It's Christmas!: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

Reviewed by Evan Weldon (age 6) for Reader Views (8/08) "It's Christmas!" by Jack Prelutsky is a collection of twelve funny poems about Christmas. My favorite poem was "My Christmas Pup" which is about a girl who got a very cute puppy for Christmas. I thought it was very funny that the puppy made a puddle and she had to wipe it up. I also really like the poem "Aunt Flo" which is about a kid who has gotten underwear for three years in a row. How sad (and funny)! I also really liked "Our Christmas Tree" which is about a girl and her dad who go out to cut down a Christmas tree. When they finally found a tree and chopped it down, it knocked the dad over and he "cut his nose and his thumb, sprained his shoulder, banged an elbow, scraped a knee." I could read the poems all by myself, and I laughed when I read them. The illustrations were very good. They were silly. My little three-year-old brother liked counting all the Santas. "It's Christmas!" by Jack Prelutsky would make a good Christmas present.

Great poems for Christmas. Fun to read aloud with one child or a group of children. I used it in my classroom for many years. I bought this copy to donate to the library at my church.

My three sons, now teenagers, (and I,) were fortunate to have been introduced to this book by their first-grade teacher...and it brought us together for some very enjoyable reading! These poems are just downright funny, in the most innocent and slightly ornery way! My oldest son became an instant fan of Jack Prelutsky, and was even inspired to make up his own poems! Marylin Hafner's illustrations are just right to complement Prelutsky's poems--she captures the essence of each poem! You (uh, and your children!) will most assuredly enjoy this book!