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It’s Christmas
October 3rd, 2009It's Christmas by Tina Burke is a very cute book published by Kane Miller for children of all ages preparing for Christmas. It is a hardback book with 32 pages and many parents say that it is by far the perfect holiday book for excited kids! This book is so adorable. The illustrations are so cute. There are so many pictures of happy boys and girls and Santa too. It is so loved by kids and parents that it earned the Mom's Choice Award.
Simple text accompanies the sweetest illustrations of children preparing for Christmas which makes this book a perfect read for children between ages 4 years and 8 years old. There is not much to read but the author does an excellent job of including all the traditional activities that we typically associate with this time of the year through simple, short sentences and extremely sweet illustrations. Baking cookies? Check. Visiting Santa? Check. Decorating the tree, wrapping gifts, hanging stockings and that final long wait on Christmas Eve are all depicted here with adorable drawings. This is one of the happiest books to read for kids around Christmas time.
Reviews of It's Christmas
It's that time of year...
that special time of the year,
when magic happens,
and we wait for that very special guest to arrive...
From the unique talent of Tina Burke comes a delightful tale about the joy that surrounds Christmas.
"Reading It’s Christmas is a great way to get young children motivated to take part in making the magic that is Christmas. Each page pictures an activity you and your child can do together, from baking cookies to decorating the Christmas tree. For such a simple toddler’s picture book, the ideas and excitement that come from it are endless." - Suite 101
"Burke’s soft, pastel and watercolor drawings are warm and inviting, capturing the magical anticipation and excitement that children feel waiting for the holiday. This is a pleasant and comforting selection for a lap-sit, toddler storytime, or bedtime." - School Library Journal
"The expressions on the children's faces convey far more than words could...a surefire hit with Santa-seeking youngsters." - Shelf Awareness
"Her work is more than just adorable. It's decidely simple - her neat, rounded illustrations with limited detail and nothing extraneous. Nothing that gets in the way of the very youngest reader's / listener's ability to comprehend a simple story about - in this case - Christmas. In fact, it's not even a story. It's a glimpse into Christmas traditions and the joy they can bring for the youngest child..." - Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
"For such a simple toddler's picture book, the ideas and excitement that come from it are endless." - National Library Board (Singapore)
"...a simple book with few words, but seems to catch the essence of a youngster's anticipation of Santa's coming." - Newton's Book News
"Reading It's Christmas is a great way to get young children motivated to take part in making the magic that is Christmas. Each page pictures an activity a child can do with an adult from baking cookies to decorating the Christmas tree. The delightful, colorful illustrations are the strength of this feel-good book." - Puget Sound Council
"...delightfully simple yet perfectly sweet little book." - Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Review
"Joan Walsh Anglund has a worthy successor in Tina Burke. Her drawings portray the bursting exuberance of young children...nicely assorted in their ethnicity, too...the gentle excitement it engenders will likely keep children asking for it long after the tree is taken down and the decorations packed away for another year." - Curled Up Kid
Just click the link and/or picture above to see it on the Usborne website.
Another great place to find this book, or books similar to this one is at eBay... Here are some of the auctions I have found there (updated in real-time for you!) for or similar to It's Christmas:
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 Its Christmaswonderful childrens bookNEW US $4.00 |  Its Almost Christmas Rudolph Christmas is Coming US $1.00 |  How Do You Know Its Christmas 2002 Hardcover Bo US $3.99 |
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 HOW DO YOU KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS BOARD BOOK US $1.50 |  Brownies Its Christmas Adshead US $9.99 |  Its Christmas Mulberry Read Alones by Jack Prelutsky US $3.50 |
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 NEW Its Almost Christmas Rudolph Benjamin Alan US $5.99 |  Its Christmas J Prelutsky M Hafner Scholastic book US $3.00 |  CHRISTMAS ITS TIME FOR CHRISTMAS POP UP BOOK 2002 US $6.00 |
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