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Monday, December 18, 2017

Stories for the Holidays

The holidays are quickly approaching.  So this week, I'm sharing some of my favorite Christmas chapter books for children . . . .


The Best Christrmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.

The Birds' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Although she is a sickly child, Carol Bird manages to make a decent Christmas for a poor family.

The Angel Tree by Daphne Benedis-Grab
Every Christmas in the small town of Pine River, a tree appears in the town square and people tie wishes to it, but nobody knows where the tree comes from--but this year four children are determined to solve the mystery of the Angel Tree.


More Christmas Books --
A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig
Certain Poor Shepherds: A Christmas Tale by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
The Christmas Barn by C.L. Davis
The Christmas Doll by Elvira Woodruff
The Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman
Clementine for Christmas by Daphne Benedis-Grab
Mama Had to Work on Christmas by Carolyn Marsden
On Christmas Eve by Ann M. Martin
Rover Saves Christmas by Roddy Doyle
The True Story of Christmas by Anne Fine
Who is Stealing the Twelve Days of Christmas? by Martha Freeman


Have a Happy Holidays!

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Holiday Favorites for Children

I love to read holiday stories.  I have ever since a small child.  That is probably why some of my all-time favorite holiday stories are chapter books for children. 

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
I love this story of a white trash family that "ruins" the Christmas pageant and makes it the most memorable and realistic pageant ever put on in town.  I also fondly remember watching the TV movie they made of the book in the 1980s.

The Birds' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
I cry every time I read this heartwarming story of a sick girl and her family who want just one more Christmas.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Who doesn't love the story of grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge and his redemption after visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future?

Forever Rose by Hilary McKay
I love Hilary McKay's series of books about the Casson family.  This book focuses on Rose as the Christmas season approaches.