21. Kids Lit: Christmas Site Kids lit. Books and More for Kids and Teens A childfriendly site with atraditional feel, containing stories, a chance to write to Santa, recipes, http://www.greenlakelibrary.org/kidslit/archives/000811.html

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22. Memories Of Christmas In Ireland Merry christmas Candle The christmas candle, which was always lit by the youngestin the MORE christmas stories. christmas Eve 1601 Battle of Kinsale http://www.irishclans.com/articles/christmasmemories.html

Memories of Christmas in Ireland by Hilda (Rogan) Jarratt Editor's note: Hilda (Rogan) Jarratt grew up on a farm near Dublin, Ireland. In this essay, Hilda recalls with fondness and humour her childhood memories of Christmas. Hilda lives in British Columbia, Canada. When I was a little girl growing up in a large Catholic family near Dublin, Ireland, Christmas was one of the most wonderful times of the year. Filled with the beautiful smells of Christmas cooking and the joy and merriment of family, it was a magical time that I still remember today with the wonderment of a little girl. Christmas Pudding Mother's Christmas pudding marked the beginning of the holiday season. It was a breadcrumb-based concoction with loads of dried fruit, suet and spices. Following the ritual good luck stir, the pudding was boiled for several hours in muslin or in a can sealed with string and wax paper. The pudding's success or failure was very important to my mother as it was one of the traditional dishes offered to vistors over the Christmas holidays. I remember the neighbourhood ladies were always complimenting each other on their puddings while secretly believing that their particular recipe, passed down from mother to daughter, was most definitely superior to all the rest. The Christmas Goose We lived on a farm and among my mother's many responsibilities were the geese and turkeys.

23. Christmas Traditions – Christmas Rituals – Christmas Memories Tip christmas Memories and stories on A christmas Carol Now you can have achildsafe, brightly-lit artificial prelit fiber optic christmas tree set up http://christmas.lifetips.com/cat/11235/christmas-traditions/

Christmas Tips Sponsored By Prelit Christmas Trees About LifeTips Our Services Become a Writer ... Log On Search Tips Go You are here: Life Tips Christmas Tips Christmas Traditions Christmas Tip Categories Artificial Christmas Trees Christmas Celebrations Christmas Cooking Christmas Crafts to Make ... Unique Christmas Gifts Christmas Newsletter Need Christmas Tips? Fresh Tip Weekly Get Christmas Wisdom Privacy Guaranteed Easy Unsubscribe Christmas Newsletter Archive! Christmas Resources Christmas Articles Christmas FAQ Christmas Newsletters Christmas Question Contact LifeTips If you have questions about Life Tips, our Sales Staff and/or Gurus have the answers. Ask a Question Now! My Tips and Advice: Christmas Traditions Tip: Christmas Memories and Stories on Pickle Ornaments Legend holds that an ornament shaped like a pickle is a sign of good luck. Dating back to Germany, the pickle ornament was always the last one to be placed on the tree on Christmas Eve. Parents would hang it inside the boughs of a fir tree, hidden amongst other ornaments. The first child to find the pickle would recive a special gift. Why not add this fun Christmas tradition to your holiday? Tip: Christmas Memories and Stories on A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge has become synonymous with learning the true value of the holiday spirit. Well, you can find Charles Dickens´ "A Christmas Carol" free online. Share the magic that three ghosts teach a crotetchy old man with your children. Gather them round the Christmas tree and make this story an annual read aloud tradition of Christmas.

24. Christmas In July – Christmas In July Theme– Vacations At Christmas the jolly old elf himself reads christmas stories to children of every age . Now you can have a childsafe, brightly-lit artificial prelit fiber http://christmas.lifetips.com/cat/11925/christmas-in-july/

Christmas Tips Sponsored By Prelit Christmas Trees About LifeTips Our Services Become a Writer ... Log On Search Tips Go You are here: Life Tips Christmas Tips Christmas in July Christmas Tip Categories Artificial Christmas Trees Christmas Celebrations Christmas Cooking Christmas Crafts to Make ... Unique Christmas Gifts Christmas Newsletter Need Christmas Tips? Fresh Tip Weekly Get Christmas Wisdom Privacy Guaranteed Easy Unsubscribe Christmas Newsletter Archive! Christmas Resources Christmas Articles Christmas FAQ Christmas Newsletters Christmas Question Contact LifeTips If you have questions about Life Tips, our Sales Staff and/or Gurus have the answers. Ask a Question Now! My Tips and Advice: Christmas in July Tip: Santa´s Workshop Why not let your summer vacation revolve around Christmas? The kids will love visiting an amusement park that makes Santa its focus. Located in Lake George, NY, Santa´s Workshop allows you to pet the reindeer, see how the toys are made and get up close with some famous storybook characters! Tip: Santa´s Village High in the White Mountains of Jefferson, New Hampshire, you´ll find this fun filled place! Santa´s Village features such rides as the Yule Log Flume, Rudy´s Rapid Transit rollercoaster, and the Reindeer Carousel. Holiday themed shows are also abundant and they are open every day throughout the summer.

25. Dickens, Charles Doctor Marigold Marigold acquires the child for three pair of braces (suspenders), names her Sophy, Reprinted in christmas stories (1874) as Doctor Marigold. http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webdescrips/dickens1369-d

About the Database Editorial Board Annotators What's New ... MedHum Home 59th Edition-October 2005 Art Annotations Artists Meet the Artist Viewing Room ... Art in Literature Literature Annotations Authors Meet the Author Listening Room ... Reading Room Performing Arts Film/Video Annotations Screening Room Theater Editors' Choices Choices Editor's Biosketch Indexes Book Order Form Search Options Word/Phrase (All) Word/Phrase (Lit) Keyword Annotator ... Special Author Asterisks indicate multimedia Comments/Inquiries Literature Annotations Dickens, Charles Doctor Marigold Genre Short Story (39 pp.) Keywords Adoption Child Abuse Children Communication ... Suicide Summary Doctor Marigold, named for the man who delivered him, is a "cheap-jack" who hawks sundries from a traveling cart he inhabits with his wife and his daughter Sophy. The mother beats Sophy, but Marigold, feeling powerless, does nothing to stop her. When the child dies of a fever, her guilt-wracked mother commits suicide. Doctor Marigold's lonely fortunes reverse when he adopts a deaf and mute girl whose mother is dead and whose stepfather, owner of a traveling circus, beats her. Marigold acquires the child for three pair of braces (suspenders), names her Sophy, invents his own system of sign language to teach her to read and converse with him, and finally sends her to a "deaf-and-dumb establishment" in London to complete her education. When Sophy falls in love with another student, her father encourages her marriage, while feeling it as a terrible loss. Sophy writes him of her baby's birth and of her fear that the child will be deaf. The story culminates in Sophy's return and Doctor Marigold's realization that his granddaughter can hear.

26. The Morning News - The Ten Days Of Christmas, By Joshua Allen stories. The Ten Days of christmas. by Joshua Allen ‘Chicken wire in theshape of a reindeer, lit up like God’s own circus. That’s the way to do it, http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/stories/the_ten_days_of_christmas.php

Stories The Ten Days of Christmas by Joshua Allen Joshua Allen decks the halls. back 7. There are kids everywhere. Babies with soft heads. Little tiny overalls crisp with dried food. They roll around on the floor, unsuccessfully trying to stifle their ADD. The advent calendar drives them insane. They pull on their silky hair in frustration. They clench pant legs and speak in vowels. Joshua Allen lives in Fireland , USA Email this Article Printer-Friendly Version More in Stories TMN Contributing Writer Joshua Allen Fireland , USA. More Articles by Joshua Allen How to Fall Asleep by Rosecrans Baldwin George Saunders by Robert Birnbaum From the Ground Up by Clay Risen McClellan at Home by John Warner November Rain by Sarah Hepola or browse the archives by section, subject, or author Death Row Diaries, Part II by Danny Gregory Danny Gregory brings us a second installment of death row portraits. To Nap, Perchance to Rest by Leslie Harpold Leslie Harpold visits a new professional napping center in the Empire State Building. Farewell, Tour by Michael Fowler Home Features Headlines Movable Type ... Tilted Planet , a superior company.

27. Links Of The Week Archive Clicking on the lit up scene brings additional pictures and stories. Get holiday recipes, craft ideas, christmas stories, and a kids coloring book to http://www.computeruser.com/resources/links/archive/holidayrevws.html

September 20, 2005 NEWSLETTER TRAINING DIRECTORY USER GROUPS PRINT ADVERTISERS Search these directories for your best solution: Click here for ComputerTraining. Click here for self-paced Computer Training programs Click for A+ Certification, Cisco Training, MCSE Certification, and MOUS exam info Click here for Online Computer and Technology Degrees ... Click here for Dial-Up Internet Access A D V E R T I S E M E N T S setTimeout("window.location.reload(true)", 900*1000); // refresh time in ms Links of the Week Archive Return to Links of the Week Archive HOLIDAYS Heather's Happy Holidaze for Kids Only Ten-year-old Heather designed this web page to help children celebrate holidays throughout the year. Here kids can share holiday activities, recipes, parties, coloring pages, games, and fun with other kids. Kids can meet other kids and talk about pets, school, sports, and other interests. The site is monitored by adults to keep it family-friendly. http://www.heathersholidaze.com/ Happy Holidays! December is filled with holidays and fun. This website helps visitors celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, and the Winter Solstice. Here you can get icons and clip art for a variety of December holidays; and there are coloring pages for kids, craft projects, and seasonal recipes. Learn about Christmas traditions in England, France, Germany, Mexico, and Sweden, and the history of Christmas in United States. Poetry, stories, and humor help bring in the season along with "A Multicultural Silent Night" and "Olive, The Other Reindeer".

28. CM Magazine: The True Story Of Santa Claus. christmas stories. Grades 25 / Ages 7-10. Review by Dave Jenkinson. Dave Jenkinson teaches courses in children s and YA lit. at the Faculty of http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol11/no9/thetruestoryofsantaclaus.html

CM . . . . Volume XI Number 9 . . . .January 7, 2005 The True Story of Santa Claus. Christina Walters and Eric Walters. Illustrated by Andrew Gooderham. Toronto, ON: Chestnut Publishing Company, 2004. 40 pp., pbk., $11.95. ISBN 1-894601-11-4. Subject Headings: Santa Claus-Juvenile fiction. Christmas stories. Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-10. Review by Dave Jenkinson. excerpt: By the following Christmas season all the elves were healthy again and working as hard as usual. But I had gotten into the habit of helping around the Workshop as well, and I did enjoy the work, so I kept on pitching in, doing one thing or another. It was fun. At least fun at first. Then I started to notice that more and more, there was less and less of my dear husband. He kept on slipping away from the Workshop. Now Santa and I run the Workshop as a team. When we work, we work together, and when we rest we sit down together in our matching lazy boys and watch TV together. The strangest thing is that I'm actually starting to like watching monster truck rallies. Gooderham uses a cartoony style, and his illustrations include scads of details that aren't found in the text. For instance, his portrayal of the Workshop is high tech, and children's stockings are bar-coded so that the "STUFF.O.MATIC" filling machine "knows" whether to fill the stocking from the "bad" or the "good" nozzle. And while Santa still uses reindeer to pull his sleigh, the craft, under Gooderham's fingers, becomes more like a winged landing craft with a ramp that opens for easy loading. Unfortunately, Gooderham's double page spread of the bed-bound Mrs. Claus doesn't do justice to his subtle acknowledgment of Eric Walters. Mrs. Claus has been reading one of Eric's book, but the volume is lost in the pages' gutter.

29. Christmas Celebrations, Traditions And Kids Activities Make reading a christmas classic to your children and grandchildren part of your A christmas Story a different version. A Visit from the Christ Child http://www.techdirect.com/christmas/lit.html

Christmas Literature, Poetry and Stories The sights and sounds of Christmas have been captured in literature, poetry and stories throughout the years and are now part of our annual celebrations. Make reading a Christmas classic to your children and grandchildren part of your family tradition. Literature A Child's Christmas in Wales A Christmas Carol A Christmas Gift for Kathryn A Christmas Story - a different version A Visit from the Christ Child Christmas Lost and Christmas Found Christmas Miracle Christmas Mysteries ... The Night Before Christmas - 1914 edition Poetry Christmas Christmas Haiku Christmas Remembrance The Christmas Cat ... The Night Before Christmas for Moms (humor) Collections of Stories and Letters Christmas Stories.Com Letters to Santa - from the U.S. Post Office Sally Saves Christmas! Celebrations Traditions Holiday Foods ... Home Merry Christmas from Tech Direct, Inc. Tech Direct, Inc.

30. Christmas On The Net - The History Of Christmas Many of our christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child Great bonfires would also be lit to celebrate the return of the sun. http://www.holidays.net/christmas/story.htm

holidays on the net holiday celebrations greeting cards holiday travel email Christmas on the Net Holidays on the Net Additional Holiday Celebrations The History of Christmas T he history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians. M any of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god - Marduk. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Marduk in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year's festival that lasted for 12 days. T he Mesopotamian king would return to the temple of Marduk and swear his faithfulness to the god. The traditions called for the king to die at the end of the year and to return with Marduk to battle at his side. T o spare their king, the Mesopotamians used the idea of a "mock" king. A criminal was chosen and dressed in royal clothes. He was given all the respect and privileges of a real king. At the end of the celebration the "mock" king was stripped of the royal clothes and slain, sparing the life of the real king.

31. A Christmas Holiday Children's Story - Austin & THE LIST!-----------] Holiday Classic story for children. Austin, a typewriter abandoned in favor ofhigh tech They switched on the overhead lights, but no lights lit up. http://www.ring.com/holidays/christ/austin2.htm

Save on popular toys! Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rescue Heroes Robotz Austin and THE LIST! Copying or reproduction strictly prohibited. Kelton is a bustling little town just about half way from here to the North Pole. It sits on the edge of a deep pine forest besides a clean fast moving river. Most of the town's people work in the local toy boat factory. The rest of the people work in stores, restaurants and business offices. The people are hard working, but friendly. They like living and working in Kelton. One cold snowy day in December when everyone was especially busy, two shiny computers moved onto the wooden desk next to, and the large desk across from, Austin's. The computers were new and big with lots of extra curly cables and square boxes and other strange things. They each covered a whole desk. Being a friendly sort of fellow, Austin introduced himself to the newcomers. "Hi, I'm Austin. I sing, 'Tappity-tap, tappity-tap, tappity-tap-tap, brriinngg.' I write business letters, address envelopes and fill in government forms. What do you do?" "I'm a computer. I do everything," said the nearest computer. "I write all kinds of letters, address envelopes and I create the government forms that you can only fill in. I draw pictures, play chess and music, and do it all in 256 colors, too." "We are the latest and most famous of modern office machines. We take the place of old useless typewriters like you," laughed the other. "We will replace you too. The people here will toss you away. Typewriters are just not useful anymore." This shocked Austin. "Oh no," Austin said, "I've been here a long time. I work hard here and I'm very useful." The new computers laughed again. "We'll see about that."

32. A Christmas Story A christmas Story The true christmas spirit MERRY christmas FOLKS!!!! you and the children over for christmas dinner tomorrow. The turkey will be http://mrmom.amaonline.com/stories/achristmasstory.htm

A Christmas Story: The true Christmas spirit MERRY CHRISTMAS FOLKS!!!! Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But for those who were genuinely in need, his heart was as big as all outdoors. It was from him that I learned the greatest joy in life comes from giving, not from receiving. It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle that I'd wanted so bad that year for Christmas. We did the chores early that night for some reason. I just figured Pa wanted a little extra time so we could read in the Bible. So after supper was over I took my boots off and stretched out in front of the fireplace and waited for Pa to get down the old Bible. I was still feeling sorry for myself and, to be honest, I wasn't in much of a mood to read scriptures. But Pa didn't get the Bible, instead he bundled up and went outside. I couldn't figure it out because we had already done all the chores. I didn't

33. The ChildFun Family Website - Christmas Songs, Poems, Fingerplays And Stories Story by Holly McDonoughAbunassar copyright 1996 Child Care Provider Magazine She placed a Hanukkah candle in the Menorah and lit the christmas star http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=219

34. SmartWriters.com - Writing For Children - Writing Resources -Writing For Kids - Also stories with sports themes for younger children. Historical looks atmajor holidaysThanksgiving, christmas, Passover, Hanukah, July 4, Labor Day. http://www.smartwriters.com/

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35. Absulum The Reindeer Elf: A Children's Christmas Story A wonderful children s story by Duncan Wells presented by Children s Storybooks Absuuuulllllummmmmm? Suddenly a star lit up that stormy christmas sky http://www.magickeys.com/books/absulum/

Home Hear the author Duncan Wells, read Absulum, The Reindeer Elf Visit Duncan Wells Music Store ABSULUM THE REINDEER ELF by Duncan Wells illustrations by Carol Moore Absulum the Reindeer Elf worked in the reindeer barn. He had to clean it everyday and that was rather hard for it was such a dirty job to mop and slop and scour and scrape every corner, nook and cranny in that reindeer place. Absulum the Reindeer Elf had to keep the reindeer groomed. He had to give them all a bath. He had to feed them too. Cook their meals, brush their fur and fill that barn with hay and every morning when he woke he would have to do it all over again. Absulum the Reindeer Elf played nurse and doctor too. He took care of all the reindeer if they were sick or had the flu. He fixed their sleigh, he mended their reins and if they were sad he would wipe their tears. He worked his fingers to the bone but it seemed that no one cared. Of course the elves in Santa's Workshop they were such a happy lot singing songs all day long with that jolly happy Santa Claus.

36. CHRISTMAS-SYMBOLS And TRADITIONS On the Advent wreath, a candle is lit each week to remind us of the coming ofChrist. Children in Finland wait for him to arrive on christmas Eve. http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/chr/symbols.html

CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS AND TRADITIONS CANDLES Christmas candles are all shapes, colors, sizes and scents. On the Advent wreath, a candle is lit each week to remind us of the coming of Christ. Candles represent Jesus who is the light of the world. CHRISTMAS CAROLS When St. Francis of Assisi created the first "creche" or Nativity (manger) scene, he and others sang the first carols. Most carols were handed down by word of mouth for hundreds of years. Most of the early carols were about Mary, the shepherds, the Magi and the birth of Jesus . Later carols were sung by groups of people who would go to homes and sing in harmony. CHRISTMAS STAR The Christmas star announced the birth of Christ. Many songs were written about it. The star appeared on many of the first Christmas cards in the 1840s. Stars were placed on the tops of Christmas Trees. CHRISTMAS TREE Evergreen trees and tree branches have been used for decorating homes for Christmas. The decorated tree originated in Germany where a fir tree was decorated with apples and candles. Prince Albert brought the custom to England. The idea of decorating a Christmas tree spread to America. GIFT-GIVING The day of gift-giving varies in different countries .... Dec.6th (St.Nicholas day) ; Dec. 24th ; Dec. 25th ; Dec. 26th (Boxing day) ; January 6th (Epiphany, Feast of the Wise Men, or the three Kings).

37. Port Townsend Christmas Story Narrator Nobody knows if the christmas story really happened. The story writtenin the They have novacancy signs lit up. Even the hostel is full. http://www.uua.org/re/other/kathy_christmas.html

The Port Townsend Christmas Story by Otto Smith and Friends Port Townsend, WA This play is community specific, so you would have to adapt it, but the outline is wonderful. Narrator: Nobody knows if the Christmas story really happened. The story written in the Bible happened around 2000 years ago. The people who wrote it down were not there when it happened. The story was already over a hundred years old when it was recorded. There are many other traditional non-Bible stories that are told about Christmas time. There are stories about animals that talk, angels and miraculous happenings. Maybe you have heard some of these, like the story of the friendly beasts who have the power of human speech on Christmas Eve, or the very recent stories of The Gift of the Magi, Amahl and the Night Visitors or the Nutcracker. There are stories about Santa Claus, St Nicholas, Rudolf, Frosty, the Grinch, and even Charlie Brown and his ugly Christmas tree. The story told in the Bible is about a poor family and a birth. Tonight we will retell this story in a modern setting. In the Bible it says that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed and every man should go to his own city to be counted. In the Bible story Joseph and Mary set out to travel to Bethlehem. Joseph: I was just told that Caesar says we have to go back home to be counted. Why can't those Romans just leave us poor folk alone.

38. Culture On the christmas Day, the large candle in the middle is lit. Children singcarol, listen to christmas story and open their gifts under the tree. http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/6639/xmas.htm

Frohliche Weihnachten Frohliche Weihnachten! What have I just said? I said "Merry Christmas" in German! How much do you know about the custom of celebrating Christmas in Germany? This page intends to give you some interesting information about this festivals, such as origin of the festival when does it start important figures decorations ... music and Christmas markets . Remember, don't forget to visite the Christmas links that I select for you. I hope you will enjoy it! Origin of the Festival Christmas is a day for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ who was born nearly 2000 year ago. In most of the christianity countries, people attend mass organized by churches on the Christmas Eve. While people in most of the other countries nowadays celebrated this festivals by having parties and banquets. top When does it start? The Christmas season begins with the beginning of Advent, four Sundays before Christmas Day. Germans traditionally have Advent wreath in their families, it is said to be originated with the German Lutherans. The wreath is made of a circle of greenery in which four candles are set, a large white candle is set in the middle. It is attached with pine and fir cones, little red mushrooms, or red and yellow ribbons. One candle is lit the first Sunday of Advent, two are lit the second Sunday, and so on until the fourth Sunday. On the Christmas Day, the large candle in the middle is lit. These wreaths are usually hang from the ceiling in large houses, shops and in

39. CHRISTMAS Legends And Stories Legends and stories about Santa Claus, reindeer, and the christmas tree. http://www.nicksspot.com/christmas/ch00010.html

CHRISTMAS Legends and Stories The Birth of Christ The Christmas Tree Legends "The" Santa Claus The Reindeer Legend The Birth of Christ King August, who ruled Palestine, wanted to know the number of people in his kingdom. For that reason, he requested the names of all the people and everyone had to return to the birthplace of his ancestors. The Most Blessed Virgin Mary and Joseph were of the family of David; therefore, they journeyed to Bethlehem, the birthplace of David. Exhausted from the long journey, they arrived in Bethlehem at night. There was no available place to sleep at the Inns or at any of the homes as a great number of people had gone there at King's request. Having no place to sleep, Mary and Joseph went to the outskirts of Bethlehem and there found a stable where the shepherds of Bethlehem kept their cattle during stormy weather. It was here that they planned to spend the night. Around midnight, the stars in the heavens lit up the stable and the Most Blessed Virgin Mary gave birth to a male child. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in the straw in the manger. The little town of Bethlehem slept peacefully, unaware of the blessed event that had taken place. The first to hear of the birth of Christ were the shepherds of Bethlehem who were watching their sheep. An angel from heaven brought them the joyous tidings and told them to go to the town of Bethlehem where they would find the babe in a straw-filled manger. The heavens shone with a heavenly light and angles began to sing: "Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth , Peace and Good will toward Men." The shepherds hastened to the stable where they truly found Lord Jesus Christ as a babe in swaddling clothes laying in a manger of straw. They worshiped the new-born Savior, and related to the righteous Joseph and the Most Holy Mother of God what they had seen and heard from the angels in the heavens. The shepherds then left, overjoyed, glorifying and praising God.

40. BookPage Children's Review: Children's Holiday Book Roundup Lassie, a christmas Story by Earl Hamner and Don Sipes will satisfy readers who The story features the children of Mother Goose Land encountering a http://www.bookpage.com/9712bp/childrens/holidaybookroundup.html

Light prevails in children's holiday books Review by Jan Keeling Children's books for this holiday season are filled with light of one kind or another. These eight holiday books for children use text and illustrations to serve several of literature's time-honored purposes: to warn against extinguishing light, and to help readers see what is important about themselves and about things that are larger than themselves. "S ilent Night" by Will Moses is a charming depiction of Christmas in an old-time Vermont village. Yes, the artist/author is a descendent of beloved folk painter Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses; in fact, he is her great-grandson and has carried on her folk art tradition by developing his own folk style and becoming internationally famous in his own right. In "Silent Night," the first stanza of the hymn is spread across the tops of the pages, with the full text of the original story by Moses beneath. Moses' tale revolves around an earthly human event that echoes the ancient hymn: the birth of a Christmas baby. Young readers will delight most of all in the illustrations, whose bright colors and details exemplify the best of folk art there is so much to look at in these paintings, so much to see! Silent Night By Will Moses Philomel Books, $16.95

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