title: Christmas Fairy Tales
author: Various
description: Tales both familiar ("The Nutcracker" by E.T.A. Hoffman, "Schnitzle, Schnotzle, and Schnootzle" by Ruth Sawyer) and less so ("The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree" by Hans Christian Andersen) are at home on these elegantly edged pages. Philip's (American Fairy Tales) retellings, though occasionally stiff, glisten with the fantasy and magic associated with the spirit of Christmas. Brent's trademark rich, delicate watercolors accented with touches of gold paint (see Cats Love Christmas Too, above) exude an old-world feel that is perfectly suited to the classic storytelling tradition upheld by this collection. All ages. <br />Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Snuggle up with these three Regency tales
  
  
  Christmas Cinderella by Elizabeth Rolls
  
  
  Handsome country rector Alex Martindale dreams of kissing his spirited
  schoolmistress and never having to stop.… With some mistletoe, he may just get
  his wish!
  
  
  Finding Forever at Christmas by Bronwyn Scott
  
  
  At the yule ball, Catherine Emerson receives a proposal from the man she
  thought she wanted—but a kiss from his mysterious, darkly handsome brother
  unleashes a deeper desire.…
  
  
  The Captain’s Christmas Angel by Margaret McPhee
  
  
  Returning to England for Christmas, Sarah Ellison discovers a man adrift in
  the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing could have prepared her for the gorgeous Captain
  Daniel Alexander, or the secrets he keeps!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Praise for the authors of  
  A
  
  
  Sprinkling of Christmas Magic
  
  
  ELIZABETH ROLLS  
  “Rolls starts
  
  
  off with a mystery and unravels it gradually. The sexual tension is strong
  
  
  between the hero and heroine, and it seems that every time they