Shelfari Book Activity

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg, Ellen Weiss

Late one Christmas Eve after the town has gone to sleep, the boy boards the mysterious train that waits for him: The Polar Express bound for the North Pole. When he arrives, Santa offers the boy any gift he desires. The boy modestly asks for one bell from the harness of the reindeer. The gift... (learn more about this book)

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan

“I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite... (learn more about this book)

The Princess Diaries

The Princess Present

by Meg Cabot

Mia would give all the jewels in Genovia for the perfect present.

Every year, Princess Mia spends the holidays in Genovia with Grandmère. This year, she's looking forward to the most perfect Christmas ever: her boyfriend, Michael, and her best friend, Lilly, are coming to Genovia, too.... (learn more about this book)

Magic Tree House: Book 29

Christmas in Camelot

by Mary Pope Osborne

The Magic Tree House series has become a staple for inspiring kids to read. Christmas in Camelot is a very special Magic Tree House book. Here, author Mary Pope Osborne uses the literary skills for which she’s known to create a longer, more in-depth story featuring the characters kids have... (learn more about this book)

The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry

A husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions in order to buy each other Christmas presents.

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Junie B. Jones: Book 25

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.)

by Barbara Park

It’s holiday time, and Room One is doing lots of fun things to celebrate. Like making elf costumes! And singing joyful songs! Only, how can Junie B. enjoy the festivities when Tattletale May keeps ruining her holiday glee? And here is the worst part of all! When everyone picks names for Secret... (learn more about this book)

If You Give

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond

Format: Easy Reader

Genre: Modern Fantasy

Summary: In this story a young boy takes a mouse to the movies. Once inside the theatre the mouse asks for favors of the boy. The mouse exhausts the boy with activities and eventually they end up back at their home, where the mouse asks... (learn more about this book)

The Night Before Christmas

by Clement Clarke Moore, Bruce Whatley

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, Not even a mouse" are some of the most famous opening lines ever published. Clement Clarke Moore was a professor of religion and the author of several scholarly works. What he is most remembered for,... (learn more about this book)

The Princess Diaries

Holiday Princess

by Meg Cabot

Every royal's must-have guide to the holidays A princess always knows how to celebrate the holidays. There's Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, Chinese New Year, Saturnalia . . . to name just a few. Then there's gift giving, the royal Genovian Fabergé Advent calendar, hot chocolate with... (learn more about this book)

A Christmas Memory

by Truman Capote

First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an... (learn more about this book)