tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post1009376038058104992..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: ’Tis the Time Before Christmas and All Through My House, We’re ReadingJangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-40550498316866827662009-12-10T01:35:48.864-05:002009-12-10T01:35:48.864-05:00Gannon, several years I directed my church's C...Gannon, several years I directed my church's Children's Christmas program, and we did The Littlest Angel. I have great memories of those years.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-80579891035819821142009-12-06T21:10:26.489-05:002009-12-06T21:10:26.489-05:00The Littlest Angel is one of my favorites. We hav...The Littlest Angel is one of my favorites. We have a beautifully illustrated copy. I always cry when I read it.Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-21578002542459377532009-12-05T08:27:55.027-05:002009-12-05T08:27:55.027-05:00Hellion, your Christmas morning tradition sounds w...Hellion, your Christmas morning tradition sounds wonderful. And you should definitely start a Christmas collection. TBCPE would make an excellent beginning. It's one that stands up to unlimited rereadings.<br /><br />Q, five is such a great age. The magic is still real to them, and their imaginations just soar. And making up stories for them and with them is wonderful fun too. We have an onging series featuring Flannery, the orange bunny who lives on my desk. You'd never know it to look at her, but Flannery lives a most adventurous life. :)Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-14793918598252453022009-12-05T08:12:19.022-05:002009-12-05T08:12:19.022-05:00Kris, we love the Velveteen Rabitt too. It's a...Kris, we love the Velveteen Rabitt too. It's another of those timeless children's tales that speaks truth to adults as well.<br /><br />Amanda, all of 2009 has flown by for me. The day I turned the calendar to December, I tried to determine where the year had gone. <br /><br />I hope your daughter likes The True Gift. I think it's a lovely book.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-18408728378180030692009-12-04T13:12:53.099-05:002009-12-04T13:12:53.099-05:00I had a look at the young children's (<~ 12...I had a look at the young children's (<~ 12) books in our house and picked out the most tattered, assuming that would correlate directly with popularity. I then asked Mrs Q to select two to recommend here.<br /><br />We came up with 'Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas' by Alison Uttley<br />and 'The thirteen days of Christmas' by Jenny Overton.<br /><br />Its only in the past year that I have revived my interest in children's stories. Partly as a survival tactic for when I'm baby sitting with my 5-year old grand.<br /><br />I actually tend to make up stories based on characters that she is familiar with, or ones that fascinate me. She then likes to act out the stories, especially if they involve hiding in cupboards.<br /><br />She particularly liked 'The sleeping princess' where the princess sleeps for 100 years before being awakened by the kiss of a handsome prince. Watching her lying on the floor pretending to be asleep and then the huge smile after I had to peck her on the cheek, was amazing!<br /><br />I'm rather looking forward to playing with her presents this Christmas!Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-22448487084709493992009-12-04T11:40:22.771-05:002009-12-04T11:40:22.771-05:00I FORGOT about the Best Christmas Pageant Ever! I ...I FORGOT about the Best Christmas Pageant Ever! I so need to buy that for my shelves and start a Christmas collection! *LOL* <br /><br />I don't have kids around...so we don't do readings. I wish we did.<br /><br />But when I was a kid, my sister (15 years older) would get us up early for Christmas and before we could open presents, we'd have birthday cake (for breakfast, for Jesus) and she'd read the Christmas story right out of the Bible. Then we'd open gifts. It was good.Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-59145556577913870172009-12-04T09:40:17.413-05:002009-12-04T09:40:17.413-05:00I am so excited to read about the Patricia MacLach...I am so excited to read about the Patricia MacLachlan book--my 11 year old loves Sarah, Plain and Tall. She is rather particular about what she reads, but a familiar author is an easy sell.<br /><br />We do the How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Christmas Carol too. The kids have a well worn Children's Bible and the nativity story is a huge favorite from it. I still can't get my head around the date. It can't be Dec 4th yet, can it?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886197690470033516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-28745257421665095362009-12-03T08:36:49.213-05:002009-12-03T08:36:49.213-05:00My favourite is the Velveteen RabbitMy favourite is the Velveteen RabbitJ.K. Coihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890728169343650544noreply@blogger.com