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How Winston Delivered Christmas:An Advent Story in Twenty-Four-and-a-Half Chapters
by Alex T. Smith
Published by Silver Dolphin Books
on September 17, 2019
Genre: Children's, Picture Books, Holidays
Length: 176 pages
Ages: 6 - 8 years
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Synopsis:
An advent story told in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters!
When a mouse named Winston finds a lost letter addressed to Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, he sets off on an unforgettable journey to personally deliver the letter to Santa! How Winston Delivered Christmas is a heart-warming story, organized in twenty-four and a half chapters, to share during the countdown to Christmas. Starting on December 1st, children can read a chapter a day, and each chapter is followed with a fun and festive holiday activity to complete. This illustrated advent story tells of the adventures of an adorable mouse and how a good deed can lead to a very happy ending.
Our Thoughts:
Told in 24 and a half chapters to read every day of December leading up to Christmas, How Winston Delivered Christmas will fill the month with good cheer and festivity with its' gorgeous illustrations, endearing tale, and fun holiday activities.
Winston the mouse is out in the snow looking for something to fill his rumbling belly and somewhere warm to sleep when he encounters a stray letter that is addressed to Santa Claus! Having recently learned all about Santa, Winston senses the importance of the letter and vows to deliver it.
This heart-warming story will get you into the Christmas spirit and help you count down to the 25th every day, offering a fun, memorable, and reusable alternative to the single-use advent options!
Each chapter can be read in just a few minutes so it is perfect for busy families but it also has lots of fun and festive craft activities included between the story chapters for a more interactive experience that kids will love. The activities include writing a letter to Santa, creating a Winston finger puppet, making snowflakes and paper chains, and more, and also include lists of materials needed and well-written instructions! There are also a few well-known Christmas songs/poems at the back of the book in case anyone wants to sing carols!
Each chapter can be read in just a few minutes so it is perfect for busy families but it also has lots of fun and festive craft activities included between the story chapters for a more interactive experience that kids will love. The activities include writing a letter to Santa, creating a Winston finger puppet, making snowflakes and paper chains, and more, and also include lists of materials needed and well-written instructions! There are also a few well-known Christmas songs/poems at the back of the book in case anyone wants to sing carols!
How Winston Delivered Christmas is such a beautifully crafted book with a gorgeous holographic title, adorable illustrations, and a green ribbon to keep track of your place! I honestly just can't get over how beautiful this book is! I think anyone would be thrilled to own this beauty!
I will be reading this to my daughter for the first time this December and am looking forward to doing the art activities with her! I adore crafts, especially during the holidays, so this is going to be a blast for us!
(I will be sharing some of our creations throughout the month of December, either on Instagram or here on the blog on Sundays!)
Do you buy or use advent calendars during the Christmas season?
I will be reading this to my daughter for the first time this December and am looking forward to doing the art activities with her! I adore crafts, especially during the holidays, so this is going to be a blast for us!
(I will be sharing some of our creations throughout the month of December, either on Instagram or here on the blog on Sundays!)
Do you buy or use advent calendars during the Christmas season?
OH this looks neat! We've never done an Advent calendar, but I'm thinking of doing it this year.
ReplyDeleteIt's such a cute book! We tried a store-bought advent last year but I much prefer this book advent idea over the throw-away kind! Thanks so much for stopping by, Berls! <3
DeleteI love this idea! An advent calendar in a book to go along with the other traditions! I've just 1-clicked this and it should arrive tomorrow. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures and review!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it! It's such a gorgeous book! We're on day 3 and enjoying it so far! :D
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