02 December 2008

If you only get one book this holiday season...


Get this one. Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo (of Desperaux fame) is a new addition to our Advent/ Christmas book basket. It's such a sweet and beautifully told story. The illustrations are just absolutely gorgeous. Literally every adult I've had read it has gotten all teary at the end. And so far, the kids have wanted me to read it several times every day. It's the kind of book one thinks about long after putting down. This is one to treasure for a long, long time.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great to hear about this book! We just checked out Despereaux from the library.

I'm always looking out for good Christmas books to add to our collection. thanks!