ACCESS DIGITIZED EDITION
Guide/Reviews Database
PICTURE BOOKS
Spinelli, Eileen

The Perfect Christmas

32 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | October, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-8702-4 $16.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi. Abigail Archer (The Perfect Thanksgiving) and her family do Christmas Martha Stewart–style. Taking a less-manicured approach, the narrator's family pulls out the old fake tree and the bargain bin decorations. A Christmas snowfall brings both families outside "together / laughing and dancing / through the snow." Jolly collage art ties it all together, depicting each family's traditions with finesse.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011

RELATED 

PICTURE BOOKS

Born Ready
by Patterson, Jodie
PICTURE BOOKS

The House of Grass and Sky
by Ray, Mary Lyn
PICTURE BOOKS

The Dog's Gardener
by Storms, Patricia
PICTURE BOOKS

And I Paint It
by Kephart, Beth
PICTURE BOOKS

Poem in My Pocket
by Tougas, Chris
More

Get connected. Join our global community of more than 200,000 librarians and educators.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?