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The Children's Book of Christmas Stories

Asa Don Dickinson (Editor),

Ada M. Skinner (Editor)

Start date: December 1, 2021

Finish date: December 31, 2021

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Dec 02, 2021 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it really liked it

Shelves: keeping-it-short, children, christmassy

We are reading a selection of stories from this book at Retro Reads. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

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We started with A Christmas Matinee by M.A.L. Lane.
So touching and with lots of good messages - not the least was that it feels good to do the right thing. I had tears in my eyes at the end! 5★

The Queerest Christmas by Grace Margaret Gallagher
I had tears in my eyes again. What was so lovely was that Betty didn't realise she had done anything special. Heartwarmin ...more

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Nov 26, 2017 Eileen rated it liked it · review of another edition

3.5 stars (liked it)

A nice variety of 35 Christmas stories which are also available on the Gutenberg website:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5061/... ...more

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May 08, 2014 Sneezep marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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