A Christmas recommendation from Cinda:

Get inspired for the holiday! Read something you’ve never heard of before. Read something as old as you can find. Read something brand new, hot off the shelf. Read a classic you enjoy over and over. And share with your family!

Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree | Robert Barry

Summary: When Mr. Willowby’s Christmas tree is so tall that he has to cut the top off, he unwittingly provides trees for various people and animals.

Recommendation: For ages 5-8.

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Christmas Classics (7 stories) | edited by Tom Pomplun

Summary: Comic adaptations of some famous (and less-famous) Christmas-themed tales. This is Graphic Classics® volume 19, a graphic novel collection. A letter from Santa Claus / by Mark Twain ; illustrated by Anton Emdin — A Christmas carol / by Charles Dickens ; adapted by Alex Burrows ; illustrated by Micah Farritor — A visit from St. Nicholas / by Clement C. Moore ; illustrated by Florence Cestac — The adventure of the blue carbuncle / by Arthur Conan Doyle ; adapted by Rich Rainey ; illustrated by Hunt Emerson — A Chaparral Christmas gift / by O. Henry ; adapted by Tom Pomplun ; illustrated by Cynthia Martin — The strategy of the werewolf dog / by Willa Cather ; adapted by Tom Pomplun ; illustrated by Evert Geradts — A luckless Santa Claus / by F. Scott Fitzgerald ; adapted by Tom Pomplun ; illustrated by Simon Gane — The Wondersmith / by Fitz-James O’Brien ; adapted by Tom Pomplun ; illustrated by Rick Geary — About the artists and writers.

Recommendation: For grade levels 8-12.

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The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey

Summary: A couple’s lives are changed forever by the arrival of a little girl, wild and secretive, on their snowy doorstep. Also available in large print or sound recording.

Recommendation: For adults.

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Letters from Father Christmas (multiple versions, see page numbers and copyright date) | J. R. R. Tolkien

Summary: There are MANY versions available – here are a few in our collection:

Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien (208 pages) © 2020
https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=272.1033.0.0.3&pos=4&cn=3809239

Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien (111 pages) © 2004
https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=272.1033.0.0.3&pos=3&cn=450094

Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien (157 pages) © 1999
https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=272.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=2544678

Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien (44 pages) © 1995
https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=272.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=1321391

NOTE: You may also find related works under the title The Father Christmas Letters by the same author.

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