Publisher Description
This audiobook bundle includes four favorite Christmas titles:
J Is for Jesus by Crystal Bowman
- I want a candy cane too! Everyone loves a candy cane—but it’s easy to overlook the meaning of this familiar Christmas tradition in all the hustle and bustle of the season. This sweet story reminds little ones that the candy cane represents Jesus’s birth and the gospel message too.
My Christmas Gift by Crystal Bowman
- The sounds, sights, smells, tastes, and textures of Christmas are everywhere—but one child asks, “What can I give to Jesus?” This thoughtful story answers the question and encourages young children to consider the real meaning of the holiday.
The Legend of St. Nicholas by Dandi Daley Mackall
- The Legend of St. Nicholas tells the story of a young man named Nicholas who was moved by the plight of the poor and needy. Nicholas spent his life secretly helping the poor all over the world, giving gifts on Christmas Eve to remind people of the greatest gift of all, Jesus Christ. This gentle Christmas book introduces the original St. Nicholas and offers inspiration for listeners to become cheerful givers themselves.
The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg
- One dark November night, a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals his identity and shares with her the legend of the candy cane, she discovers fulfillment of her wishes and the answer to her town’s dreams. Now will she share what she has learned?
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About the Authors
Dandi Daley Mackall has written many books for children and adults, including the Edgar Award–winner The Silence of Murder. She has held a humorist column, worked as freelance editor, hosted over two hundred radio phone-in programs, and made dozens of appearances on television. She lives in rural Ohio with her family.
Crystal Bowman loves writing books for kids. Her books come in all shapes and sizes and many of them have become best sellers. Whether her stories are written in playful rhythm and rhyme, or short sentences for beginning readers, she tries to make them so enjoyable that kids will want to read them over and over again. “But the most important part,” she says, “is to teach children that God loves them and cares about them very much.”
Lori Walburg is a freelance editor, a writer for the NIrV Kid’s Devotional Bible, and the author of The Legend of the Easter Egg. She lives with her family in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
About the Narrators
Crystal Bowman loves writing books for kids. Her books come in all shapes and sizes and many of them have become best sellers. Whether her stories are written in playful rhythm and rhyme, or short sentences for beginning readers, she tries to make them so enjoyable that kids will want to read them over and over again. “But the most important part,” she says, “is to teach children that God loves them and cares about them very much.”
Kate Russell has narrated numerous audiobooks, including titles by Kristen Ashley, Joyce Meyer, and Marie Ferrarella.
Peter Ganim, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is an American actor who has appeared on stage, on television, and in film. He has performed voice-over work since 1994.
Ben Sullivan is an actor, voice artist, and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator.
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Kai Dotlich is a poet and picture book author of such titles as What Is Science? and Lemonade Sun (an American Booksellers “Pick of the Lists’). Her work is featured widely in poetry anthologies and textbooks.