Provides young readers with a gentle Christmas tale as the creatures of the sea prepare to celebrate the birth of the Christ Child and travel to the end of the ocean to present their gifts to Him.

After Mother receives the new vacuum cleaner she ordered in a big brown box, there's a second ring at the door with another big box addressed to her, and she plays along with her young son's game to try and guess what's inside, in a picture book with a pop-up surprise ending.

When the birds have a contest to see which one can fly the highest, the eagle thinks he has the contest won until he sees a small wren fly even higher, and everyone learns a valuable lesson about cooperation. 10,000 first printing.

Although she has many toys, Mina wants a teddy bear and repeatedly asks her parents for one, until her doctor visits one day when she is sick and tells her a special story that makes her appreciate what she already had.

When Horatio the Hippopotamus enters the forest, all the other animals run for cover, but when he explains that he needs help, the forest animals come to his rescue and cleverly hide him from pursuing hunters.

Diverted by a heavenly vision, a hungry bear follows a group of shepherds across a snowy field to a stable where he encounters a mother with her child and is changed forever.

Tupsu the squirrel learns a lesson about what it means to trust in God instead of being afraid.