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Wouldn't common sence tell you that if you have the word "Christmas" in the title of a book, then there would be something (anything) about Christmas in the story.Well, no such logic nor luck in this story. Instead you get a 'giant slimy' dragon, 'golden skin, fairies dancing in a circle, Merlin the warlock, and the 'Christmas knight' who put the kids under some spell. Oh yea "and the white stag carried us to the otherworld".What is this baloney.Christmas is about Christ.Or you may bend it in to some insane-a-claus story.But to pervert it into this tale is ludicrous.
They are a treasure. We found out that our four year old was excited about listening to chapter books - but after a few here and there that we found to be age appropriate, we were without ideas. We asked our local librarian who really didn't have any ideas for us - and then we lucked into Magic Tree House books. Annie and Jack's adventures are not only age appropriate for a curious 4 year old, but they introduce history and situations that we would be otherwise unlikely to grab her attention (Shakespeare, civil rights, etc). These books never get old to her - and it is rather refreshing to not have all the marketing items (dolls, bed sheets, etc) that usually get pushed with a product.
The book has an old fashioned nostalgia about it. It reminds me of being young and anticipating Christmas. I read a few pages to my kids before bed ( I want to make it last until Christmas) A few times I almost forgot but my kids reminded me. I think this is a great book even for someone who has no children as it reminds you of being a child.
My kids love this series, especially when they reach the reading ability to read books on their own. Anything that keeps them wanting to read is great, and I think the content is perfectly age appropriate.
I think that Merlin's disguises where surprising. I really liked this book because it was an exciting legend.
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