Saturday, January 16, 2021

Always Together at Christmas by Sara Sargent and Mark Chambers - ADVISABLE

Always Together at Christmas by Sara SargentMark Chambers (Illustrator). PICTURE  BOOK. Random House Children's Books, 2020. $8. 9780593380840

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE: AVERAGE

Always Together at Christmas is a very timely, tender picture book exploring unique and new ways for us to celebrate the holidays during the Covid-19 pandemic.  “The magic of Christmas is hared from family to family, from friend to friend.” But what happens when we are quarantined? What happens if we need to protect elderly grandparents or friends and family at risk? We dream up new traditions (and we give thanks for each blessing!) “No matter where we celebrate, or how we celebrate, we’ll find a way to celebrate each other on the most wonderful day of the year.” 

Always Together at Christmas is beautifully written and colorfully illustrated.  Christmas will always be a time to celebrate even if it looks different this year.  Sargent concludes her book with a list of 8 creative ideas to help the reader start new Christmas traditions in the midst of this pandemic.  We loved the detailed illustrations with little elves and Santa wearing masks!

Reviewer: SL

No comments:

Post a Comment

Welcome to Kiss the Book Jr.!

Welcome! Kiss the Book Jr. is for board books, picture books, early readers, and chapter books.  Also, any novels and non-fiction that we ag...