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 ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Chapter 5 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. Anna couldn’t stop thinking about what they’d seen. It made her sad to see Mrs. Campbell so upset, especially since she was always so cheerful when they saw ...