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Toby the turkey has a story for Maplewood’s Thanksgiving storytelling night, but only Jack can understand him. When a storm scatters the pages and closes the footbridge, Toby must show the whole town what really happened. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/thanksgiving-stories/the-turkeys-tale As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and...

Willowbrook’s golden Thanksgiving pie disappears from a locked pantry before the feast. Lucy and Ben follow flour marks, sugar crystals, and a trail that seems to stop at a wall—until they realize the missing pie may never have left the building. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/thanksgiving-stories/thanksgiving-feast-mystery As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale....

Charlie the dog cannot say “thank you,” but he can carry, fetch, and occasionally make an enormous mess. During the Millers’ busy Thanksgiving morning, he discovers a way to show the family exactly what they mean to him. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/thanksgiving-stories/the-dog-who-learned-to-say-thank-you-%f0%9f%90%be As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com...

When Tom the turkey disappears before the Thanksgiving parade, Mia and Ben follow a trail through the orchard and into the corn maze. They soon discover that Tom is not hiding—he is trying to help someone even smaller than himself. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/thanksgiving-stories/the-turkey-rescue-mission As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your...

Emily and Daniel’s mashed potatoes bounce out of the school kitchen and follow the Thanksgiving band through the halls. To bring them back before lunch, the children must discover what the runaway dish is really following. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/thanksgiving-stories/the-runaway-mashed-potatoes As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favori...

Sophie opens Grandpa’s time-travel watch and finds three Christmases tangled together. She must return a wooden horse, a floating lantern, and a robot snowbird before midnight. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-holiday-time-traveler As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Santa’s delivery list vanishes hours before takeoff, and children’s names begin appearing on ribbons throughout the workshop. Pepper follows the misplaced names before the wrapping machine ties Christmas into one enormous knot. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/santas-missing-list As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your fav...

Mrs. Sprinkle’s gingerbread performers escape before the Christmas feast and leave a trail of frosting through Evergreen Village. Emily and Danny must discover what performance they are rehearsing. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-gingerbread-cookie-caper As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stori...

Jingles enters the Reindeer Games hoping to win the Midnight Flight. When wind scatters the course markers, finishing the race becomes a very different challenge. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/reindeer-games As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Ella’s snow globe begins sending miniature weather into Grandma’s living room. To stop an indoor blizzard, Ella must return a tiny weather vane without entering the globe at all. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-magical-snow-globe As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Twinkle, a young potted pine, hopes to stand in a Christmas window. When a delivery mix-up leaves her in the town square, she becomes part of a celebration nobody planned. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-christmas-trees-wish As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

The final pages of Melody Lane’s caroling music blow away minutes before the contest. Two rival groups must follow the scattered notes through the festival before either can finish its song. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-christmas-caroling-contest As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Santa’s sleigh tilts sharply during its final test flight. Tinker must discover what is missing before Christmas Eve, while Santa keeps offering repairs that make the problem stranger. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/santas-sleigh-repair As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

The Christmas Star slips from its place above Pineglass Valley and lands in Emily’s garden. Before Santa’s route begins, Emily and Daniel must help it find the one reflection that points home. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-christmas-stars-journey As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Finn accidentally launches the North Pole fireworks at noon. With midnight approaching, he discovers that the empty firework shells can still create a completely different kind of sky show. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/new-years-eve-at-the-north-pole As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Finished toys keep vanishing from Santa’s workshop and reappearing in impossible departments. Ellie and Finn investigate a trail of wheel marks that seems to stop at a solid wall. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-toy-workshop-mystery As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Hollyville’s oldest ornament vanishes before the tree-lighting ceremony. Sophie and Daniel follow a trail of gold dust, bent wire, and tiny reflections into the closed winter theater. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-tale-of-the-lost-ornament As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Mia and Liam enter a snow globe where Christmas Eve repeats every hour. To escape, they must discover why the clock tower refuses to reach midnight—and what the Frost King has been protecting. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-cursed-snow-globe As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Max’s patched stocking jumps from the mantel and begins collecting tiny objects from around the house. Following it reveals a Christmas surprise hidden inside the walls. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-naughty-stocking As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Mia’s family wish journal promises that every Christmas wish reaches the person who needs to read it. When her message to Jack vanishes from the page, Mia follows the journal’s frosty clues. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-christmas-wish-journal As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

When toys begin playing tricks across Santa’s workshop, everyone blames Jingle. To clear his name, the mischievous elf follows a trail of springs, sawdust, and tiny banana peels. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-mischievous-elf As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

The North Pole Bake-Off begins with perfect plans and ends with a runaway oven. Jolly must rescue ten half-baked desserts before the judges arrive—and discover what all those unfinished treats can become together. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-north-pole-bake-off As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tale...

At 11:59 on New Year’s Eve, Hanna finds a silver door inside the grandfather clock. Beyond it waits one unfinished minute—and a clockwork fox that refuses to let the old year end. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-magical-new-years-eve As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Emma wants to repair Grandad’s broken wooden Christmas village without telling him. Finding the missing pieces sends her through Hollybrook collecting tiny gifts that carry stories of their own. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-gift-of-giving As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Snowflake Hollow’s ancient bell has not rung in years. When a blizzard hides the road on Christmas Eve, Mia discovers that the silent bell may still remember how to guide travelers home. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/holiday-stories/christmas-stories-for-kids/the-miracle-of-the-christmas-bell As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.