FICTION

The Perfect Christmas

by Eileen SPINELLI
978-0-80509-702-4.
COPY ISBN
PreS-Gr 3—In this lighthearted rhyming companion to The Perfect Thanksgiving (Holt, 2003), the same unnamed narrator compares and contrasts her own family's Christmas preparations with those of her wealthy friend Abigail Archer. "On Christmas Eve at Abigail's/her relatives come in cars./Chauffeur-driven! Glamorous clothes!/They look like movie stars./My relatives come in pickup trucks./They clatter up the walk./They ho-ho-ho and jingle bell./They shout instead of talk." Cartoon art in bold colored pencil, gouache, and collage adds to the humor. This is a cheerful, funny, and respectful portrayal of two very different families and their holiday celebrations.—Maureen Wade, Los Angeles Public Library
Reviewed by Maureen Wade , Oct 01, 2011

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