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Can there ever be too many Christmas presents? Too much turkey? Yes, there can. Just ask Noelle. Noelle lives in Christmas City, which means it is Christmas 364 days a year. Most kids would be delighted, but Noelle wishes for Un-Christmas Day instead.
Un-Christmas Day is the one day a year she can go to school, eat TV dinners, and get letters from the mailman. Oh, what fun it is to put away the Christmas tree too. In fact, it's so much fun, Noelle wishes it could be Un-Christmas Day every day of the year!
The Bottom Line: It's easy to think the grass is always greener on the other side of the mountain, but is it really? It's just something to consider in this charming Christmas picture book filled with colorful and humorous illustrations. This fun book is enthusiastically recommended for story time and bed time holiday reading.
Such a fun read about a town that celebrates Christmas every day of the year except one day. One day a year the mail man comes, kids go to school, there are TV dinners and other "ordinary day" type activities. Especially fun to read with my 4 year old who thinks it would be great if Christmas was EVERY day!
Side Note: we thought the little girl had a striking resemblance to our favorite little gal in Stand Tall Molly Lou Mellon. ( )
An original take on the Christmas story. My 4 year old needed some help understanding the plot. [a:David Catrow's|84062|David Catrow|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg] unique illustrations are always fun, in fact we've been going through a pile of his books, I'm so enamored with them. ( )
My son brought this home from his school library and it is hilarious! It's about a girl who lives in Christmas town and it's Christmas 364 days of the year. Every day she gets bikes and ponies and they eat 6 course dinners. So Un-christmas is her favorite day of the year when she can go to school and eat TV dinners. Great jumping off point for a discussion about gratefulness. ( )
Noelle gets a new doll and a new bike and a pony every day. Every day is Christmas where Noelle lives. Every day except one. The day Noelle looks forward to. Un-Christmas Day. Ages 6-10. 9/10. ( )
Noelle celebrates the only day in Christmas City that is not Christmas, by undecorating the tree, greeting the postman, and going to school.
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Young Noelle has had it with Christmas and is ready to celebrate a Merry Un-Christmas. Noelle lives in Christmas City, Texmas and Christmas is celebrated 364 days a year. She and her family and friends are forced to rise early and unwrap gifts, eat another Christmas dinner, watch holiday specials on TV and not get to do the things done on Un-Christmas days. On Un-Christmas days, children go to school, eat regular dinners, watch anything you want on TV and receive a visit from the mailman. It is every child's dream to celebrate Christmas each and every day of the year, except for one, of course. However, in Merry Un-Christmas, Reiss' shows that having too much of a good thing can become boring and less exciting.
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Un-Christmas Day is the one day a year she can go to school, eat TV dinners, and get letters from the mailman. Oh, what fun it is to put away the Christmas tree too. In fact, it's so much fun, Noelle wishes it could be Un-Christmas Day every day of the year!
The Bottom Line: It's easy to think the grass is always greener on the other side of the mountain, but is it really? It's just something to consider in this charming Christmas picture book filled with colorful and humorous illustrations. This fun book is enthusiastically recommended for story time and bed time holiday reading.
This review also appears at the Mini Book Bytes Book Review Blog. (