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10 best books like An Orange for Frankie (Patricia Polacco): A House Is a House for Me, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, The Legend of the Poinsettia, The Story of Holly and Ivy, The Nutcracker, Christmas Day in the Morning, Night Tree, The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

A House Is a House for Me
AuthorMary Ann Hoberman
ISBN0140503943
In a rollicking rhyme, the author introduces us to all types of homes for both people and animals. The poem engages in flights of fancy - what about a husk being a house for an ear of corn, or a throat being a house for a hum? "And once you get started in thinking this way,/ It seems that whatever you see/ Is either...
The Wild Christmas Reindeer
AuthorJan Brett
ISBN0698116526
Little Teeka thought she had to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important flight, but when her bossy yelling only got their antlerstangled up, she knew she had to try something different."Beautifully conceived and finely wrought." -- Booklist (starred review)"Brett's precise,...
Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?
AuthorJan Brett
ISBN0399238735
Every year, trolls knock down Kyri's door and gobble up her Christmas feast. But this year, the trolls are in for a surprise: a boy and his pet ice bear on their way to Oslo have come in from the cold. And once the ice bear is finished with the trolls, you can bet they won't come knocking next Christmas Eve!

Once...
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
AuthorRobert E. Barry
ISBN0385327218
A classic picture book celebrating all the joy a Christmas tree can bring.

Christmas is here and Mr. Willowby's tree has arrived. There's just one big problem: The tree is too tall for his parlor. He cuts off the top so it will fit, and soon the top of that tree is passed along again and again to bring...
The Legend of the Poinsettia
AuthorTomie dePaola
ISBN0698115678
In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside.This Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the...
The Story of Holly and Ivy
AuthorRumer Godden
ISBN0670062197
Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday....
The Nutcracker
AuthorSusan Jeffers
ISBN0060743867
New York Times bestselling artist Susan Jeffers has created a Nutcracker unlike any that has gone before, with a lovely spare text based on the ballet.

This is the perfect gift to share with children before they see The Nutcracker. Everyone who has seen the ballet will cherish it--as will anyone...
Christmas Day in the Morning
AuthorPearl S. Buck
ISBN0688162673
From Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck and acclaimed artist Mark Buehner comes a heartwarming story that illustrates the true meaning of Christmas.

Rob wants to get his father something special for Christmas this year—something that shows how much he really loves...
Night Tree
AuthorEve Bunting
ISBN0152001212
I got this on the title. I didn't know it was a Christmas book. So Christmas in August. I'm as bad as the Retail stores. You can't skip Halloween. Anyway.

This book was such a surprise. I didn't know anything about it and that's how you want to be. Don't read any more reviews where they might give away...
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story
AuthorGloria Houston
ISBN0140558772
This is a sweet story that children will love at Christmas time, and the illustrations are really great.

A little girl named Ruthie is picked to be the angel at the Christmas play, but she has no angel costume to wear. Her father is away from home in a war that is across the sea, which has created a...
Great Joy
AuthorKate DiCamillo
ISBN0763629200
In her first picture book, America’s beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo reunites with Bagram Ibatoulline to offer readers an unforgettable holiday gift.
It is just before Christmas when an organ grinder and monkey appear on the street corner outside Frances’s apartment. Frances can see...
Apple Tree Christmas
AuthorTrinka Hakes Noble
ISBN1585362700
A frontier family loves their sweet apple tree. They live in the barn with their animals. That’s living close to nature. There is a huge blizzard before Christmas that takes down their wonderful apple tree and the girls are very sad. They spend much time playing in the tree. The girls end up having a good...
Mortimer's Christmas Manger
AuthorKarma Wilson
ISBN0689855117
Mortimer's a little mouse,
He longs so much for his own house.
He now resides inside a hole
That's dark and damp
Without a soul.

Each day he looks for crumbs and bits
And spots a little house that fits.
The house is high
He starts to climb
He reaches it in record...
Christmas Farm
AuthorMary Lyn Ray
ISBN0152162909
When Wilma decides that her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and Parker, her five-year-old neighbor. Year after year, Wilma and Parker nurture their trees, keeping careful count of how many they plant, how many perish, and how...
Home for Christmas
AuthorJan Brett
ISBN0399256539
A wild little troll runs away from home because he doesn't want to do his chores. Rollo tries living with various woodland animals, but he finds out that there is no place like home, and returns to his family just in time for "the best Christmas ever."

Among the animals who take him in are an owl family,...
Introverted Mom: Your Guide to More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy
AuthorJamie C. Martin
ISBN0310354978
Motherhood is beautiful; motherhood is hard. All moms understand this paradoxical truth. Yet introverted mothers face unique challenges. When our quiet nature collides with our often loud role, frustration and guilt result. We wonder why motherhood feels at odds with our personality, and in our...
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