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25 Days – Book 12: Madeline’s Christmas
12.12.12, a memorable day. And our 12th book is a lovely classic, Madeline’s Christmas, created by Ludwig Bemelmans in 1956.
As with all the Madeline books, this Christmas edition is delightful. All the occupants of the school are ill, except for the littlest which was Madeline. As she nursed the sick and cared for the house, a carpet seller—who was also a magician—appears and sells Madeline 12 red rugs to warm the girls’ feet in the cold mornings.
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25 Days – Book 11: Harold At The North Pole
The 11th story of our 25 days is one of the marvelous books in the Harold and the Purple Crayon “series,” Harold at the North Pole. It is by Crockett Johnson and was created in 1957.
You don’t have to be familiar with the original Harold and the Purple Crayon book to appreciate this tale; but if you are, you’ll love it all the more! In this adventure, Harold sets off to find a Christmas tree to decorate before Santa arrives and ends up at the North Pole where Santa is snowed in and needs help.
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25 Days – Book 10: The Year Of The Perfect Christmas Tree
Day 10 is a lovely story written in 1988 by Gloria Houston and illustrated by the wonderful Barbara Cooney. It is The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree.
Set in 1918, in the hills of the Appalachian Mountains, the story is about young Ruthie and the Christmas she would never forget. With her papa off in the Great War, Ruthie and her mama must figure out how to honor their family’s promise to provide the perfect Christmas tree for the village church that year.
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Another Quote From Astrid Lindgren
I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Children create miracles when they read. That’s why children need books.”
photo from the Irish Times
25 Days – Book 9: Mother Goose For Christmas
This is day 9 of our Christmas journey, and today we look at a story from 1972 by William Pene du Bois, Mother Goose for Christmas.
This is a Christmas Eve tale about misunderstandings, learning to be brave in sweet ways, and not jumping to conclusions—especially around the holidays!
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Three Books a Night 