s grabbed by an unseen hand, and a dashing colonial reenactor named Orlando rushes to her aid upon hearing her screams. Together, they team up to try to help the spirited attacker, a woman who was enslaved in life and truly deserves everlasting freedom. Kendrick Banner, ghost hunter, is thrilled when she encounters a spirited soldier on the Yorktown battlefield. Silas Murphy is charmed by this beautiful visitor, and the two fall easily into deep conversations about love, life, and loss. What happens when your soulmate is a ghost? The Williamsburg Ghost Series is the follow-up series to the Gettysburg Ghost series. Both trilogies have adult content and are intended for mature audiences only.




The Obsoletes


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In this “inventive, moving, and funny” (Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author) coming-of-age novel, two human-like teen robots navigate high school, basketball, and potentially life-threatening consequences if their true origins are discovered by the inhabitants of their intolerant 1980s Michigan hometown. Fraternal twin brothers Darryl and Kanga are just like any other teenagers trying to make it through high school. They have to deal with peer pressure, awkwardness, and family drama. But there’s one closely guarded secret that sets them apart: they’re robots. So long as they keep their heads down, their robophobic neighbors won’t discover the truth about them and they just might make it through to graduation. But when Kanga becomes the star of the basketball team, his worrywart brother Darryl now has to work a million times harder to keep them both out of the spotlight. Though they look, sound, and act perfectly human, if anyone in their small, depressed Michigan town were to find out what they truly are, they’d likely be disassembled by an angry mob in the middle of their school gym. “Curious, sweet, heartbreaking, and redemptive” (Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author), this is a funny, poignant look at brotherhood, xenophobia, and the limits of one’s programming.




Santa's Thirty-Five-Year Sleigh Ride


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The title of my book, Santa's Thirty-Five Year Sleigh Ride: Memoirs of a Professional Career as Santa Claus, states the basic summary of my book and alerts the reader of what to expect. It contains many of my favorite memories (memoirs) of my career as a professional Santa Claus over the past thirty-five years. To me, children are special, and they deserve to be happy. At first contact, I have no idea of their background or their circumstances. I just do my best to make them feel like the most important person in the world. The few minutes they have with me (as Santa Claus) might very well be the only time during the entire year that they feel special, important, and loved. My memoirs are full of interesting stories, sad stories and true tales of surprising adventures and events in the life of a modern-day Santa Claus. Since I love humor, and I think that most people do, I have included my most memorable stories that are memorable because of the humor involved. And perhaps some of my favorite memories will become some of yours as well. Maybe you have wondered what a Santa Claus does, what experience he has had, or why he became a Santa Claus in the first place. Perhaps you have wondered what credentials he has to have or what type of personality he needs to be a great and convincing Santa Claus. If so, my book will be of great interest and value to you. I, as Santa, have had many, many precious moments with children; I have had both funny and sad moments that may bring you to tears. I've smiled, I've laughed, and I've cried. You will too. And if you've ever wondered what it would be like to be a Santa Claus and make a child smile by just being there...my book will help you to understand. And finally, if you have ever considered actually donning the red suit and portraying the 'Jolly Old Elf' yourself, my book may very well push you over the top.




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