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What’s Christmas? by Alexa
Tewkesbury, illustrated by Steve
Boulter (CWR, 2006, £4.99). For ages 3 to
6.
Award-winning author Alexa
Tewkesbury has written an endearing tale challenging the traditional ways of
telling the Christmas story. Snow Bear wants to know what Christmas is. She is
given a series of explanations ranging from singing angels to the birth of a
baby king. But what she really wants to know is what it all means. It’s
only when Old Polar tells her about how much God loves us that she finally
understands. The beautifully constructed text is matched by charming
illustrations and a little bit of subversive humour (look out for the Puffin
Guide to the North Pole!).
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