Christmas
by Annette Whipple
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Pub Date 1 Oct 2024 | Archive Date 12 Sep 2024
Quarto Publishing Group – words & pictures | words & pictures
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Description
Charlie and his sisters Emily and Lou are inviting you to celebrate with them! Join in as they light their advent wreath, play with their nativity set, make Christmas cookies and treats, attend a Christmas Eve service, and open presents and stockings on Christmas morning.
Along the way, you’ll learn all about this bright and merry celebration, including:
- The significance of advent
- The importance of the Christmas story
- The fun to be had decorating the Christmas tree
- The delicious food eaten and gifts exchanged on Christmas Day, and more!
… the joy and excitement of this Christian observance are brought to even more life with:
- Instructions to make your own Christmas tree ornaments
- A recipe to make delicious pretzel sticks
- A guide to build your own nativity scene
In this immersive exploration of Christmas, kids join a practicing family as they celebrate the true meaning of advent. Seen through the eyes of young children celebrating themselves, this is a simple and exciting way to introduce little ones to this special period.
In the Celebrations & Festivals series, you are invited into a family's celebrations as you explore the magic and excitement of religious and cultural festivals around the world.
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9780711290006 |
PRICE | US$14.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 48 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
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.
love how this book tells the story of Christmas in a fun and engaging way that children can enjoy while still sparking their interest. The illustrations are incredibly cute, and the story beautifully captures the true spirit and symbolism of Christmas.
Very quick and fun read for your little ones! I personally loved the activities at the end of the book and the recipe for the pretzels. Christmas traditions are always fun to do and pass on to your children. Teaching them about Christmas and traditions is also great with books. Thank you so much NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group!
This is a lovely Christmas read. It begins with a story of how a family celebrate Christmas and this includes both Christmas traditions such as decorating the tree and writing to Santa Claus but it also includes a more religious element such as the lighting of the candle.
Towards the end of the book, there are some easy to follow instructions so that children can make their own. Christmas pictures and ornaments. There are some helpful things which suggest when an adult should help.
The book also details how different countries around the world and there is a quiz which children can complete and the answers are on the next page.
Throughout the book, the pictures illustrate the text beautifully.
Great book!
This Christmas story is so sweet, and truly teaches children what Christmas is all about and how it is celebrated across the world.
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.
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.
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.
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