Hi this is Betsy from Otto’s. Treat your little ones with bedtime stories that enhance the Christmas experience. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever has been a staple for middle grade readers for a number of years, but now a picture book edition is available for the younger child. The message, “A Child is Born!” comes with new energy when one of the town bullies hollers it, the baby seems more real when Mary holds him over her shoulder to get a burp out, and what was the holy family supposed to do with gold, frankincense and myrrh? Wouldn’t they rather have something to eat? The traditional Christmas story of the Nutcracker, as written and illustrated by Mary Englebreit, is bursting with the magic of the season! And that favorite mouse from If You Take a Mouse to the Movies is back in a special Christmas edition that comes with the author and illustrator’s memories, recipes and songs—a great way to start a conversation or two about your child’s Christmas expectations. And oh yes, we have the Elf on the Shelf! All these and a whole lot more at Otto’s, a Christmas lover’s paradise in the heart of downtown Williamsport.
This little elf will help monitor the behavior of the little ones and let Santa know their Christmas dreams. [ISBN 13: 9780976990703; $29.95]