first, we read if you take a mouse to the movies, its a christmas spin on laura numeroff's beloved if you give . . . books. and i hate to be mean especially on christmas but this book was not as cute as her others. i know you was limited to christmasy things but it lacked the randomness that makes her other books so cute. but i mean this is me being a judgy adult, brother bear seemed to enjoy it. well just the snow castle part. but still read it.
next, we read georgie's christmas carol by robert bright. this is the first georgie book that i have read. in this book, the ebnezer is georgie's neighbor, mr. gloam. if mr. gloam was by myself and wanted to ba-humbug the holiday away no problem, but sadly his niece and nephew are visiting and he won't let them celebrate christmas. apparently he is bitter that he didn't get a sleigh one year. the kids decided to write to santa in hope that they will still be able to celebrate. those sweet kids also make sure santa brings a sled. georgie and his friends find the letter and decide to make christmas happen for them! they deliver the presents. the next morning, mr. gloam is still gloomy but when he goes to throw out the sled, georgie gives him a push. he slides into the town and is filled with christmas cheer!!! and everyone is happy!
a cute story but i wonder if kids will notice the absence of santa. it was nice that georgie played santa but wouldn't the real santa had showed up too to save the day?
the third book we read was mr. willowby's christmas tree by robert barry. this is a cute little story about mr. willowby's tree being too big and him cutting of the top and passing it on to someone else. the tree being too big results in someone else having a little piece and everyone ends up with a tree for christmas. love that mice make a cheese star for their tree. it's an adorable tale of how one man's trash may be another man's treasure. i also loved the illustrations:
the last book we read was the christmas piñata by jack kent. it is the story of a broken pot that is turned into a piñata. at first he feels useless but then his self confidence increases when a use is found for him. he becomes a central part of the las posadas celebration. las posadas is when the kids go around asking for shelter like mary and joseph and end up at one house where there is a party. sadly, the piñata is destroyed and becomes a part of a trash heap. it's sad but happy he had fun when he did. then another pot joined him and they had a very serious talk about life:
"we began the same and we ended the same," said one pile of bits.
"everybody does," said the other.
"and in between, we were each useful in our own way," said one.
"everybody is," said the other.
and the whole trash heal signed happily, for there is contentment in knowing that whoever you are, you're somebody.
it was a cute story but that end is a little
too deep for christmas. i mean it is good for discussing death but at christmas time it could be a bit of a downer. but it was still a good read.
hopefully you made some book time with your family on christmas and merry belated christmas!!
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