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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans #1)

by Barbara Robinson, Elaine Stritch (Reading)

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Called one of America's favorite Christmas stories, and now a classic television movie, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever has been a favorite of young readers the world over since 1972. Funny, memorable, and outrageous, it is the story of a family of incorrigible children who discover the Christmas story for the first time and help everyone else rediscover its true meaning.

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Published January 1st 1900 by HarperCollins

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Dec 13, 2011 Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-childrens-books

This is a gem of a story, with a tearjerker ending (well, it was for me).
It's a classic story of a family of children who don't fit in because they are so different, and how they grow to fit in as their classmates begin to know and understand them. I love it--great to read any time, not just around Christmas!

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Dec 05, 2008 Rachelle rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a short children's book that can be read in less than an hour. It was recommended to me by a friend in my ward who says she reads this every year to help her get into the Christmas Spirit. It is a funny, playful story about a Christmas Pageant that happens in a community every year. This year the pageant was a little different after being taken over by the 6 wild hellions in the Herdman family. It is a reminder about the wonderment of the Christmas miracle that some of us may take for gr...more

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Feb 04, 2013 Monica! rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reasonably-realistic, ten-year-old-me-says-squee, warm-fuzzies, be-of-good-cheer, badass-book-club, old-dead-often-white-guys-and-girls, read-in-2011

This book (along with Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, natch) is one of my all-time favorite Christmas stories. It had me almost convinced as a nine-year-old that I should become a loudmouthed arson-prone cigar-smoking little brat. Unfortunately cigars were in short supply at my house, so instead I had to live vicariously through the characters.

Upon reread, I've decided I still adore it with every fiber of my being. "Pshaw!" I say to those naysayers who think it's not religious enough. "Pshaw!...more

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Sep 26, 2009 Sarah Finley rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was one of my favorite childhood books, so I thought I should revisit it. It follows the story of a town's Christmas pageant, which is overtaken one year by the Herdmans, the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie and cheat and smoke cigars, burn down buildings, and are probably responsible for 90% of all bruises incurred by the elementary school aged children in the town. Though the changes in the Herdmans aren't extreme and don't even seem to affect most of them, the rest of the...more

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Dec 19, 2008 Beth F. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: everybody who celebrates Christmas

Shelves: 2008, christmas, kidlets, tnbbc-winter-2008

"The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lied and stole and smoked cigars (even the girls) and talked dirty and hit little kids and cussed their teachers and took the name of the Lord in vain and set fire to Fred Shoemaker's old broken-down toolhouse."

Fantastic Christmas story. I know I've seen the movie at least a half a dozen times but hadn't remembered if I'd ever read the book, so I checked it out from the library and sat down to read it. A lightning fa...more

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Dec 21, 2011 April rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library, childrens, christmas

Read this in fifth grade, what a silly wonderful fantastic holiday read.

UPDATED 12/21/2011

So I re-read this.

“The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world.”

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Nothing says Christmas like a bunch of asshole kids taking over the Nativity play. Friends, The Herdmans are children I can get behind. They are bad kids and OWN IT. Totally my type of children. As you well know, I pretty much give in to all of my urges and this holiday season I had that urge to re-read The Best...more

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Dec 08, 2008 Meghan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, realisticfiction

I really like this book. I read it when I was very little and I've never forgotten it. It is very short, but I enjoyed the entire thing. Every moment was funny or touching. It also teaches important lessons.

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Jan 16, 2011 Caitlin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

good in the begining in the end there was a big surprise. after i red it i saw the play at the hershey play house.

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May 16, 2013 Abby rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is without a doubt, one of my most favorite children's books ever. I also really enjoyed the Best School Year Ever, although I don't know that I would have liked it as much if I hadn't read this one first. This is a book told in the first person, and although the narrator is witty and likeable, she is never given a name and the audience isn't even told if she's a boy or a girl (although I always got the vibe she was a girl, which was confirmed in the sequel, and her name is Beth).

The six He...more This is without a doubt, one of my most favorite children's books ever. I also really enjoyed the Best School Year Ever, although I don't know that I would have liked it as much if I hadn't read this one first. This is a book told in the first person, and although the narrator is witty and likeable, she is never given a name and the audience isn't even told if she's a boy or a girl (although I always got the vibe she was a girl, which was confirmed in the sequel, and her name is Beth).

The six Herdman children are basically allowed to run the town since no one wants to get involved in policing them. Their main crime is stealing, although they do moonlight in both extortion and assault (Imogene Herdman is particularly inventive in discovering embarrassing secrets about someone and offering her silence in exchange for lunch money). Despite the fact that abuse from the Herdmans is said to be widespread, no one is ever seriously hurt, and the most physical abuse comes from the youngest, Gladys Herdman, who is in kindergarten and has a penchant for biting.

The Herdmans show up at church one day looking for candy (the narrator's brother bragged about candy at church in order to make Ralph Herdman jealous) and walk into rehearsals for the upcoming Christmas pageant. The Herdmans are intrigued by the Christmas story, and decide they want to become involved. Imogene goes so far as to offer to hang outside the local grocery store and steal a baby when the mother is not looking when they are having trouble procuring a willing baby to play Jesus.

The Herdmans, despite being miniature outlaws, are often charming and funny, and, (other than an incident of stealing coins from a collection plate and another of drawing mustaches and tails on the disciples in the Sunday School Bible), surprisingly respectful of religion and the church. The narrator's dry telling of the story is also quite amusing, and gives the impression she too finds the Herdmans' antics to be funny.

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Dec 31, 2012 Corinne Vander Ploeg rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I took a holiday vacation from other books to read "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" aloud to my children. It is a favorite of mine from childhood, so I did fear rereading it would ruin a treasured memory-- as happened when I went to Chuck-E-Cheese as an adult and finally understood why my dad loathed taking me there on weekend custody visits.
However, nothing was ruined. I got such a kick out of hearing my boys laugh themselves silly over the Herdman family. They particularly liked the parts ab...more

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Dec 24, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I used to love this book -- and TV movie! -- as a kid, and decided this would be a good year to reread it. This absolutely holds up over time, and would be a fantastic read for children and adults alike. The Herdmans are a group of poor, lower class, mischievous children who terrorize their classmates and neighbors. After hearing a rumor that you can get excellent refreshments at church, the Herdmans show up and somehow get every starring role in the annual Christmas pageant, much to the dismay...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Lindsay Wallace rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson is one of the most well known and adored childrens chapter books in America. The Herdmans are not only comical, but also extremely relatable to students. Everyone knows that certain family in school that has the same qualities and characteristics of the Herdman children... thats what makes this stoy so great!
Everyone is surprised when the Herdmans take interest in the Christmas play, but when they acquire the lead roles things really get intere...more

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Oct 23, 2012 Courtney Miles rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson is a classic, humorous, and must read story for older elementary students around Christmas time.
The story is about a young family, the Herdmans, who are participating in the Christmas Pageant this year and their journey through the whole process. The Herdman’s are a family that most people in the town frown upon and think all they are is a group of trouble. The story starts out talking about the barn that was perhaps arsoned, and many believe...more The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson is a classic, humorous, and must read story for older elementary students around Christmas time.
The story is about a young family, the Herdmans, who are participating in the Christmas Pageant this year and their journey through the whole process. The Herdman’s are a family that most people in the town frown upon and think all they are is a group of trouble. The story starts out talking about the barn that was perhaps arsoned, and many believe the Herdman kids did it. Wherever the Herdmans are, something always seems to happen. When Mrs. Armstrong is put in the hospital and can’t be in charge of the Christmas pageant this year, the narrators mother is put in charge of the pageant. “Mother” ends up letting the Herdmans participate in the pageant and even play the main roles. She obviously didn’t know what she was getting into at the time she agreed to it. At the first practice, “Mother” ends up explaining the whole Christmas story to the Herdmans but is more than happy too. By the time they have to actually perform the pageant, people only come to watch because they are curious to see what the Herdmans may do. The pageant actually turns out wonderful and everyone is surprised. Although the Herdmans use a ham instead of oil for the wise men, and Baby Jesus is dropped on his head, the pageant is a huge success and everyone sees a different side of the Herdmans that they never thought they would see.
The only illustrations in this book are on the front cover and it is a cartoon drawing/painting of a little girl dressed as an angel. From this picture, we can tell right away that the story is most likely going to be a humorous one.
I would recommend this book to fourth and fifth graders because it is a funny story but kind of lengthy for younger readers. Some of the vocabulary is also geared more towards the older elementary students.
I gave this book four and a half stars because I thought it was an all-around funny/entertaining read and think most people and students would enjoy it.
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Oct 23, 2012 Liz Hammet rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson, is a hilarious story that is considered a classic in children’s literature. Even I can remember reading this story as a little girl in elementary school. The story reveals the mischievous adventure of six children- Ralph, Imogene, Leroy, Claude, Ollie and Gladys. The other children that went to the same school were not very pleased with the behavior that the Herdmans’ displayed. The Herdmans smoked, cussed, and acted badly the majorit...more The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson, is a hilarious story that is considered a classic in children’s literature. Even I can remember reading this story as a little girl in elementary school. The story reveals the mischievous adventure of six children- Ralph, Imogene, Leroy, Claude, Ollie and Gladys. The other children that went to the same school were not very pleased with the behavior that the Herdmans’ displayed. The Herdmans smoked, cussed, and acted badly the majority of the time. Although the Herdmans acted horribly in school, their classmates knew they wouldn’t have to be around them outside of school. One of the other characters in this story, Charlie, mentions that he feels safest at Church because he knew the Herdmans would not be attending there. One day, Charlie is confronted by one of the Herdmans, discussing desert. Charlie accidentally tells one of the Herdmans that he can get any desert he wants at church… And just like that, the Herdmans show up at church the next Sunday, primarily in search of desert. Coincidentally, that Sunday is also the day when they were going over the roles for the upcoming Christmas pageant. It just so happened that the Herdmans would end up “stealing” the main roles of the play. Everyone in the church and the audience anticipated as a disaster, as the Herdmans surely knew nothing of what the actual Christmas story was about. The story ends in a surprising way, as the Herdmans add a pleasant twist the Christmas Story Pageant, and it actually ends up being somewhat successful!
The Herdmans deliver a positive message to students: that even “bad” kids can act in a way that will help deliver more positive characteristics to their mischief personalities. The story also could keep students interested and excited throughout the plot. The story can be developed into a reader’s theatre, which can allow students to take on the roles of the hilarious characters in the book. There are many other activities that can correlate with this book that can be very fun for the students.
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Jul 26, 2012 Carrie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Herdmans... Ralph, Imogene, Leroy, Ollie, Claude, and Gladys. The worst kids in the history of the world. No petty crime was too small, no threat was too large. These kids were heartless. So what could have possible possessed them to show up at church and volunteer for each and every key role in the annual Christmas pageant? Food, of course... free food. Everyone is in an uproar when it is announced that the dreaded Herdmans will be starring in the pageant. (view spoiler)...more

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Jul 15, 2012 Deborah Piasecki rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: middle-school-level

I really liked this book because the Herdman kids remind me of the kids I work with!! I can really relate to them! I think readers will relate to the characters and know someone who pull the kind of pranks these siblings do. The adults in their life have absolutely no control over these kids and they terrorize the their fellow classmates and the whole community. Barbara Robinson does a wonderful job humanizing the Herdmans but keeping their characters true when they are invited (tongue in cheek)...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Lottie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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May 03, 2012 Alice rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

YES everyone reads this in third grade. But I did not. And my library had it for Kindle. So here we go.

This made me cry. Because CHRISTMAS and feelings and love and things.

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"Mrs. Wendleken didn’t even want cats to have kittens or birds to lay eggs, and she wouldn’t let Alice play with anybody who had two rabbits."

“What does it mean, Wise Men?” Ollie wanted to know. “Were they like schoolteachers?”
“No, dumbbell,” Claude said. “It means like President of the United States.”
Mother looked su...more

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Mar 13, 2012 Alex Tierney added it · review of another edition

Shelves: eced-221

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was a book about Christmas, the story of Jesus and the Herdman family. The six Herdman children were all considered trouble and all very bad kids. When they find out that the local church always has food and refreshments to eat, they all decide to go. Once there, they also decide to join the Christmas Story play. All of the other children in the play are too scared of them to try and get parts, so the Herdman kids are all the main parts in the play. Everybody thin...more The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was a book about Christmas, the story of Jesus and the Herdman family. The six Herdman children were all considered trouble and all very bad kids. When they find out that the local church always has food and refreshments to eat, they all decide to go. Once there, they also decide to join the Christmas Story play. All of the other children in the play are too scared of them to try and get parts, so the Herdman kids are all the main parts in the play. Everybody thinks that the play will turn out horribly, but in the end the Herdman children put a strange and new twist on the play.
The story is well-written according to chapter 2. The setting is described in the story and with detail. There are also some pictures to go along with scenes that are being described. The characters are described very well, especially all of the Herdman children. All of the awful things that they do were described and what they look like was as well. The plot was layed out in a way that was easy to understand. There was a beginning, middle, and end which also allowed the story to be read with ease. The characters do resemble real people in our world. The Herdman family is a family that any town can have and doesn't want. The children all act in a way that is possible in real life. Also, the church and all of the people that belonged to the church resemble people in the real world. The events that happen are plausible. The Christmas play is believable and having a family of kids come in and almost ruin it could also happen. The plot resolution is also believable because in the end after learning about Jesus and the story of him, the Herdman family seemed to have change a little and weren't as much trouble as they were before.
I think that this was a well written story. The plot was cute and very believable. I could use this in the classroom by explaining to the students that even of there are students who act out, that does not mean that they do not want to learn. The Herdman family was very interested in hearing about Jesus and what he was all about.(less)

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Dec 27, 2011 Meredith rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-literature

Alex, Elise, and I read this together for the month of December. It will have to be our new December tradition. In case you have never read this story, it is the story of a yearly Christmas pageant at a church in a small community. Most of the parts are predictably cast, and the pageant has the same outcome every year. Until it doesn't. The year that the rowdy, irreverent Herdman children show up and request parts in the pageant, everything changes. This throws obvious kinks into an otherwise fo...more

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Dec 19, 2011 Sarah BT rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

Release Date: First published in 1972

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About the Book: What happens when the meanest kids around want to appear in the annual Christmas Pageant? They don't know the story and everyone is braced for the worst pageant yet. But the Herdman's are about to change the Christmas Pageant in a way no one will forget.

GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I can't believe I haven't read this book before. Every Christmas I tell myself I'm going to pick it up and I never get to...more

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Dec 02, 2011 Nathan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: christmas

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was a good book to read with both my boys (ages 4 & 8). Even though I don't think the younger one always knew what was happening, there were plenty of "teaching" moments throughout. For example, it starts with "The Herdmans were the worst kids in the history of the world. They lied and stole and played with matches. They were so awful, you could hardly believe they were real." The illustrations show the 6 children doing "naughty" things so we were able to talk about what you should and...more

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Oct 25, 2011 02bethanyb rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

While reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, I was unable to put the book down. It was full of wild children and crazy parents but in the end it all worked out. As I started reading this book I immediately imagined as if I was one of the characters. It was as if I'm playing the role of for example: Alice, or Beth, or even... yes even Imogene! I was astonished at all the bad things the Herdmans did. Although in the end the children did learn for the first time the story of the birth of baby Je...more While reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, I was unable to put the book down. It was full of wild children and crazy parents but in the end it all worked out. As I started reading this book I immediately imagined as if I was one of the characters. It was as if I'm playing the role of for example: Alice, or Beth, or even... yes even Imogene! I was astonished at all the bad things the Herdmans did. Although in the end the children did learn for the first time the story of the birth of baby Jesus.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is about the Herdmans. The Herdman children are the most appoling children in the world, who just happen to come to church the same time the cast list goes out for the annual church Christmas pageant. Somehow all six of the Herdman children are casted as the leads in the church play. Ralph is the oldest Herdman and steels, and lies and is just plain dirty. Imogene is the oldest daughter and isn't much better than her older brother, but she also smokes cigars. Leroy is the bully, and is always messing things up. Claude is Leroy's sidekick and will do anything for his brothers. Ollie is the youngest boy and is following in his brothers footsteps. Gladys is the devil child of the family and gets her way no matter what, and even scares her own siblings. As for Beth and Charlie Bradley. The Bradley’s are a great family and Mrs. Bradley is also the director of the Christmas pageant. Beth and Charlie are her children and are pretty much the only behaved ones in the book. Oh! We can't forget dear ole Alice Wendlekin (she is my favorite). She is the little brat tattletale in the book that writes down in her journal every terrible mistake that the Herdmans make. In this story Alice must have a pretty big journal if she writes every mistake down because the Herdmans can't do anything without doing something wrong along the way.
One day when Leroy was steeling Charlie's lunch bag and took out two Twinkies was the day the Herdmans were introduced to church. "What's church?" The Herdmans hadn't known anything about church, until that next Sunday when they were (unfortunately) just in time to be casted in the church's annual pageant. No one knows quite how all six of the Herdmans on their first day of church got the starring roles, but they did!
As soon as the whole city found out the Hermans were in the Christmas Pageant everyone assumed it would be the worst Christmas pageant ever, but little did they know. The next Sunday the Herdmans were back to start rehearsals, but they didn't even know the story of the little baby Jesus. While Mrs. Bradley explains the story the Herdmans think it is all about revenge which leads to trouble.
Soon enough it was the opening night of the church's play. Everybody was praying it would not be a disaster. Everyone in the audience and in the pageant were all surprised when everything went better than planned. Even during the play Imogene, yes Imogene started to cry while she was holding the baby Jesus. That night was the night that the Herdmans realized the true meaning of Christmas. It was Christmas Eve and not only did the Bradley's feel peace but so did the Herdmans!
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Oct 01, 2011 NebraskaIcebergs rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own

My favorite story about the Herdmans remains the first: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It best shows off Barbara Robinson’s strengths. For example, who wouldn’t want to keep reading after its famous introduction? Only after it does Robinson takes a step back to tell us who the Herdmans are. In another sign of her craftsmanship, rather than simply telling us how bad the Herdmans are, Robinson expounds upon one of their bad acts: the burning down of an old tool house. While not making light of f...more

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Aug 09, 2011 D.M. Dutcher rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s, christian, christmas

Brief little book about the meaning of Christmas. Every year there's a Christmas pageant, but this year the legendary family of bullies the Herdmans are in it. The Herdmans are mean right down to their youngest and their cat, and are the town's terrors. But they might just remind us about something we've forgotten about Christmas-if they don't blow up the set or beat up all the shepherds and angels.

Unfortunately while the writing is excellent, the setting is dated. It evokes the old world of WAS...more

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Jan 05, 2011 Tahleen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-books

The Herdmans are rotten kids, each and every one of them, and delight in causing trouble. They are menaces, mean kids who bully and go out of their way to make someone's life miserable. So when they show up at church (they heard there's food there) and get all the leading roles of the Christmas pageant, everyone is sure they're going to completely and totally ruin everything. But the Herdmans have never even heard the Christmas story before, how Jesus was born, and what happens is enough to surp...more

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Dec 20, 2010 logankstewart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010-read, childrens, comedy, own

I first read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever when I was in 4th grade. I don't remember anything about that read-through. Then, last week, my wife got called to substitute teach for elementary school and decided to bring some holiday books for the kids. She came across this one, and on a whim, I picked it up and started reading it aloud.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a very short book, readable in under an hour easily. It's definitely the most I've laughed in a book in a long while. Since I r...more

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Aug 09, 2010 Alan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Barbara Robinson has crafted a fantastic tale of the meaning of Christmas. In this 80 page book we come to fear and love the Herdmann clan, a gaggle of 6 kids that see the world their own way, and take it on in their own terms. They are just as likely to klonk a kid in the head as ignore them. They are the "closest thing to criminals that we knew." What does this have to do with Christmas? Well...

Every year a local Church stages a traditional Christmas pageant, but this year the Herdmann's show...more

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Jul 23, 2012 Emilia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: edsl-520

Robinson, Barbara, and Judith Gwyn Brown. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. New York: Harper & Row, 1972.

*Contemporary realistic fiction

-In this book a young girl tells the story of the Christmas Pageant at her church. A family of "bad" children called the Herdmans decide they want to be in the pageant this year. Disaster and chaos is around every turn, but somehow a Christmas miracle occurs and this years pageant becomes the best one ever.

-Themes-
-the Christmas story
-people can change

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Nov 23, 2011 Melee rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comfort-reads

This book conjures such childhood memories! My first memories involve taking daytrips down to our favourite local children's theater to see the play version. And the book was one I re-read just about every year.
Our youth choir even did a performance of it one year for Christmas! ...Which turned out to be a less-than-wonderful experience. I was at the bottom of the rung, so the other 11 year olds and I got to watch a great number of older kids who couldn't act get main roles, while we were stuck...more

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