Christmas Books

SOLD OUT - Advent for Busy Catholics| Pamphlet | RPP | Six Meditations | 9780764826481

As Catholics, we know that we should slow down a little to meditate and pray during the Advent season. It is difficult to carve out that time.  Advent for Busy Catholics provides an opportunity.  This twenty-four page pamphlet consists of six...

SOLD OUT - A Christmas Novena by St. Alphonsus Liguori

A Christmas Novena, by St. Alphonsus Liguori and adapted by David Werthmann. Christmas holds a warm place in the heart as no other time of the year. It is the joyful celebration of God's love in the birth of Jesus, the Word made flesh. The Christmas...

The Story of the Birth of Jesus | Children’s Picture Book | Winkler | Paperback | 9780899429601

With its reasonable price, this children's paperback picture book makes a great stocking stuffer.   Even better, consider purchasing a class set for gifts.  In The Story of the Birth of Jesus, Reverend Jude Winkler retells the story of Our...

Humphrey's First Christmas | The Camels Story | HC | 9780824916817

A beautifully illustrated Christmas story presented in paperback for the first time. We've all heard the story of the three wise men who brought their gifts to Baby Jesus. But what about the camels who carried them? Here is the story of Humphrey the...

Christmas with the Holy Fathers | Book | Celano | Compilation | Paperback |9781612614137

Some of the most thoughtful minds of history come together in this compilation of meditations.  From the First Sunday of Advent, including the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, to the Feast of Epiphany, the words of some of our most beloved popes...

A Special Place for Santa Book | Gauer | Hardcover| Legend of St Nick| 089945100280 | 10028

All settled in for a long winter's nap? Well, only one thing will make it better and that is a good bedtime story. A Special Place for Santa is the perfect book to share with a young child who "believes" and wants to know a little more about the...

Essential Christmas Prayers | Book | Collected Prayers Poems & Hymns | Paperback | 9781612619699

Whether it is from an astronaut in orbit or from one of your favorite hymns, the prayers in this collection will enhance your Christmas season.  Some come in the form of poetry.  Others are written as prayers; for example, the prayers for the...

My Golden Christmas Book | Donaghy | Story & Customs | Hardcover | 9780899423616

My Golden Christmas Book is filled with Christmas inspiration for children.  The padded hardcover book begins with the Christmas Story.  The book is perfect for preparing children for the birth of Jesus.  Reverend Thomas Donaghy also...

Barnyard Bliss - ISBN 9781940209098

The animals can't wait for the new baby to enter the world and to share the news. Something exciting and beautiful has come to be. All of creation rejoices as word of Mr. and Mrs. Hoot's owlet spread throughout the farm. Hardcover

Christmas | Book | Monge | Jesus Is Born! | Paperback | 9780819816702

Well, this book is written by Sister Evangelina Monge, a Daughter of Saint Paul, so you can be sure that her telling of the Christmas story is Scripture-based, accurate, and full of love.  Beginning the appearance of Gabriel, the story follows...

A Catholic Christmas | Paperback Book | Carroll | The Liturgy | 9781616361631

In true reverence for the birth of Our Savior, the Catholic Church celebrates Christmas - not just for a day, but for a season.  In A Catholic Christmas, Kathleen Carroll offers a look at the Christmas season through the lens of its liturgical...

Ishmael: The Shepherd Boy of Bethlehem - ISBN9781586179878

This is the exciting story of Ishmael, a shepherd and handsome boy of thirteen who knows how to be gentle and kind, but is not afraid of putting up a fight to protect his sheep. Along with the other shepherds in his family and their flocks, he arrives in...

Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra | PB | 9781612614700

This graphic novel illustrates the life of St Nicholas from his beginnings as a young priest in Asia Minor in the late 3rd century until just before his death in the mid 4th century. As with St Francis and Brother Duck this story needed a 'set up...

That Baby in the Manger | Picture Book | PB | 9781612619460

That Baby in the Manger is a children’s Christmas picture book with a needed message about inclusion and acceptance of cultural differences. As the children of a small church struggle with the portrayal of the Holy Family in the Nativity scene...

Twelve Days of Silent Nights | Story Behind the Christmas Carol | HC | 9781640603370

A beautiful book about the most popular Christmas song in the world, the Nativity of Jesus Christ, and how to carry the beauty and wonder of the Bethlehem stable into our lives as a new year begins. Celano reflects on “Silent Night, Holy...

Joseph's Donkey | The Trusted Creature | HC | 9781644134290

Joseph’s Donkey is the heartwarming tale of a noble donkey purchased by St. Joseph shortly before his marriage to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The trusted creature helps Joseph in his carpentry business by hauling wood and stones, but he also...

Santa's Priority | Keeping Christ in Christmas | HC | 9781505115970

As Christmas becomes more and more commercialized, it is easy to get lost in the shopping and decorating; the parties and the lights; the presents and the food. In this charming and beautifully illustrated story, Santa himself comes to town and...

The Christmas Light | HC | 9781644131138

Cold, cranky, and restless one winter’s night, the young daughter of a Bethlehem innkeeper is bothered to wakefulness by the crowded, comfortless condition of her family’s sleeping loft. Recalling the young couple staying in the stable out...

The Grumpy Old Ox | By Anthony DeStefano | HC | 9781644131787

This is a story of a mean-spirited, prideful old ox who has lost his sight both physically and spiritually but who nevertheless experiences the transformative power of God s grace after he is present at the birth of Jesus Christ in a humble stable in...

Song of the Stars | A Christmas Story | HC | 9780310722915

The skies shouted it to the seas that thundered it to the waves that roared it to the great white whales that sang it to the starfish in the deep. And tiny sandpipers danced it on shining sands… “It’s time! It’s time!” On...

Book | Gift In The Manger | Sherry Boas | Paperback

When their feeding trough ends up serving as a bed for a tiny baby, the animals get a glimpse into God’s loving plan to save the world. Like every one of us, each of the animals gathered around the manger has a struggle to overcome. They, like us,...

The Spider Who Saved Christmas | By Raymond Arroyo | HC | 9781644132111

Radiating the wondrous spirit of the season, The Spider Who Saved Christmas rekindles an ancient legend, casting new light on the story we thought we knew. Created by New York Times Bestselling Author Raymond Arroyo (with illustrations by Randy...

'Twas the Evening of Christmas | The Real Story | HC | 97803107455352

For over 200 years, families have gathered on Christmas Eve to hear the much loved words of Dr. Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. This year, families can gather together to share the real Christmas story--the story of Jesus' birth...

Drinking with Saint Nick | Book | Foley | Christmas Cocktails for Sinners & Saints | Hardcover | 9781621577324

No surprise here.  Michael Foley successfully brought a martini guide into our stores.  Why not one for Christmas?  Author of Drinking with the Saints, Michael has fine-tuned his mixing skills by combining a little libation with a little...