We've been reading holiday stories during these last few days of school before our winter break. For our younger grades, we've been reading Snowmen at Christmas by Carolyn and Mark Beuhner. The illustrations are great, and have an "I Spy" element. The author listed a few items that are hidden in each painting. The items were hard to find when the illustrations were projected on our screen, but they're much easier to find when you are able to look at the actual pages.
Our middle grades heard a story from one of our many Christmas Treasury books. The story was called "Christmas Cobwebs", and is about the beginnings of tinsel.
When Paul Genesse came to our school, he talked about his "Revenge of the Little Match Girl" from "Terribly Twisted Tales." As a result, we had so many requests for "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen, that I found an online copy of it to read to our students. After reading this version, we watched the animated Disney/Pixar version of the story.
Next week, we'll be reading "A Wish for Wings that Work: an Opus Christmas Story." It's a delightful story about being grateful for who you are and the abilities you have.
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