The Legend of the Poinsettia

Tomie dePaola masterfully retells the Mexican legend of how the poinsettia came to be. When Lucinda's mother becomes ill and is unable to finish weaving a blanket for the town's nativity, Lucida tries to finish it herself. After she ruins the blanket beyond repair and is ashamed to enter the church empty-handed, Lucinda hides from the town's festive Christmas Eve procession. While she is hiding, a mysterious old woman comes out of the shadows and encourages her to join her family in church and offer whatever she can give to Baby Jesus. After gathering an armful of weeds, Lucinda enters the church and places them in the manger, where they transform into the bright red star of the poinsettia. On their way home after midnight mass, the villagers find the countryside filled with these beautiful red stars. This Christmas kid book is for children reading levels ages 4-8. Leave us your comments. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Let us know what other Christmas kids books you would like to have reviewed. Share this post with your family and friends. Keep reading!

The Legend of the Poinsettia

Madeline's Christmas

Bemelmans' tiny heroine is the only person in the old house covered with vines who still feels well this Christmas season; everyone else has a cold. A knock at the door is not Santa Claus, but someone equally welcome, a rug merchant. Madeline buys all of his rugs to warm her housemates' feet. At last, the merchant is now cold and returns to be doctored by Madeline. It turns out he is also a magician, and turns the rugs into flying carpets to fly the girls home to their families for Christmas. This Christmas story is a little disjointed and is more concerned with the magic than Madeline. Diehard fans of the series will still clamor for it anyway. This Christmas kids book first appeared as a book insert in the 1956 Christmas edition of McCall's and was restored with the help of the Bemelmans family. This Christmas book for kids is for reading level ages 4-8. Leave us your comments. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Let us know what other Christmas books you would like to have reviewed. Share this post with your friends.

Madeline's Christmas