The Twelve Empty Boxes: A Christmas Countdown Story About the Things Money Can’t Buy - Couverture souple

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ISBN 13 : 9798163395446

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Twelve boxes. Twelve nights. One question.

On December 13, Grandpa Ike gives seven-year-old Wren twelve small, empty boxes and a note: Fill each one with something you can’t buy.

Wren is sure everything can be bought. Then she thanks a bus driver nobody notices. She sits with the new girl. She tells the truth when it’s scary, shares the last bite, and shovels a neighbor’s steps in secret with Grandpa. Every night, Grandpa asks the same question: what did it cost?

Because the good things in life are free, but they are never cost-free. They cost patience, courage, a favorite seat, or the prize you wanted. And on Christmas Eve, Wren discovers the twelfth box is the one you give away.

A countdown story to read one night at a time:

• Twelve short nightly stories, one for each night from December 13 to Christmas Eve, about two minutes each
• A flawed, funny heroine who gets things wrong and makes them right
• A repeating line for young listeners to finish: “It didn’t cost a penny. It cost...”
• Twelve values shown through action, never lectures: gratitude, patience, honesty, generosity, inclusion, listening, perseverance, forgiveness, secret kindness, celebrating others, contentment, and giving
• Back pages with one talk-about-it question for each night and a simple guide to starting your own Twelve Boxes tradition

Because the countdown begins on December 13, there is still time to start it this year even after December is underway.

For ages 4 to 8. A warm family tradition for the weeks before Christmas, a natural gift from a grandparent, and a story that keeps its meaning long after the wrapping paper is gone.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798163395446
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 50
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible