EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first chapter of a 12-part fictional tale running daily until Christmas. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. Katie had never thought about what pure chaos would look like. But as she stood in the center of the town’s Kiddie Christmas ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final chapter of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. For the first time Anna could remember, she didn’t have the usual bittersweet feeling about Christmas being over. This year was different; the feeling ...

Editor’s note: This is Chapter 11 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, Anna sat at the kitchen table watching snow fall in fat, fluffy flakes as she tried to calm the butterflies in her stomach. ...

Editor’s note: This is Chapter 10 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. Tyler watched as Anna quickly exited back into the storeroom, confusion on his face. “What were you doing in there?” he asked. Anna shrugged. “It ...

Editor’s note: This is Chapter 8 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. “I’ve always thought he seemed incredibly lonely,” Anna’s mom said, snapping the lid on the cookies. “Even if he has trouble showing it, I’m sure ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Chapter 7 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. It hadn’t been hard to find Rosie’s cherished little stuffed dog. He’d been right where they’d last seen him — slightly squashed from being shoved ...