Book Christmas 1

SML
Dec 1, 2015
1 min read

The first of my 25 YA Literary Christmas scenes is...

*drum role*

Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

Ramona was filled with joy. Christmas was the most beautiful, magic time of the whole year. Her parents loved her, and she loved them, and Beezus, too. At home there was a Christmas tree and under it, presents, fewer than at past Christmases, but presents all the same.

Since Ramona’s father is unexpectedly unemployed during Christmas time, her mother is too busy working a full-time job to sew a proper sheep costume for Ramona’s school Christmas pageant. Unhappy that she’s forced to wear a pair of old pajamas instead, Ramona almost refuses to participate. In the end, a kind act revitalizes her excitement and she remembers she has a loving, supportive family, which is the most important thing of all. Like Ramona says, there may not be many new presents at times, but it’s the gifts we already have that count.

Retreived from: Friday Favorite: Christmas Scenes in Children’s Literature