FICTION

Mistletoe: A Christmas Story

by Tad Hills (text) & illus. by Tad Hills
Random/Schwartz & Wade. Sept. 2020. 40p. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780593174425.
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PreS-Gr 2–Children who like to share experiences with friends will find a kindred mouse in Mistletoe. She loves walking out in the snow and wishes that her friend Norwell the elephant would join her, but he doesn’t like the cold. So Mistletoe decides to surprise him with a gift for Christmas that will keep him warm. It’s not easy, but Mistletoe manages to knit Norwell a wonderful, warm, and colorful surprise. The story has a nice message of creating gifts rather than buying them and giving from the heart. The art is lovely; beautiful icy snow scenes are interspersed with warm, cozy images. The gentle humor helps move the story along. A good story to use to talk about giving and receiving gifts, the Christmas theme may limit its use to early winter.
VERDICT A pleasant, nonessential volume with a lesson about giving from the heart.
Reviewed by Debbie Tanner, S D Spady Montessori Elem., FL , Oct 01, 2020

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