This popular series provides just the right balance of challenge and support for newly independent readers. Large, easy-to-read type, satisfying stories by top writers, and cheerful fullcolor pictures help children love reading. On Christmas Eve, ninety-five-year-old Miss Wire is the only nursinghome resident who wants to celebrate. The other elderly people think that Christmas is just for children. So Miss Wire writes a letter to Santa Claus, who enlists the help of the Christmas Mice to deliver toys to Miss Wire and her friends. They soon discover that Christmas fun is for people of all ages!