14 to 25 December
The twelve-day reading plan
One piece or part of a piece for each day from 14 to 25 December. The plan can start on any day. It has its own order, not the order of the contents page, and it spreads the two longest pieces over several days.
- Day 114 December
How to use this book; “The Fir-Tree” (Denmark)
Every age, with an adult nearby
- Day 215 December
“The Holy Night” (Sweden); “The Gift of the Magi” (United States of America)
Every age
- Day 316 December
A Christmas Carol, Stave One (England)
Ten and over
- Day 417 December
A Christmas Carol, Stave Two
Ten and over
- Day 518 December
A Christmas Carol, Stave Three
Ten and over
- Day 619 December
A Christmas Carol, Staves Four and Five
Ten and over
- Day 720 December
Douglass and Jacobs; essay “The Christmas week in their own words”
Twelve and over
- Day 821 December
Dunbar’s Christmas poems, read aloud; “Vanka” (Russia); essay “Children at Christmas”
Ten and over; two of Dunbar’s poems with an adult
- Day 922 December
“Christmas Eve” (Ukraine), first part, to the blacksmith’s order to the devil to fly him to Saint Petersburg
Ten and over
- Day 1023 December
“Christmas Eve”, second part; essay “Christmas Eve in Ukraine and in Sweden”
Ten and over
- Day 1124 December
“The Ghosts of Many Christmases” (Australia); “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, read aloud at bedtime
Twelve and over; the poem suits every age
- Day 1225 December
“Is There a Santa Claus?”; The Story of the Other Wise Man; then each person at the table shares one Christmas memory of their own
Ten and over; the sharing suits every age
The whole book
All twelve stories, with every note, map and illustration
The ebook is US$9.99. It includes the twelve-day reading plan, three essays, a glossary and the guide to writing your own Christmas story.
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