Christmas 2009.

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Christmas books and activities are as many and varied as one can imagine this year. Random House--Snowy's Christmas Sally Murphy/David Murphy ($19.95); Scholastic-Brucie Saves Christmas Yvonne Morrison/Michelle Pike, The Twelve Dogs of Christmas Kevin Whitlark ($15.99), An Aussie Night Before Christmas Board Game Book Yvonne Morrison/Kilmeny Niland ($19.99), I Love Christmas Anna Walker ($12.99); Black Dog--Christmas Carols form the Kennel Santa Paws ($14.99), The Australian Twelve Days of Christmas Heath McKenzie ($12.99 bdbk); Little Hare Happy Christmas, Little Bear Margaret Allum/Angela Swan (AS 14.99/NZ$16.99); ABC The ABC Book of Christmas ($24.99); Simon & Schuster Grug and his first Christmas Ted Prior ($4.99 pbk)

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