Celebrate the wonder and hope of this holiday season with Christmas Ideals, an 80-year tradition and family favorite.

Continuing its legacy of holiday cheer and warmth, this Ideals annual Christmas edition is a collection of poetry, essays, quotations, recipes, and Bible excerpts. Each carefully chosen selection from authors such as C.S. Lewis, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Peter Marshall is complemented by full-color artwork or beautiful photography to inspire and remind readers about the meaning of Christmas. Since 1944, loyal readers and their families have been drawn to Ideals as a time-honored tradition each Christmas.

Decking the halls turns into a chaotic disaster in this humorous board book about an overeager tow truck who desperately wants to help its friends decorate for Christmas.
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Tow truck can't wait to help its friends get into the Christmas spirit. But as tow truck excitedly decorates, wraps, and decks the halls, things turn into a bit of a wreck. Packed with puns and festive cheer, this silly tale will delight little readers, especially those who love construction vehicles. Wreck the halls and share a heartwarming message with your little one this holiday season: Christmas spirit doesn't come from pretty decorations or shiny presents, but from the heart.

Join the Veggies as they hunt for eggs and discover the true meaning of Easter in this fun and exciting board book.
The Great Easter Egg Hunt is finally here The Veggies can't wait to see what's inside their eggs. Petunia wants an egg with something sparkly and pretty, Laura and Junior are hoping for candy, and Larry is searching for silliness, as usual. But when Junior finds his egg empty, he soon discovers that it is the best egg of all, because it represents the empty tomb and Jesus' Resurrection on Easter. Perfect for little ones embarking on Easter egg hunts of their own, this sturdy board book teaches children the true reason for Easter in a fun and engaging way.

Share the warm thoughts you have for your cool little one with this wintry ode to a child.

In this punny, snowy love letter to a snow-child, a snow-person lists all of the ways a little snow-child is special, with humor and warm sentiments to freeze smiles in place and melt hearts. Playful verse and cozy illustrations will keep kids cuddled up all the way through the sweet, reassuring conclusion.

Embrace the puns in this charmingly campy board book about two raccoons who insist they are the one who loves the other s'more.

Love, puns, and s'mores are three of life's greatest pleasures. In this little board book, two competitive raccoons declare themselves to love the other s'more. The fireside banter crackles with puns, and the silly competition heats up until they finally realize that with all that love, everyone wins. Outdoorsy and camping-loving families will love this book, as will anyone looking for a new way to express s'more love to someone in their life.

Fans of cars, trains, and construction vehicles will love this bedtime board book about a little bulldozer who won't go to sleep. All kinds of vehicles take breaks, naps, and snoozes--but not bulldozers! Dozers don't need to go to bed, at least that's what the bulldozer who narrates this humorous book thinks. The self-assured dozer brags that it doesn't need sleep, but gets sleepier and sleepier as it lists all the other vehicles that do need rest: race cars make pit stops, trains stop in their tracks, tractors hit the hay, and more. The conclusion to Dozers Don't Doze, in which the dozer ultimately dozes, will entertain little ones and please parents; the illustrations of sleepy machines may even lull children to sleep despite their own efforts to resist dozing.

Explore the unconditional love between parent and child with this adorable picture book.

This playful love letter to a child follows a little bunny who is told somebunny loves you as it goes about its day. Rhyming text and sweet illustrations will charm little ones as they realize that the somebunny who loves them is the person reading to them. Timeless and heartfelt, this reassuring message of unconditional love would make a great addition to any child's first library.

Find hope in the pages of this family-favorite, time-honored Easter tradition.

Loyal readers are drawn to Ideals for its celebration of life's most treasured moments. This year's compilation of prose and poetry continues Ideals' legacy of providing inspiration and comfort for readers. The Easter issue, always a reminder of the true heart of Easter, includes heartwarming text selected with care, alongside beautiful, full-color photographs and fine art reproductions. Beloved writer Pamela Kennedy shares holiday memories and family traditions; poet Eileen Spinelli taps into the charm of the season; and the original Easter story is told through Bible passages accompanied by fine art. The Family Recipes feature, a reader favorite, offers Easter-appropriate recipes to prepare and share.

Learn all about saying Thanks as these flannel-clad animal friends thank their way through taco day in this adventure starring Turkey and the letter T.

This zany group of animal friends models positive behaviors in stories that will have little ones giggling and joining in to read along. Each book focuses on a single letter of the alphabet and uses repetition and humor to explore concepts such as love, gratitude, and patience.
In T Is for Thanks (and Turkey ), an interjecting turkey and his friends exhibit helpful behavior and gratitude in the midst of some rather unusual situations. The humorous series of events is conveyed through simple text that builds upon itself with each new T word: T is for Thanks and Tacos and Trampoline. Children will enjoy predicting the repeating elements and recognizing the letter T as they learn about thankfulness with these adorably hip animal friends.