When Ann Estelle and her friend Michael go trick-or-treating and approach a big scary house, they both learn that courage means also being afraid.

Ann Estelle is disappointed by the simplicity of her new Easter hat, but after a robin lays eggs in it, she is not only excited about the baby birds but also about decorating her hat from last year for the neighborhood parade.

In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, a nutcracker under a terrible spell is given to young Marie as a Christmas gift, and when she helps him defeat the Mouse King, breaking the spell, he takes her to visit kingdom.

"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house... not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.... That may be how the classic Christmas poem begins, but in Mary Engelbreit's latest reimagining of The Night Before Christmas, it's a family of mice that take center stage when a jolly intruder squeezes into their tiny abode and makes himself known. And though he looks like Santa--sack of toys, dressed in fur, telltale rosy cheeks--this...

Projects: Velvet fruit -- Transfer pillow -- Cell phone holders -- Silhouette lampshade -- Jacob's ladder calendar -- Painted floorcloth -- Peace pillow -- Scottie tea cozy -- Gingerbread village -- Votive candle holders -- Christmas tree tackboard -- White mouse ornament -- Tree gift box ornament -- Vintage holiday fabric placemat -- Vintage holiday fabric chair pad -- Snow family topiary -- Patchwork mitten bandboxes -- Make-up bag -- Wine gift...

Presents more than 80 fun-to-stitch projects made from Mary Engelbreit's charming designs.