Mary Engelbreit

Ann Estelle is so busy creating the most beautiful Valentine mailbox in class, she forgets to make cards for her classmates.

In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, a nutcracker under a terrible spell is given to young Marie as a Christmas gift, and when she helps him defeat the Mouse King, breaking the spell, he takes her to visit his kingdom.

An illustrated collection of nearly one hundred nursery rhymes, including "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and other familiar poems, as well as "Mary had a Pretty Bird" and other less familiar ones.

When Ann Estelle and her friend Michael go trick-or-treating and approach a big scary house, they both learn that courage means also being afraid.

"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house... not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.... That may be how the classic Christmas poem begins, but in Mary Engelbreit's latest reimagining of The Night Before Christmas, it's a family of mice that take center stage when a jolly intruder squeezes into their tiny abode and makes himself known. And though he looks like Santa--sack of toys, dressed in fur, telltale rosy cheeks--this...