Happy Saturday!
I braved the stores for one last time this morning and in about 15 minutes, I will be making a yule log and a pumpkin pie and all sorts of goodies!
As you know, all I really want to Christmas is books, books, books. And yes, I still yearn for real books, despite my kindle!
I also got to thinking about Christmas books which have been so important in my life and in my children's!
The following list is in no particular order. However, it may give you some ideas for picking up some last minute treats for young ones or for yourself! All books I have chosen can be found new or used via amazon.ca. You may be able to find some at the library this week as well!
Apple Tree Christmas
If you like Christmas stories from long ago, this is the book for you and your children. The illustrations are charming, the story is heartwarming and you will get a lump in your throat each time about the love of parents to support their children's dreams.
Red Ranger Came Calling
This is the perfect book for those of you who have sour-faced children, at least some of the time. Never fear - every child has their "moments" and my son certainly claimed his! This is a witty and charming book set in the 1930s I think and each time we would read it, my son would be amazed! The perfect book for children on the cusp of non-believing!
Lucy and Tom's Christmas
One of the most charming Christmas books ever, by british author and illustrator Shirley Hughes. You always feel like you are getting a glimpse into a family's life and this one is one of the most realistic books I have ever read about the anticipation of Christmas! Anything by Shirley Hughes is well worth a read!
Santa Calls
Utterly charming Christmas book with amazing illustrations by another favourite of mine, William Joyce, whom I feel is well-deserving of the moniker "genius"
The perfect book to read to siblings!
Jolly Christmas Postman
This is going to be re-issued next fall, though you can find used copies in the interim!
Bar-none, beloved by my children for its interactivity, storyline and all around feeling of good cheer!
A Christmas Carol
I don't think I have to explain this one, but both my children loved this read aloud and Mr. Dickens knew what he was about!
Finally, one of the best christmas stories ever:
A Child's Christmas in Wales
I love this story by Dylan Thomas and in fact, I read it aloud to my dad the last afternoon of his life as it such a soothing, lovely story. Perfect story to read aloud on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day Night, it is like wrapping yourself in a cocoon of loveliness and notalgia and a wee bit of meloncholy all at once. I actually downloaded it onto my kindle!
These books are in my Christmas Canon, though of course, there are many more. So please tell: what books would form your essential christmas reading list???
I braved the stores for one last time this morning and in about 15 minutes, I will be making a yule log and a pumpkin pie and all sorts of goodies!
As you know, all I really want to Christmas is books, books, books. And yes, I still yearn for real books, despite my kindle!
I also got to thinking about Christmas books which have been so important in my life and in my children's!
The following list is in no particular order. However, it may give you some ideas for picking up some last minute treats for young ones or for yourself! All books I have chosen can be found new or used via amazon.ca. You may be able to find some at the library this week as well!
Apple Tree Christmas
If you like Christmas stories from long ago, this is the book for you and your children. The illustrations are charming, the story is heartwarming and you will get a lump in your throat each time about the love of parents to support their children's dreams.
Red Ranger Came Calling
This is the perfect book for those of you who have sour-faced children, at least some of the time. Never fear - every child has their "moments" and my son certainly claimed his! This is a witty and charming book set in the 1930s I think and each time we would read it, my son would be amazed! The perfect book for children on the cusp of non-believing!
Lucy and Tom's Christmas
Santa Calls
Utterly charming Christmas book with amazing illustrations by another favourite of mine, William Joyce, whom I feel is well-deserving of the moniker "genius"
The perfect book to read to siblings!
Jolly Christmas Postman
This is going to be re-issued next fall, though you can find used copies in the interim!
Bar-none, beloved by my children for its interactivity, storyline and all around feeling of good cheer!
A Christmas Carol
I don't think I have to explain this one, but both my children loved this read aloud and Mr. Dickens knew what he was about!
Finally, one of the best christmas stories ever:
A Child's Christmas in Wales
I love this story by Dylan Thomas and in fact, I read it aloud to my dad the last afternoon of his life as it such a soothing, lovely story. Perfect story to read aloud on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day Night, it is like wrapping yourself in a cocoon of loveliness and notalgia and a wee bit of meloncholy all at once. I actually downloaded it onto my kindle!
These books are in my Christmas Canon, though of course, there are many more. So please tell: what books would form your essential christmas reading list???
