Waiting for Christmas is hard especially when you are small. "Mama, Mama, Is It Christmas Yet?" is just the thing for those who have a hard time waiting.
"That's Not Santa!" is the story about Santa's lost red suit. Santa dresses in several different costumes but the elves agree that is NOT Santa. Mrs. Claus saves the day and arrives with a new red suit just in time.
"Santa Claus, Santa Claus what do you see?" is a parallel to "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?
"Santa is stuck in the chimney" is a spin off to the Giant Turnip. Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, and Samson, the elf just cannot get the job done. When Frosty the Snowman arrives to help, all goes well!
"Santa Can't Sleep" is a funny story that sounds a lot like "Too Much Noise". The Christmas fairy offers Santa some advice when he finds himself sleepless at the North Pole. He brings in the Christmas goose (honk! honk!), Rudolph the red nosed reindeer (clip clop), a busy elf (hammer, hammer). When Santa sends away all the characters in his room, he finds things are so quiet that he gets his nap before the long night ride on his sleigh.
"Santa's House" is a story in sign language. The trick is to see if you can tell the story quickly without skipping a sign :-)
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS and THE POLAR EXPRESS are stories that never grow old.
I was reading "The Crippled Lamb" when a very verbal 2 year old called out- "Excuse me, excuse me.... I paused, "Yes?" He replied, "Cows can't talk." His mother looked like she was going to fall through the floor. I said, "You are right but we will pretend in this story." He smiled.
Two other favorites are "The littlest Angel" and "The Candy Maker's Gift".
Truly the best gifts are not those found in a store or bought with money. Love, kindness, joy, friendship- these are priceless!
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