My Christmas Treasury

by Kathryn Jackson

Christmas poems accompany the stories of a rabbit family and Santa's first colored Christmas lights, and descriptions of Christmas customs around the world

Genres: Christmas, Childrens, Picture Books, Holiday, Poetry

23 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Kathryn Jackson wrote hundreds of lively, witty stories for Golden Books, most of which were coauthored with her husband, Byron. The Saggy Baggy Elephant is one of the pair’s most famous titles. Golden Books that Kathryn Jackson wrote on her own include Tawny Scrawny Lion, Nurse Nancy, Pantaloon, Richard Scarry’s The Animals’ Merry Christmas, and Richard Scarry’s A Story a Day: 365 Stories and Rhymes.

Reviews

[Gina House · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5🌟 A nice collection of poems and short stories for the Christmas season. I loved the nostalgic illustrations, but the stories were just okay. I'm glad to have this book in my collection, if only for the colorful vintage Christmas pictures.

[Della Tingle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Little Golden Book from 1976 was always one of my favorites growing up! It is a collection of Christmas poems, songs, short stories, and even riddles!

[Read Ribbet · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Little Golden Book is a collection of holiday related short stories and poems.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

my favorite as a child, now shared with my daughter

[R. · Rating 2 out of 5]

The "treasury" is actually a collection of short stories and poems about different Christmas celebrations and tales around the world. The book the children are reading at the end is identical to the cover of this actual book itself, making for a bit of additional fun if the kids are paying attention. Another book that made it from my childhood on to my daughters, though it has definitely seen better days.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book starts with a poem about hiding presents. My son was like, "What's all ths about? Hiding presents?" Uhhhh......

Then there are some rather bland stories. There is one good part with Christmas traditions around the world.

It ends with a sappy poem about Christmas being everywhere in the world. I could only think: "Not in Saudi Arabia!" D`oh!

[HeavyReader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book from my childhood focusing on Christmas. I like the section on Christmas traditions around the world.

[Little Champs]

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