Review: Christmas Stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2011
This is a curious book of older Christmas stories. They are not terribly religious, and some are even clever--though a few are just plain weird.While entirely appropriate for children, the stories are old-fashioned in values and attitude, so there are clear class distinctions, derogatory mentions of Jim Crow, and traditional gender roles. None of this was overwhelming (passing mentions and inferences, mostly), but if you're really sensitive to any of those things, you might want to give the book a once-over before reading it to your kids.There is an active table of contents. There are a few scanning errors that appear like typos throughout the text.Stories contained herein are:The Night Before ChristmasThe Night After ChristmasSanta Claus Does Not ForgetThe Fairy ChristmasThe Ball GameChristmas DayThe Doll's Christmas PartyGrandma's Christmas GiftsMama's Happy ChristmasThe Christmas Carol of the BirdsA Turkey for OneLittle Christmas CarollersWhat Happened Christmas EveSusy's Christmas PresentSanta Claus's LetterA Ragged Christmas Feast