The Christmas Knot is a lovely story of family, values, and love. Hardy is a young boy with his puppy, Tiny. It is getting close to Christmas and time for dad to put up the outside lights. When things don’t go as planned, Hardy and his cousin Mardi learn several important lessons.

Character building is always a key ingredient in William G. Bentrim’s books and is very evident in The Christmas Knot. Hardy learns that things don’t always go as planned. He also learns that admitting a mistake is the right thing to do, and that sometimes mistakes turn out for the best. The church’s nativity scene becomes a focus in the story which completes this beautiful Christmas story.

Tiny once again stole my heart and I think it is hilarious that The Christmas Knot is a Tiny “pre-quel”! ( )

Knot Hardy Belch is 6 years old and hasn’t realized yet that his new puppy, Tiny, is telepathic! Hardy, Tiny and his cousin, Mardi, discover helping Dad put up the Christmas lights can be fraught with peril. Dad’s creative and sensitive solution exhibits the better aspects of parenting and saves the day. ( )