Christmas with Morris and Boris

My 7-year old son picked this book up from the school library. When we sat down to read it, he was laughing so hard, I actually had to read it for him! He laughed harder and harder with every page. I plan to order every "Morris and Boris" title I can find. This is the kind of clever, silly story that my kids can pass on to their own children some day. Even my husband, two older sons, and I laughed! I wish I had discovered this book a long time ago.

I'm a veteran school librarian who spent years working at an elementary school that used a literature based reading program. Story Time was HUGE at our school, especially around holiday times--Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter. This book was ALWAYS part of my arsenal of Christmas read-alouds. For one thing--it's not sappy--the way some holiday books tend to be. It features the familiar characters of Boris the Bear (grouchy) and Morris the Moose (goofy) and plays on their friendship. Morris is terribly ignorant, Boris is fairly impatient--and in this book Boris explains Christmas traditions to Morris--with the help of two children they meet along the way. It's not a perfect book, but it's not bad at all. Students of all ages love the Boris and Morris stories, and they always enjoy this book. Dialog is both familiar and clever. There is silliness here, but kids like silly. At one point Morris is under the mistletoe and one of the chidlren tells him--"You are under the mistletoe--you must get kissed"--and does so, saying--"Merry Christmas!" Morris says, you MEAN "Merry Kiss Moose!" This book will put children in a merry mood. I am still using it for story time. It works with 4-year-olds and 4th graders alike.