By Trina Schart Hyman
Published by Holiday House
Mom's Review
This Trina Schart Hyman re-release of How Six Found Christmas (originally published in 1969) is a beautiful fairy tale of a little girl who endeavors to find "Christmas." With an ever-increasing entourage of animals - reminiscent of those musicians en route to Bremen - she explores the forest for two straight days before finding a "Christmas." The glass bottle in the snow that the group has identified as "Christmas" is described by each seeker in terms one could aptly apply to the holiday too. The story ends with a message that Christmas is what you make it; even though the little girl didn't learn about the holiday in the traditional sense, she underwent a magi-like quest for understanding and for satisfying a deep-seated need for truth. How Six Found Christmas is a beautiful Christmas tale in every way.
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