Saturday, November 18, 2017

PICTURE BOOK - Finding Christmas by Lezlie Evans

Illustrated by Yee Von Chan
2017 Albert Whitman & Company, Chicago
HC $16.99
Simpson Library
32 pgs.
Goodreads rating:  3.75 - 24 ratings
My rating: 3
Endpapers:  a medium solid evergreen color
Illustrations are very sweet.  The entire book is sweet. 
1st line/s:  The Little Burrow was nearly ready for Christmas.  Hare sang as he decorated the tree, Squirrel sprinkled sugar on the hazelnut cookies, and Mouse scurried out the door."

My comments:  This was a quiet, sweet story of three friends who share a home.  It's about sharing, and doing for others, and a little bit about procrastination, to tell the truth!  I'm not super big on anthropomorphism, so my rating may be a little slanted.  It really is a sweet story, and the illustrations are very nice.  There's lots and lots of white space on the pages, which is also a bit of a turn-off for me, but I did enjoy it.  Recommended.

Goodreads:  Squirrel, Mouse, and Hare are getting ready for Christmas. While Mouse is out looking for the perfect gift for Hare, she finds Swallow sick in the snow. The three friends bring Swallow home and try to nurse the bird back to health. Squirrel and Mouse realize their Christmas gifts will help Swallow get well. As they give up their presents to help Swallow, they find the Christmas spirit.

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