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As Box searches for the right person to reveal the gift he conceals, he encounters children who are grasping, bickering, rough, and otherwise badly behaved.

Sam has been grumpy ever since he lost his job and he shows it most when he warns everyone that if any "do-gooders" try to help his family during the Christmas holidays, he will be waiting for them with a shotgun in his lap.

After an autumn storm fells the Old Pine Tree, Farmer John, helped by his friends and observed by the farm animals, uses the wood to build a special Christmas present.

Owlette learns about the joys of giving gifts.

When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don't make a face! Care for the tree, and you might be surprised at how new things, and new ideas, bloom. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this imaginative take on that popular saying, a child is surprised (and disappointed) to receive a lemon tree from Grandma for her birthday. After all, she DID ask for a new gadget! But when she follows the narrator's careful--and funny--instructions,...

Mr. Panda has presents for all his animal friends, but many of the gifts are not quite right--but as little Lemur knows, it is the thought that counts.

Rosa has difficulty choosing a special birthday present to buy with the coins her mother and grandmother have saved, until she hears a man playing beautiful music on an accordion.

"Dragon has a merry time in the Christmas season, decorating a tree outdoors, making a chocolate candy wreath, and sharing his Christmas gifts with those in need"--Provided by publisher.

Mark's Aunt Benna presents him with a gift of a shrunken head from the jungle island of Baladora. But this is no ordinary head, as Mark soon discovers!

More than anything, Eddie wants a bicycle for Christmas, but his grandfather shows him the magic there can be in a simple gift made with love.