The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck

Despite the fact that I have at least 20 books that will be overlapped into 2010 reviews, it just doesn’t make sense to review a Christmas book in January, so I wanted to squeeze one last 2009 review in.  I read The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck for my book club.  I liked it, I [...]

Who Was Born this Special Day? by Eve Bunting, Illustrated by Leonid Gore

Who Was Born This Special Day? by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Leonid Gore is a beautiful, soft nativity story.  Each manger animal is each asked in turn if they were born on this special night.  Was it you little lamb?  Was it you little goat? Was it you little calf?  Was it you little [...]

I’ve Seen Santa! by David Bedford, Illustrated by Tim Warnes

What a delightful book!  My only qualm about  I’ve Seen Santa! by David Bedford and illustrated by Tim Warnes is that one of the spreads was torn out in the library book that I borrowed  thus missing out on another great illustration.  This is one I would totally add to our home library.
Cute little Little [...]

I Love Christmas by Anna Walker

I Love Christmas by Anna Walker is an adorable picture book for the younger crowd with simple text and the most wonderful illustrations.  Ollie, our cute little main character loves Christmas and everything about it.  The crinkly paper, tinsel, string, baking cakes with his Nanna, stars in the sky, Santa, and sitting in bed on [...]

Secrets of a Christmas Box by Steven Hornby

What happens to the Christmas ornaments hung on the tree when the lights are turned out and everybody goes to bed?  Well, from the movie Toy Story, we naturally know that all toys come alive when humans aren’t around and there are no exceptions to Christmas ornaments.  In Secrets of a Christmas Box, Steven Hornby [...]