December 19, 2019

Christmas stories

Today I read two short Christmas stories that made my day off even better! A new one for me was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It's a great story! Kid's books are the best.



The other book was The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans. I think I read it many years ago but had forgotten it.


I have to say, my all-time favorite is still A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I'm having fun telling the story through WhatsApp statuses this year.😄 My illustrated copy is displayed and referenced every year.


I want to give a shout-out to my 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teacher Mrs. Schmidt for instilling in me a love for this book. She'd read it every year in her incredible way. I think it's probably safe to say that her many students remember it to this day!

As a side note, last year I found this wonderful wooden four piece Christmas Carol series at an antique store. It's one of those things that grabbed me instantly and I knew they belonged to me.

Scrooge and Marley

Scrooge's flat

Fezziwig Warehouse 

Cratchit's house


Back to Christmas stories. Another classic favorite is O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi.

Skipping Christmas by John Grisham is a humorous Christmas story.


Any more Christmas books I should read?
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7 comments:

  1. Roger SDecember 20, 2019 at 6:50 AM

    Richard Paul Evans has many more Christmas themed books, I've read most of them, they're all good!

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  2. sharnjeanDecember 20, 2019 at 9:07 AM

    Two From Galilee by Marjorie Holmes! This book opened my eyes to how it really might have been for Mary and Joseph.

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  3. sharnjeanDecember 20, 2019 at 9:08 AM

    And all the ones you posted are my favorites too! Also, that wooden 4 piece Christmas Carol set is beyond cool! 👌🏞

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  4. Rhonda Kaufmann December 20, 2019 at 9:12 PM

    Loved this post! I have Skipping Christmas and sometimes we joke about just doing that! ðŸĪŠ
    The Christmas Carol houses sound like a perfectly amazing find!!
    I like The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey...

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  5. Rhonda Kaufmann December 20, 2019 at 9:22 PM

    Oh, and I am starting a new tradition of ordering a Christmas book each year. I have The Last Straw by Paula Palangi McDonald and Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S Buck. This year I ordered The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden... And we've enjoyed listening to the stories read by Lisa Daniels as advertised in fall Hearth and Home..

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  6. Rhonda Kaufmann December 20, 2019 at 9:23 PM

    I get books for the boys to open on Christmas eve, as well.

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