Sue Hampton

A pleasant book with Christmas themes. I lent this to a young customer at the library where I work and she enjoyed the stories. I liked the story about the nativity donkey best, although the nativity play story was good too (you don't have to be female to be an angel). I was not really so keen on the last story with the miniature lamb but that's just me. I'm 61 so what do I know?. A useful resource, my young customer suggested we could read it next Christmas at our December Chatterbooks session...http://readingagency.org.uk/children/quick-guides/chatterbooks/… (meer)

Three charming stories for Christmas in three different genres. The first is a 'normal' story about a nativity play which is essentially about being yourself. The second is a rather touching story about the nativity itself told from the pint of view of the donkey. The third is a Christmas day story with a touch of 'magical realism'. The first story rather labours its point I think, and is the least successful of the three, though it is OK. The other two I found much more engaging. Of course I am not the target audience but...

One other good thing: it is good to see some Christmas stories which actually relate to the story of Christmas.… (meer)