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The Festive Year
Christmas Time
A child and her parents enjoy the last-minute activities to prepare for Christmas.
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 30, 1990
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November 21, 2018
With simple text coupled with beautiful, cozy illustrations, this primary picture book describes a family preparing for the holidays from a young child’s point of view.
January 2, 2026
A young girl and her parents prepare for Christmas in this lovely picture book from author/illustrator Catherine Stock. Selecting and decorating a tree, writing to Santa, baking Christmas cookies, going caroling, and preparing cocoa on Christmas Eve, their holiday is full of fun, and family togetherness, culminating in Christmas Day, with presents in the stocking and under the tree...
Christmas Time is the third book I have read from Stock's six-volume The Festive Year collection, following upon Thanksgiving Treat and Secret Valentine . These books pair simple texts with beautiful watercolor artwork, and are intended for younger children, highlighting their experience of these important holidays. This entry in the collection was particularly appealing to me, both from a textual and illustrative standpoint, highlighting activities I recall loving as a girl (many of them still a part of my Christmas), and featuring visuals that capture the beauty of winter days. Recommended to younger picture book audiences looking for Christmas titles.
Christmas Time is the third book I have read from Stock's six-volume The Festive Year collection, following upon Thanksgiving Treat and Secret Valentine . These books pair simple texts with beautiful watercolor artwork, and are intended for younger children, highlighting their experience of these important holidays. This entry in the collection was particularly appealing to me, both from a textual and illustrative standpoint, highlighting activities I recall loving as a girl (many of them still a part of my Christmas), and featuring visuals that capture the beauty of winter days. Recommended to younger picture book audiences looking for Christmas titles.
December 28, 2018
A lovely little story - slightly dated but enjoyable - about a little girl getting ready for Christmas. Flo loves getting a tree and writing to Santa this year. She liked stockings and gingerbread houses too. A lovely Christmas tradition has been set.
December 21, 2020
Simple story about Christmas traditions that my son can relate to. The parents are respectful of the girl not wanting to talk to the mall Santa.
February 5, 2014
Overall a bit dated in some of the illustrations, but a pleasant display of things a young child would do at Christmas time. Although the clothing was dated in the illustration where the young girl goes to visit Santa, her relutance about talking to him is well done.
I read a hardbound edition that has the same cover as the paperback.
I read a hardbound edition that has the same cover as the paperback.
May 31, 2016
Wrong time of year to read a Christmas book (end of May), but my son loves Christmas and had to check it out at the library.
It was a sweet story about how Christmas is about family and all the different activities you can take part in: caroling, buying and tree and decorating, snacks for Santa and his reindeer, visiting Santa or sending him a letter, etc.
It was a sweet story about how Christmas is about family and all the different activities you can take part in: caroling, buying and tree and decorating, snacks for Santa and his reindeer, visiting Santa or sending him a letter, etc.
December 6, 2012
This was an okay book. Not one of my favorites. I won't be needing to read this one every Christmas
December 13, 2012
The girl decorates her Christmas tree, makes cookies and sings Christmas songs. A.R.
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