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A review by j_sunday
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson
3.0
We want to believe that Christmas comes with magic and this book may make a lot of people smile. It follows the lyrics of the English Christmas carol.
As I turned the pages quickly, I could picture a parent relaying the story to her kids or school teacher reading this to a classroom of young adults. It’s all about putting some sparkle into the eyes of those that are searching for the power of their dreams.
The most interesting part of the book for me was reading about the cultures of others. I’ve heard a lot about how in Iceland, people celebrate Christmas Eve by giving each other books and then spending the night reading with a cup of hot chocolate. This was not mentioned in the book.
However, the reader learns that in Canada, Sweden and Denmark, they give presents on Christmas Eve. In Italy, they celebrate with an evening eating delicious plates of fish. The French are known to enjoy a delightful sponge cake looking like a log. In Russia, their tradition is to have a bowl of grains, nuts, seeds and honey at their tables. In China, apples are handed out wrapped in cellophane. There was no mention of a tradition in this book for Americans. But we know many celebrate with dinners with may include: turkey, ham, beef tenderloin, or rack of lump followed by special homemade cookies and lots of eggnog.
And, like the fruitcake, this is a book to be read and passed along.
As I turned the pages quickly, I could picture a parent relaying the story to her kids or school teacher reading this to a classroom of young adults. It’s all about putting some sparkle into the eyes of those that are searching for the power of their dreams.
The most interesting part of the book for me was reading about the cultures of others. I’ve heard a lot about how in Iceland, people celebrate Christmas Eve by giving each other books and then spending the night reading with a cup of hot chocolate. This was not mentioned in the book.
However, the reader learns that in Canada, Sweden and Denmark, they give presents on Christmas Eve. In Italy, they celebrate with an evening eating delicious plates of fish. The French are known to enjoy a delightful sponge cake looking like a log. In Russia, their tradition is to have a bowl of grains, nuts, seeds and honey at their tables. In China, apples are handed out wrapped in cellophane. There was no mention of a tradition in this book for Americans. But we know many celebrate with dinners with may include: turkey, ham, beef tenderloin, or rack of lump followed by special homemade cookies and lots of eggnog.
And, like the fruitcake, this is a book to be read and passed along.