Friday, November 24, 2023

Children's Holiday Little House Stories: A Little House Christmas Treasury by Laura Ingalls Wilder


Anyone who knows me can tell you just how much I love Christmas. We sing Christmas carols all year long and almost every single room in our house is decorated in some way for the holidays. So, now that it's October, I feel safe in making this next book the Featured Book of the Month.

Some of the most wonderful moments in the Little House books tell us about the Christmas holidays spent with family and friends. From the Christmas in the Big Woods when Pa made the decorative shelf for the China Shepherdess, to Mr. Edwards bringing presents to the Ingalls girls so Santa wouldn't have to cross the creek, from the horses that Santa brought to the Ingalls Family on Plum Creek, to the boughten cap and jack-knife Almanzo received as presents in Farmer Boy, from the Christmas barrel that arrived once the trains were finally able to get through in The Long Winter, to Almanzo's surprise return in These Happy Golden Years, each of these stories will tug at your heart and fill you with the joys of the season.

The cover on this book is simply gorgeous. The stunning gold that contrasts so nicely again the red background is repeated on the bound edge, and Garth Williams's illustrations have been brought to life in color to add a special touch to A Little House Christmas Treasury. My husband bought this for me as a surprise Christmas gift and it remains one of my favorite books of the season.

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