crafalsk264 's review for:

Little Donkey by Jodi Taylor

4.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Jodi Taylor has this unusual little series that takes advantage of her unique talents with plotting, characters and humor. This little Christmas short story has Jenny Checkland  nearing her due date with her first child. She has a miniature donkey named Marilyn that the local vicar thinks is just the thing for his children’s Christmas pageant. Marilyn needs a bath and she has a thing about eating plastic so Jenny has fears for the survival of the Baby Jesus. The two pre-teen girls playing the Virgin Mary and the Angel Gabriel each want to play the other part and are near to splitting the cast. A very pregnant sheep is part of the manager scene. And Jenny’s husband Russell is lost on the more in a blizzard. I think this little story may make it to be part of my usual Christmas re-reads. The bath scene alone is worth the $0.99 cents on Kindle.