Author: Charles & Debra Ghigna
Illustrator: Mary
O’Keefe Young
Publishing Company:
Charlesbridge Publishing
# of Pages: 30
Genre/Category:
Poetry
I chose
this book because it contains poems about Christmas and that is my favorite
holiday. The poems in this book are all about things families do on and around
the Christmas holiday. It talks about different traditions such as decorating
the tree, hanging stockings, and Santa Claus. It also has poems about what
happens after the holiday is over such as taking down the decorations and
storing them away in the attic until it is time to use them again.
The
illustrations in this book are very colorful. They are made using watercolors. They are also made on special watercolor paper. The
pictures are very eye-catching. The light colors represent happy feelings that
are shared around Christmas time.
The book is
appropriate for all ages. This book would be great to use in the classroom
around Christmas time. It could be used help kids to learn about a traditional Christmas
in the United States. I would also use this book to give children the
opportunity to write or tell about what they do on Christmas. With older
elementary kids, I would have them compare and contrast the Christmas holiday
in the United States to Christmas in other parts of the world. This book has
not won any awards.
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