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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 ...more
For 2016--Chris read this aloud while we were living in Squantum with Mom & Dad, who also listened. Enj ...more

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.
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Sep 27, 2009
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May 21, 2019
Wanda
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