Christmas Stories Books

The Lost Word - A Christmas Legend of Long Ago

Henry van Dyke

The Lost Word: A Christmas Legend of Long Ago is a collection of Christmas stories written  by Henry van Dyke. The stories in this collection are:I  THE POVERTY OF HERMASII  A CH..

The Pilgrims' First Christmas

Josephine Pittman Scribner

Mary and John walked down the dim aisles of the forest. They found many pure little brooks and drank the fresh water with delight. They built a fire to signal to the Mayflower that all was right. Mary..

Joseph and His Brethren

W. K. Tweedie

The story of Joseph is at once so simple that childhood is arrested and rivetted by it, and so profound that sages may deepen their wisdom by meditating on the truths which it embodies. As the bones o..

Legends for Lionel - in pen and pencil

Walter Crane

ALL Lions have tails: some—like the one here—remarkably long ones. Some Lionels I know have “Legends” instead. The Lionel for which these were made is a great devourer of them, and he also has an appe..

The Child and the Dream - A Christmas Story

Marion Cook Stow

Arabella blushed prettily. “Yes, it would be more interesting for me,” she agreed. It was the Child that sighed this time. “If you’d rather, I’ll change it so you can talk more. And I’ll make your tra..

The Animals' Christmas Tree

John P. Peters

Did you ever hear a pig squeal? Oh, how that pig squealed then! And he got up on his fat little legs and tried to run away, but all the animals gathered around in a ring and the hyenas laughed, and th..

Christmas Holidays

Anonymous

George Washington, called after the beloved father of our country, was almost the opposite of his brother; yet we will not take away from him the commendation he deserves, for he too had his good qual..

The Story of Zephyr

Jeanie Oliver Smith

Edwy had been called “The Little Trapper.” He had read every book he could find about animals. After reading some of them, he would be the “warrior bold”; would long to be old enough to shoot and slay..