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A fantastic movie on this is Joyeux Noel... truly great. One of the few foreign films that held my dh's attention the whole way through.
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A post at Vintage Kid's Books My Kid Loves - The Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snitcher .
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MaryM wrote:
Hmm...hope I'm on the right track for what you are looking for. At the top of my list would be Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry. Very funny and light-hearted. I only recently discovered this one although it is an older book. Reprinted in 2000. Original here.
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My boys love this book! I just found it this year, too. Definitely a good purchase.
I didn't see The Gingerbread Baby mentioned, but my boys all love this book. I'm going to have to replace our copy this year because we've read it to death.
And I'll also agree with _Christmas in the Trenches_ and _Letters from Father Christmas_. We're reading _Letters_ for the first time this year, and my 8 yo ds didn't stop talking about it ALL DAY yesterday, to anyone (literally) who would listen to him... and some people who wouldn't.  We also like _Cobweb Christmas_.
A couple more to add to the list:
For my littlest boys, The Little Drummer Boy and Christmas in the Barn (although I really prefer the older edition of Christmas in the Barn, as I like the illustrations better than these new ones.)
My boys also like Christmas Tree Farm. This year I found another book about growing Christmas trees, Christmas Farm, but I haven't roadtested it yet. Usually books that contain a little science or history are well-received around here, though.
And Tony's Bread is one we read every year, too, even though there's a wedding in it.
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You know, I don't think I ever mentioned that I use that book for St. Isidore's feast on May 15. At least my initial search didn't find on the board.
Mary has reviewed here in this thread on Christmas picture books. I just love this book.
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SuzanneG wrote:
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Our boys LOVE these!
More (I hope I'm not repeating!!):
Corgiville Christmas by Tasha Tudor
Christmas in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
Christmas in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (My First Little House books)
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston, illustrated by Barbara Cooney - this one fits because of the adventure and duty involved though the story centers around a young girl and her mother. The father has not yet been heard from though Armistice Day (WWI) has come and gone, so Ruthie must search and find the family Christmas tree that she and her dad picked out before he went off to war. Tugs at your heart because you so want Dad to get off that train and return home from the war.
The Carpenter's Gift: The Story of the Rockefeller Center Tree by David Rubel - set in the depression in New York, a young boy and his dad (who is out of work) sell Christmas trees to make ends meet. They end up donating a tree to construction workers and that tree becomes the very first Rockefeller center tree. There is more that happens from there and the story follows the young boy until he is an old man. This is historical fiction and based on actual historical events surrounding the Rockefeller center tree.
A Cowboy Christmas: Miracle at Lone Ridge by Audrey Wood - not religious, but a Christmas story full of adventure and appealing to boys because of its "cowboy-ish-ness" Favorite here!!!
Truman Capote: A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote - early 30's, rural Alabama, Christmas memories. Lots of mischief.
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A fantastic movie on this is Joyeux Noel... truly great. One of the few foreign films that held my dh's attention the whole way through. |
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Great picture book and one of my FAVORITE Christmas movies....which reminds me I need to resurrect our schmaltzy Hallmark Christmas movie thread!!!
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JennGM posted the book The Christmas Knight at some point in time and I am SOOOOOO glad that I got it.
One of my ds's has had me read this every day in Advent so far. It's a great book. I wish is wasn't OPP!!!
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Betsy wrote:
JennGM posted the book The Christmas Knight at some point in time and I am SOOOOOO glad that I got it.
One of my ds's has had me read this every day in Advent so far. It's a great book. I wish is wasn't OPP!!! |
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So glad you liked it! It does inspire "nobility" in a boy, doesn't it?
I found one at some used book sale and totally snatched it up. It is too bad it's OOP.
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Thanks again for this great thread and the recommendations! We read tonight The Third Gift, Strega Nona's Gift and Mortimer's Manger.
All 3 a HUGE hit with my boys (8 and 4). The illustrations in Mortimer include some of the familiar playthings we have -- Legos, marbles, Playmobil -- so that really was appealing.
Strega Nona is appealing because of Big Anthony, and because my youngest has ties with Saint Nicholas and Saint Lucy, he was immediately drawn in.
I didn't reveal any clue to what The Third Gift was about, but they were deeply into the story. When I got to the part where the one man said they had 2 gifts, Gold and Frankincense, my oldest took a gasp and then my youngest said "They are the 3 wise men!" Just a wonderful moment!
And I had to go through interlibrary loan for Christmas in the Trenches. I picked it up today, and it had a audio cd, which I played in the car. I'm bawling as I'm listening, and they were so impressed. My oldest kept talking about it to his cousins, my husband, to me...wants to learn more.
 Thank you!!! I can see these will have to be purchased to add to our permanent personal library.
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JennGM wrote:
And I had to go through interlibrary loan for Christmas in the Trenches. I picked it up today, and it had a audio cd, which I played in the car. I'm bawling as I'm listening, and they were so impressed. My oldest kept talking about it to his cousins, my husband, to me...wants to learn more.
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I have this one coming as a Christmas gift. I'm looking forward to it. I think everyone here will enjoy it.. since it was my oldest that heard a bit about it from me (when we were listening to Snoopy's Christmas) and looked up more about it on her own.
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We got and are enjoying those as well, Jenn! My boys, too, LOVE Mortimer's Manger! We have a huge stack of Christmas picture books, many of which I hven't personally read yet, but I've had to read Mortimer several times already.
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