{Tomie dePaola, photo via KitLit411.com}
Happy Friday to all, and happy three weeks off from school!
Having just read Clown of God for literary analysis, and after learning a little about this book and author Tomie dePaola at our Trimester 2 Parent Literature Training, we were delighted to find that Tomie, who has written and/or illustrated over 200 books for children, has several Christmas/holiday books to his credit. Although many of his holiday stories are faith-based, there is much to appreciate in his work regardless of your family’s faith. So, if you enjoy this author and would like to read more books from him about Christmas and other holidays/legends around this time of year, check out the following list – some of these are out of print, but you can always look for them at the local library. We're trying something new and have provided Amazon links for more info – just click on the book image!
My First Christmas board book
My First Chanukah board book
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
Strega Nona's Gift
Country Angel Christmas
The Night Before Christmas (illustrations)
The Lady of Guadalupe
The Legend of the Poinsettia
The Legend of Old Befana
Mary the Mother of Jesus
Jingle the Christmas Clown
The Friendly Beasts: An Old English Christmas Carol
The Birds of Bethlehem
The Story of the Three Wise Kings
The Night of Las Posadas
Winter is for reading! Down Home would like to wish you an extraordinarily joyful three weeks off to celebrate the season and spend all-in time with loved ones. May you rest and reflect, make plenty of fond memories, appreciate every blessing, and enjoy many good books. We are grateful for each of you!
We will be posting content on the blog Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of next week and the week of December 28th, but will take a break during the week of Christmas.
SLO Classical Academy is not affiliated with any of the above mentioned websites or individuals.
