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By Regan McMahon
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Poetic take on quiet moments during the holiday season.
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What's the Story?
Adorable woodland creatures -- bunnies, bears, a mole, an owl, a porcupine, etc. -- play outside in a snowy landscape (\"Snow angel quiet\") and go indoors (\"Knocking with mittens quiet\") to warm up (\"Cocoa quiet\") and get ready for Christmas -- decorating the tree (\"Star on top quiet\"), writing a gift wish list (\"Note to Santa quiet\"), and anticipating a certain someone's arrival on Christmas Eve (\"Waiting for sleigh bells quiet\"). Even Christmas morning is quiet, when the bunny siblings discover a big stack of presents.
Is It Any Good?
THE CHRISTMAS QUIET BOOK is a gentle take on the small moments that make up the holiday season. The illustrations are perfectly paired with the clever, poetic phrases below them. Kids will enjoy seeing the mostly fuzzy creatures doing things they can relate to. And the soft and dreamy vignettes manage to tell a story with very few words.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what other ways Christmas is quiet. Can you think of more examples?
What other Christmas stories feature animals? Is it fun to see animals doing the same things kids do?
What ways is Christmas loud? Give some examples of that.
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Renata Liwska
- Genre : Holiday
- Topics : Friendship , Holidays , Animals ( Wild Animals )
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Children's Books
- Publication date : October 16, 2012
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 3 - 8
- Available on : Hardback, Kindle
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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