The Legend of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Christmas
by Dandi Daley Mackall
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During the Great Depression, Jack helps his mother make cookies for the needy at their church, learns the story of how the first Christmas cookies were used to spread the gospel to people who could not read, then finds a way to bring that story to life.Tags
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A lot of the religious Christmas stories have a lot of text, but this one is more moderate in length, and cookies are a great attention grabber. I also appreciate that it showed that sometimes the Christmas miracle you hoped for doesn't always happen, but God is still there.
Another beautiful story of the generous spirit of those in need themselves. Jack smells delicious cookies baking in the oven but is disappointed when they aren't for him. Times are tough and even though they have little money of their own his mother is baking them for needy families at the church. While baking, his mother tells him the story of the Christmas cookie and inspires Jack to also be generous. This also includes amazing, full page illustrations of the past and the current time of the story. A yummy cookie recipe is included!
Jack longs for Christmas cookies, but his mother only has enough money to make them for the poor. As she makes the cookies, his mother tells Jack the true story of the Christmas cookie. Best part: Sharing his cookie. Ages 4-10.
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Dandi Daley Mackall received an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri. She is an author of books for both children and adults and has published more than 450 titles. Her books include Eva Underground, Love Rules, Kindred Sisters, Just One of Me, Rudy Rides the Rails, and the I'm Not Afraid series. She is has won several awards for show more her writing, including the Helen Keating Ott Award for Contributions to Children's Literature and a two Mom's Choice Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 394.2663 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore General customs Special Occasions Holidays Christian holidays Christmas
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- PZ7 .G — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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