The Smallest Gift of Christmas

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Call Number: Kids Book / Holidays / Christmas / Reynolds, Peter
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Holidays 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Holidays / Christmas / Reynolds, Peter	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Storage Kids 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Holidays / Christmas / Reynolds, Peter	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Storage Kids 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Holidays / Christmas / Reynolds, Peter	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Storage Kids 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Holidays / Christmas / Reynolds, Peter	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Disappointed when a gift he wished for all year seems quite puny on Christmas morning, young Roland wishes for bigger and bigger gifts before learning a valuable lesson about being careful what you wish for.

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Sweet Christmas Tale submitted by Meginator on August 27, 2022, 9:35pm This book is built around a familiar message (namely, be careful what you wish for) and adapts it to the Christmas season, as a boy who keeps wishing for a larger Christmas gift eventually comes to realize the importance of what he already has. Reynolds escalates the scale to an extreme point that is surprisingly sentimental in a book that trades primarily in absurd humor, but it works. The tone of the text provides a bit of levity in balance with the book’s ultimate message and offers some room for interpretation in a read-aloud context. This is a sweet story, if ever so slightly cloying, with just a touch of humor and a solid lesson at its core.