Christmas In The Country (Scholastic Bookshelf)

I just love the Appalachian culture and if you do, too, you will love ALL of Cynthia Rylant's books for children. I believe she grew up in West Virginia and these are stories from her youth....another place and time. All of her stories are filled with love and acceptance and the joy of belonging to a loving family. She has written MANY books and I would suggest you read them all. I have bought about 7 books so far, and... Read Full Review

Our son is 4, and we gave him this book on the first day of Advent in 2006. We have all loved it so much that we read it daily during December. It is a precious book about the anticipation and joys of Christmas seen through a little girl's eyes during a simpler, quieter time. I love how it talks about the special joys and memories of each season. It helped us all put away the ornaments and take down the tree with less sadness... Read Full Review

The children and I were happy with this wonderful story. It is about a little girl who lives with her grandparents and her memories of happy Christmas days. The illustrations are wonderful and realistic. A must have for your Christmas collection.

Deep in the heart of most people who celebrate Christmas lurks the archetypalholiday, the one depicted nostalgically in Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory," andDylan Thomas's "A Child's Christmas in Wales." In the archetype, ritual is important, family and friends are important, snow isgood, and a tangerine in a stocking is enough to inspire oohs and ahs of delight. "Christmas in the Country" is a worthy addition to the... Read Full Review