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Wes F
Dec 09, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: re-read
For 2019--read this again with Chris. So delightful! Some things you forget between readings. Such a great way to tell the Christmas Story--and the story in the story of Joachim's family in Norway, as well as the story of Elisabet the refugee. We've read this now in the Kindle edition for a few years, but also own the beautiful hardback version the book, which we used to read with our children.
For 2016--Chris read this aloud while we were living in Squantum with Mom & Dad, who also listened. Enj
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Windy
Sep 12, 2012 rated it it was ok
A Norwegian childrens book about a boy who has a magical advent calendar which, day by day, tells him the story of advent and the nativity. Quite a "pretty" story but a bit too sickly sweet really but then it's a Christmas book and that's what you'd expect. ...more
Astrid Lim
Aug 09, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: puzzle, literature
Ellen
Mar 22, 2008 rated it really liked it
Micha
Sep 27, 2009 marked it as to-read
Melanie Knight
Dec 21, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: christmas
Wendy
May 28, 2015 rated it really liked it
Stefanie
Aug 24, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: norway
Christi
Nov 23, 2015 marked it as to-read
Wes F
Jan 27, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: re-read-books