A review by antlersantlers
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood by Ellen Beier, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

4.0

This is such a lovely Christmas story that I will definitely put on display this coming year (lest it get lost amongst the dreck). You really feel for Virginia walking through the yucky winter muck on her way to school in a too-small coat, and I think it will be particularly well felt during winter when the weather in Wisconsin is also less than cooperative. Because she's the daughter of the pastor, their family lets all the other kids choose items from Theast packages (used clothes and stuff sent from from The East) so she and her brother are stuck with last pick. She watches a schoolmate choose the beautiful coat she wanted, and oh it stings. But all turns out well and the reader gets a glimpse into their holiday traditions and the joyous, celebratory times spent with family.

Definitely more of a lap read than a read aloud, but we don't really read Christmas books for story time anyways. I remember my parents and I would read from our box of Christmas books, and I would have loved to add in something like this.