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From Publishers Weekly
Rylant and Goode return to some of the themes of their first
collaboration, When I Was Young in the Mountains, for this evocative
picture book about the simple things that make one girl's Christmas
special. Rylant's idyllic subjects-enjoying cocoa and cookies,
decorating the house and tree, singing at church-are as cozy as a
kitchen warmed by a coal stove. Chipper ink-and-watercolor compositions,
enhanced by cross-hatching and chock-full of homespun details (and the
ever-present family dogs), exude contentment. Ages 3-up.
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