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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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice story but poorly presented.,
By 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.
4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cobweb Christmas,
By A Customer
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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