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1. The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky Classical Music. An introduction to the beautiful music of this ballet favorite through six classic Tchaikovsky pieces. Text and attractive illustrations convey the ballet's magical mood, and the music inspires little dancing feet. For babies and children ages 0-4. www.calisbooks.com
2. Shore Buddies And the Plastic Ocean By Claire Forshaw & Malte Niebelschütz A the story of 5 friends that are giving marine life a voice in fighting ocean plastic pollution. Learn what you can do to help save marine life and keep plastics out of the oceans. This is a gift you can feel good about giving! Ages 3 to 5. www.shore-buddies.com
3. Santa's Dog By Joann Sky When Santa's best dog falls from the sleigh, he's adopted by a military family who needs help. When Christmas Eve comes around the next year, will Lance
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return to the North Pole with Santa or stay with his new family? Root for Lance as he shows us how love is a powerful force, even when our loved ones are far away. Ages 4 to 10. www.dogsandbooks.com
4. Carol's Quest for Courage (A Santa's Dog Story, book 2) By Joann Sky Santa's singing dog is too afraid to sing in public! Carol leaves the North Pole in search of her courage but instead finds a girl facing a similar fear. Root for Carol as she proves that courage grows inside each of us! Ages 3 to 8. www.dogsandbooks.com
5. Angela's Christmas By Frank McCourt Now an Emmy-nominated film streaming on Netflix! Pulitzer Prize recipient Frank McCourt shares the story of his mother’s childhood Christmas in this tender and heartwarming picture book, previously published as Angela and the Baby Jesus. Ages 4 to 8. www.simonandschuster.com
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6. Merry Christmas, PJ Masks By May Nakamura The PJ Masks are excited about exchanging Christmas gifts. That is, of course, until the Wolfy kids find and destroy all the presents. It’s up to the PJ Masks to save the day— and Christmas! Ages 2 to 5. www.simonandschuster.com
7. Snowman's Magic Hat By Jeffrey Burton Little ones will love lifting the flaps after saying each magic word to see if the spell worked. From a handful of carrots to three pieces of coal, the magic trick goes on until…Blizzard, lizard, wizard, whoa, we meet a person made of snow! Ages up to 5. www.simonandschuster.com
8. Welcome to Jazz By Carolyn Sloan In this interactive swing-along picture book with 12 sound chips, you’ll hear the instruments of jazz—the rhythm section with its banjo, drums, and tuba, and the leads, like the clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. And you’ll hear singers scat, improvising melodies
with nonsense syllables like be-bop and doo-we-ah! Ages 4 to 8. www.workman.com
9. Paint by Sticker Kids: Christmas It's hours of jolly holiday fun—including glitter stickers! New in this bestselling activity series, Paint by Sticker Kids: Christmas includes everything kids need to create ten vibrant images, including Santa, a snowman, s tockings filled with presents, and a dazzling Christmas tree—with glitter stickers that make the images shine. Ages 5 to 9. www.workman.com k
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