For the last day of my Christmas book series, I want to share a book that is not technically a Christmas book: Shoemaker Martin. Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy and illustrated by Bernadette Watts, this picture book captures the beauty of service, which for me is the spirit of Christmas. It centers around the scripture, "Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me."
Toodle-oo for now! It's been fun sharing some of my favorite Christmas books with you. I am checking out of this blog until after the holidays. I have some fabulous plans in store for this space for the new year, so see you in the 2011!

Can't wait to see what's in store for 2011. I love story books with text from grown-up authors. Have you ever seen My Life with the Wave (Octavio Paz)?
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