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The Best Christmas Books For Kids |
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| Froggy's Best Christmas |
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| by Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator), R. Hayes (Editor) | |
| 'Twas the night before Christmas... and Froggy was snoozing away! Every year he sleeps through the holidays, waking up only when spring arrives. But this year his friend Max the beaver has other plans in store for his amphibious pal. Tossing snowballs at Froggy's window, Max rouses him and gives him his first-ever Christmas present. "Gee, thanks," says Froggy, faintly perplexed. "I always wanted a drawing of a Christmas tree." But it's not a picture Max is giving him, it's the real thing! The two set off to wake Matthew the turtle and Travis the bear from their hibernations. Soon all four are in search of the perfect Christmas tree. All goes well with the selection, transport home, and decoration...until Froggy decides it's time to place the foil star on top. "Timber!" shouts Max. "Thunk!" Frank Remkiewicz's cheerful illustrations tell this holiday story beautifully, but Jonathan London's animal banter and sound effects ("Zup! Znap! Zat! Zwit! Zum!" as Froggy gets dressed in his snow clothes--long underwear, purple leggings, yellow and green polka-dot shirt, blue boots, and red plaid coat) beg for read-aloud. Children relate, oh how they relate, to Froggy's silly antics and mishaps, as seen in Froggy Goes to School, Froggy Gets Dressed, and loads of others in the perfectly delightful Froggy series. | |
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| Deck the Hall : A Traditional Carol |
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| by Sylvia Long (Illustrator) | |
| "Fa la la la la, la la la la." Ah, the sounds of Christmas! Bestselling illustrator of Sylvia Long's Mother Goose and Hush Little Baby, Sylvia Long embraces the holiday season with her tribute to the ever-popular carol, "Deck the Hall." Each two-page spread features, on the left side, two lines of the song beneath a festive decoration bordered by "fa-la-las." On the right side are detailed, original pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations of a joyful bunny family preparing for Christmas. Whether decking the halls with boughs of holly or donning their gay apparel, the merry rabbits celebrate with abandon. One of the most memorable scenes is when the young boy rabbit "troll[s] the ancient yuletide carol"--apparently at the top of his lungs, judging from the view he gives the reader of his crooning, wide-open mouth. For those who have always meaninglessly mumbled the words to this traditional carol, it's high time real attention be paid to this celebration of "the season to be jolly." | |
| The Forgotten Helper : A Christmas Story |
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| by Lorrie Moore, t Lewis (Illustrator) | |
| Although he's been making toys in Santa's workshop for more than 40 years and has earned a name for himself as the best crafts-elf around, Aben is also a big pain in the neck. This disgruntled employee likes nothing better than to torment his fellow elves by tying their stocking caps together or swinging from the ceiling lights and dropping gumdrops into their projects. Aben finally pushes Santa too far one day shortly before Christmas and is demoted to Reindeer Guard for Christmas Eve. Bored and restless waiting for Santa and the other elves to make their rounds while he remains on the rooftops with the reindeer, Aben decides to sneak into the very last house. While Aben is pilfering Santa's cookies and milk, he is accidentally left behind. He quickly realizes that his only hope for returning to the North Pole next year is to ensure that the unruly and sour-faced girl of the house becomes good. This will be no easy task, especially for one so accustomed to being bad, himself. Lorrie Moore, best known for her wonderful adult fiction, appearing in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, ventures into children's books with this witty tale about a cantankerous pair who, by book's end, just begin to understand the meaning of being good. A bit bumpy at times, with a somewhat abrupt conclusion, the story is for the most part a fine Christmas charmer. | |
