IT’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY AS YOU READ THIS
BOOK
I
received a Mobi.file copy of this book from the author through a giveaway she
had on LibraryThing, and the following is my honest opinion.
The
moment my inner-child began reading this book, it immediately thought of
Christmas and the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, especially when it
mentioned the stockings being hung with care, in the hopes that St. Nicholas
will soon be there.
Shelly,
remembering she had no stocking to leave for Santa so he can fill in with all
sorts of candy and other goodies, she began to make her own; and leaves it
hanging by her window, Like all children, wanting to see him, Shelly tries to
stay up but as expected falls asleep.
This
is a marvelous enchanting book for its young readers, it’s filled with the
magic and spirit of Christmas, especially that of sharing; and with the
stocking becoming alive and going off on a journey hoping to get itself filled
and then returning home before Shelly would get up Christmas morning.
Does
the stocking get itself filled? Is the stocking able to find its way back home
after flying and traveling all over town? Who does it meet so it can get the
instructions to go back to Shelly from?
Being
July, it’s hazy, hot and humid outside; reading a Christmas book at this time
makes you wish it was December with the holiday quickly approaching. The
rhyming in this book captures and holds the young reader’s interest; just as it
did for me when I was a young child reading the poem I mentioned at the
beginning of my review.
For
creating the Christmas spirit for her readers now, both young and old, I’m
happy to give the author, Anitha Rathod, the 5 STAR rating she’s gotten from
this reviewer and my inner-child.
FEEDBACK IS WELCOME
This sounds like a fun read!
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