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  <title><![CDATA[Finding Christmas]]></title>
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  <default_description>In this luminous picture book, a young girl wanders through the snow on Christmas Eve, looking for a gift for a very special someone (her baby brother, we later learn). She happens upon a glowing toy shop, but before she can select a present, a mysterious old gentleman--Santa himself--scoops up everything in the store. All seems to be lost until Santa sends the perfect gift spinning from his sleigh, helping the girl find Christmas after all. &lt;BR&gt; Rich illustrations illuminate this heartwarming story about generosity and the Christmas spirit. A visual standout with its oversized trim, the cover features red-foil type and embossed snowflakes.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">9</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2004</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Helen Ward]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 08:35:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 08 08:37:05 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I give this four stars not because I especially liked it, but because it is rather &quot;original&quot; for a Christmas story in terms of the artwork.  It's a bit spooky-odd, a bit &quot;Nightmare Before Christmas&quot;-ish, so I can imagine a lot of readers would not like that element although some...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39594454">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the sweet ending of this book (the little girl in the red coat finds the perfect present for her baby brother), but I probably wouldn't read it again as it wasn't very uplifting overall.]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who has a new baby in the home with older siblings]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 07 13:04:50 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 07 13:06:37 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Even though this is a typical book of finding a gift for someone special, this book has an extra-special surprise at the very end. It made the entire story well worth it. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Jan 31 14:24:36 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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