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Grade 3-6–First published in Austria, this collection of 23 stories and one poem offers up small helpings of holiday spirit, one for each of the first 24 days of December. Each selection is a few pages long and deals with friendship and family, empathy and imagination–all good things to be thinking about in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Standouts include Sigrid Laube's Kidnapping Saint Nick, in which a department-store Santa agrees to help two kids give a special treat to their ailing grandfather, and Andreas Schlüter's You Do Believe in Guinea Pigs, Don't You?, about a talking guinea pig with attitude who goads a child into creating just the right gift for her family. Leffler's watercolor illustrations, ranging from tiny decorative flourishes to full-page paintings, supply additional charm and whimsy. These stories could be used effectively in a classroom as a special holiday treat or to spark creative-writing projects. Several blank pages are included for readers to add their own holiday memories, making this a less-than-ideal choice for libraries, and references to modern technology will date some of the stories rather quickly, but the emotions are timeless.–Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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With twenty-four stories--"one for each night in December as we count down to Christmas--"this is a perfect book to share with the whole family. The stories are by turns humorous, touching, sad, and sentimental. Some stories tell of Christmas traditions from other countries and cultures that we may not be familiar with. For those, we have included a short piece explaining what that tradition is, where it comes from, and how it ties into our own customs. The lush illustrations from Austrian illustrator Silke Leffler are reminiscent of Zwerger at her best. Complete with a ribbon marker, this is a gift book to treasure for years to come.
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"A Simply Wonderful Christmas" a truly enduring family legacy and keepsake., Nov 5 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Simply Wonderful Christmas: A Literary Advent Calendar (Hardcover)
Compiled and organized by Silke Leffler, "A Simply Wonderful Christmas: A Literary Adventure Calendar" offers children of elementary school age a wonderful and enthusiastically recommended collection of twenty-four seasonally appropriate stories meant to be read one at a time for each day in December leading up to Christmas. The stories are enhanced with Leffler's lovely and whimsical illustrations reflecting the enchantment and magic of the three weeks leading up to Christmas Day. There are even pages set aside where young readers (and their parents) can record personal holiday memories making "A Simply Wonderful Christmas" a truly enduring family legacy and keepsake.
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Wonderful compliation of heartwarming stories, Nov 17 2011
By Booklover - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Simply Wonderful Christmas: A Literary Advent Calendar (Hardcover)
I stumbled across this beautifully illustrated book in a church bookstore 4 years ago. It has become our annual December advent staple. The book contains a wide variety of heartwarming and often humorous stories written by various authors. The stories are uplifting and contain messages relevant to children (and adults!) of all ages--compassion, empathy, the importance of charity, and so on. They are a great basis for family discussion, and will appeal to both boys and girls.One feature of the book that I greatly appreciate is that the stories are largely secular; while this is a "Christmas" book, and God might be mentioned in a few instances, the stories are largely about family activities and traditions during the holiday season. Essentially, they are seasonal stories about "real life" to which children can immediately relate. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for fresh, current, meaningful holiday stories to enrich their annual holiday traditions.
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Not for 4-8 Year olds!, Dec 15 2010
By lsuman - Published on Amazon.com
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I thought I was getting a literary advent calendar with sweet stories for younger children. These stories are all over the map and while they have a happy ending, some begin with bullying or being unkind to others. Just not what I was expecting... I sent a copy to my Goddaughter and was so embarrased I had to send her an Eric Carle advent calendar to make up for it. So, I wasted money buying two copies of this... ugh!
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