This book is so cute. The illustrations are beautiful. I think this would be a great book to read top teach younger children about how different families and countries celebrate Christmas

I thought that the book really had it all - it has the history of Christmas and the way that this is celebrated throughout the world with different traditions.

It is a great read for children and my daughter was really interested to find out more about it.

This was not only an easy read, it was fun, and informative, she loved it and for me as a parent that makes it a big hit - we loved the illustrations too - they worked brilliantly with the book.

It is 5 stars from me for this one - highly recommended!

A fun and festive read for Advent and Christmas. Readers follow an endearing family as they prepare for and celebrate the holidays with joy and gratitude. Many valuable lessons are shared such as, the importance of helping others and loving one another. Holiday traditions from around the world are also included. Cozy illustrations complement this heartwarming story. Highly recommend for young readers and their families.

A delightful book to teach children all about Christmas. It nicely blends the religious story of Christmas into the story of the young boy celebrating Christmas with his family, friends and community. The book contains a lovely and realistic family dynamic and details various Christmas traditions, bringing back great memories of being a child at Christmas time. Educational and fun, with facts and activities at the end, it gave me some great ideas to start some family traditions of my own. Thank you to NetGalley/the publisher/author for this eARC.

This book is a must for teaching the true meaning of Christmas to small children! I love the activities at the end to do as a family and will be implementing some into our holiday season!

I am presuming this is the same series as ‘Hannukah’ and really hoping that more are brought out for different celebrations as they are fabulous. A lovely way for children to share and learn about different religions and cultures.

An account of the festive month from a child brought up very religiously – so here are advent candles, not chocolates, reminders of the Gifts of the Magi as well as how presents are shared today, a trip to the homeless shelter to play with their kids… It is a potentially cloyingly all-enveloping story, featuring every stereotypical part of a religious Christmas and delivering it in due order, with a long wait for the book to consider any alternative (a brief look at other Christmases of the world in the more educational end-matter). But then, with the very un-search-engine-friendly title, you'd expect nothing less than the definitive look at the occasion. It's friendly enough, and it looks fine, but will rile secular readers, and probably annoy teachers who have to then counter this with books for all the other religions. If you want something that focuses on what is but one side of the story, as far as modern Christmases go, this is probably the one, however.

Tis the season to be sharing and giving! The book addresses the reason for the season and many of the ways it is celebrated. There are some home crafts at the end to do together.
The illustrations by Emma Randall are fun, clear, and delightfully colorful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to EVERYONE, but especially to a school, hospital, or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary EARC on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group | words & pictures via NetGalley. Thank you! Avail Oct 01, 2024

If you’re looking for a sweet and colorful way to share the meaning and spirit of Christmas with your youngster, then Christmas by Annette Whipple is the perfect choice.

Told from Charlie’s point of view, this story shares one family’s Christmas traditions, like lighting the Advent wreath, making treats to share, driving to the tree farm, volunteering at the shelter, going to church, and reading the Christmas story from the Bible. Whipple has put together a delightful story that shares the joy of faith, family, and community. The vibrant and fun illustrations by Emma Randall will have little ones turning page after page to see what this family is up to next during the Christmas season. The story is followed by additional resources and activities to continue the reader’s enjoyment.

Christmas is a picture book you will want to take out and read time and again. Highly recommended!

I love everything about this book! It is such a great balance between the true meaning of Christmas and more secular, but still very meaningful, traditions of Christmas. This is real life presented here! So many Christmas books are either\or, while this book shows how a typical Christian family celebrates - Nativity, Advent wreath, Christmas tree, Santa, stockings, gift-giving, helping the less fortunate, baking, visiting and more.
This book would be great for families with young children. The delightful illustrations and the precious narration from a child's viewpoint will have a wide appeal.
Thank you to Putnam Books and NetGalley for the Advance Copy to preview. It was a pleasure!

This was such a cute and informative story. The illustrations were adorable! It is a great resource for parents if they want to introduce kids to the meaning behind Christmas. Kids tend to get curious about the true meaning of Christmas and this has the perfect explanation that they will understand.

I definitely recommend this one to parents but I just want to give a little warning that this story involves religion.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for this e-ARC.

This book was pretty good! The art is lovely, matching the Christmas mood well. I love how it's both informative but also cute in showing Christmas festivities. I enjoyed the fact that crafts are added at the end, which kids can also follow!

a children's book about the celebration of Christmas in the family of Charlie and his family and the way they celebrate Christmas. Making the scene of the birth of Jesus, making cakes, making decorations for the Christmas tree With this book it is nice to be a parent and a child and to enjoy Christmas together!

Many thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this title.

Annette Whipple’s Christmas is a delightful and educational exploration of the holiday season. Through its engaging text and vibrant illustrations, the book provides young readers with a rich understanding of Christmas traditions, history, and cultural significance

Christmas by Annette Whipple
Illustrated by Emma Randall

A story all about how and why an American family celebrate Christmas. The family share their traditions and why they are important to them.
At the end of the book is a lovely section giving further information about why Christian's celebrate Christmas and traditions around the world.

Thank you so much to Quarto Kids and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.

A look into one families way of celebration during Christmas time, what it meant to this family and the ways in which they celebrate. From celebrating Christ, to baking, decorating and handing gifts out to those that mean the most to them.

Charlie, Emily and Lou were so sweet, they loved helping to do anything and everything that they can during the holiday season, it was the most special time of the year for them and they had multiple ways of celebrating the season. It was really sweet seeing what they did and why they did it.

I did like the variety of what they did from the biblical aspect of the holiday season, to Santa Clause and also giving back and enjoying time with your family, this book showcased such a variety of events it was really wonderful to see.

The illustrations were really sweet within this book and I loved looking at them seeing all the aspects of celebration with these children right there. I also liked that the end of the book contained so much extra information from how to bake decorations to how others celebrate the season around the world and also about the birth of Christ.

This was a lovely little Christmas book. It has activities and deeper explanations to what is shown throughout the book. Note the while religion isn't heavily laid on in this book, the characters are shown doing some religious activities (e.g. the mother reads to the kids from the Bible).

Overall, it's a great little book and I especially loved how it also had a couple pages on how Christmas is celebrated around the world.

Whipple does an effective job explaining the family's Christmas holiday traditions through simple text and colorful imagery. There's an accessibility here that will help kids easily understand all of the different sorts of traditions, maybe even seeing their own families on these pages. The illustrations are really soft and welcoming, as is the thoughtful tone of the story.

Thank you to Annette Whipple and NetGalley for the early access to this book! “Christmas” was such a cute story, and I really enjoyed how Charlie told the story of how he and his family celebrated Christmas. I think this book does a great job of tying together the true meaning of Christmas and the fun traditions we all have throughout the holiday season. I can definitely see myself using this book to teach my son the importance of Christmas and how we should treat others throughout the season as he gets older.

Love the cover, the illustrations, the family members in the story!

I already miss the holidays and this book is perfect to gift/ read and reread with the kids to give them an idea how most families celebrate Christmas all over the world!

Perfect book!

Thank you, words & pictures, for the ARC.