Book Talk Thursday ~ Santa's Book of Names

I am so ready for Christmas, and so is my entire family.  My son has planned out the entire day, down to what he is getting for Christmas.

As I get ready for Christmas, I spend time reading holiday books with my won children each night.  When I was hanging out in the library last year, I found a book that was an absolutely beautiful story for Christmas:  Santa's Book of Names by David McPhail.

As a reading specialist, this book touches my heart in so many ways.  Young Edward can't read yet, and his parents keep saying, "He will learn in his own time."  On Christmas Eve, Edward hears a loud noise and finds a book ~ Santa’s book of names.  Santa comes back for his book after Edward signals for him.  When Edward gives him the book, Santa asks Edward to ride with him around the world, promising to have him home by morning.  Edward is worried he can’t help because he can’t read, but Santa finds the perfect job for him.  As they fly through the air, Santa reads off the names and toys.  When Santa asks Edward to help, he is amazed at the new words he has learned.

The story is perfect for any child to understand not only the importance of reading, but also of perseverance.  No matter what, every child can be successful at anything they put their mind to. 

What a great message for Christmas!

Don't forget to link up this week with a favorite Christmas or winter book! 

 

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Book Talk Thursday Linky ~ Holiday Books

Welcome to another week of Book Talk Thursday!  Each week this month, you can link up one or more of your favorite holiday books to share with the blogging world!

The other day I was hanging out in my friend's fourth grade classroom.  She always reads the best books to her classes, and I get to join in the fun many days.  She was getting ready to read the book Who'll Pull Santa's Sleigh Tonight?

Santa is ready to go for Christmas Eve, but the reindeer all have a cold!  What will he do?  The elves came up with an idea, which quickly failed.  Santa decided that they should build a balloon to guide the sleigh.  Of course, that idea was a "bust"!  Mrs. Claus saves the day in end, and Santa is on his way.

The book itself is adorable, and everyone knows Santa can't fly without his reindeer!  After reading the book, the students made their own pictures of what they thought should pull Santa's sleigh.  It was so neat to see their personalities shine through in their drawings.  Here is an example:

This one is of Harry Potter and his friends pulling the sleigh!  How cool is that!  {OK, I have to admit that my son did this one.  I didn't get pictures of theirs because I didn't have my camera.}  Some of the other ideas were a train, dragons, the Death Star, and a pegasus.  I loved it!

Now it is your turn to share a fun holiday book.  Just link up a blog post below.  I would love it if you would link back to this post and use the graphic above.

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