The Book Snug Podcast

Chapter 2: Favorite Christmas Children's Books

• Stephany Yoder and Julia Dagen • Season 1 • Episode 3

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In this chapter, we spend some time reminiscing about bookish childhood Christmas memories.  Then we dive into a pile of favorite Christmas picture books.  Unfortunately, because of the length of the episode, we don't take time to discuss our current reads.  We'll spend more time in Chapter 3 on that topic.  Stephany was really on the struggle bus this week - sore throat, mistaking Clyde for Claude, and stating Jolabokaflod was celebrated on December 26.  She'll definitely have her act together in the next Chapter.

Julia's Books:

  • The Last Straw by Frederick Thury, illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen
  • The Nativity  illustrated by Julie Vivas
  • Spirit Child: A Story of the Nativity by John Bierhorst, illustrated by Barbara Cooney 
  • The Story of Christmas by Geraldine McCaughrean, illustrated by Helen Ward 
  • The Runaway Christmas Train by Linda Hayward, illustrated y Loretta Krupinski
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess
  •  Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect by Richard H. Schneider, illustrated by Elizabeth J. Miles

Stephany's Books:

  • The Friendly Beasts by by Karen Blumen, illustrated by  John Blumen
  • Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate, illustrated by Ashley Wolff 
  • The First Night by B. G. Hennessy with paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
  • The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado, illustrated by Liz Bonham
  • Claude the Dog written and illustratedby Dick Gackenback
  • Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?  written and illustrated by Jan Brett
  • The Polar Express by Chris van Allsberg

Other mentions:

  • Longwood Gardens
  • The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Roinson 
  • Birth of Jesus Christmas album (John Michael Talbot, musician) 
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 cartoon)
  • The Grinch  (2018 Illumination Entertainment movie)
  • The Nutcracker written and illustrated Jan
  • Jolabokaflod  (December 24, not December 26 as Stephany stated in the show)
  • Book Advent Calendar tutorial

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Intro/Outro music:  Summer Fling by L-Ray Music