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The Cobweb Christmas [Paperback]

Shirley Climo (Author), Joe Lasker (Illustrator)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)


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After waiting years to witness some of the special magic that happens Christmas Eve, a kindly old woman finally gets her wish.

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  • Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Trophy Pr (August 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006443110X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0064431101
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.7 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,902,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice story but poorly presented., January 2, 1998
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Anja "college librarian" (Alamosa, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cobweb Christmas (Paperback)
A German woman cleans her house in preparation for Christmas. Then she invites her neighbors, farm animals, and wild creatures into her home to enjoy her tree. However, she never thinks to invite the spiders in. On Christmas Eve when the Christkindel comes, the spiders ask him to let them into the house to see the tree, which he does. As the spiders explore the tree, they cover it with their webs, which the Christkindel tranforms into beautiful tinsel. Thus explaining the tradition of tinsel.

I enjoyed the story but found the presentation flawed. Germans use comforters on their beds and not patchwork quilts, yet the woman is shown shaking out a patchwork quilt. In Germany, the Christkindel (Christ child) is the one who brings gifts on Christmas Eve, but he is portrayed looking like a slim, diminutive, American Santa Claus. Also, only a fraction of the many spiders shown have the requisite number of eight legs.

I enjoyed the story but will search for a different version of it before purchasing a copy for myself.

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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cobweb Christmas, October 20, 2001
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This review is from: The Cobweb Christmas (Paperback)
Cobweb Christmas is a delightful book that brings the magic of Christmas to children. Our family reads this book every Christmas Eve and is delighted year after year.
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