Waiting for Christmas

by Monica Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator)

Two children share a sense of wonder and excitement just before Christmas by decorating the tree, visiting with relatives, and checking for presents one last time. This simple, full-color picture book poem showcases an African-American family in a realistic, contemporary setting. Full color.

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[superawesomekt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very simple vignette of Christmas time told through a poem, not much going on storywise.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

A brother and sister wait for Christmas to arrive. Beautiful illustrations. Ages 4-8.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great short Christmas story if you are doing a Christmas storytime This book will work for both toddlers and preschoolers. It also features a family of color to add diversity to storytime.

[Alice Gold · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great illustratins...not much of a story. I think the whole book has about 20 words.