Life's Little Treasure Book of Christmas Traditions (Life's Little Treasure Books) [Hardcover]

H. Jackson Brown Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Life's Little Treasure Books | Publication Date: November 9, 2000

Culled from H. Jackson Brown, Jr.'s bestselling Life's Little Instruction Book and Live and Learn and Pass It On series, Life's Little Treasure Book of Christmas Traditions makes the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for a special friend or can be given in place of the traditional greeting card.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558534180
• ISBN-13: 978-1558534186
• Product Dimensions: 4 x 3.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,025,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kathy Peel is CEO of Family Manager Inc., a company that trains women in the art of family management. She has written 21 books, selling more than 2 million copies. Her latest works are The Busy Couple's Guide to Sharing the Work & the Joy, The Busy Mom's Guide to a Happy, Organized Home (winner of the 2009 Gold Mom's Choice Award) and Desperate Households. She is AOL's Kids & Family Coach, and she contributes to many publications, including FamilyFun, Parents, Woman's World, Family Circle, HomeLife, and ParentDish. A popular speaker and media personality with repeat appearances on programs such as Oprah, The Early Show, The Today Show, and HGTV.

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Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of good ideas and a few misses, too, December 20, 2009

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This review is from: Life's Little Treasure Book of Christmas Traditions (Life's Little Treasure Books) (Hardcover)

If it takes you ten minutes to read this book, you're obviously distracted. The book is only about three inches high by two inches wide, and the writing is large enough so that most pages have about seven lines or so. But, of course, the word "little" is in the title of the book, and it was definitely not intended to be War and Peace. What you get are lots of little ideas for celebrating Christmas along with a few verses of Christmas carols and even a snippet of A Christmas Carol. Most of the tips strike me as good ideas that require little planning or expense. For example, "Put something Christmasy in every room of your house" or "Wear outrageous Christmas socks."

There are a few suggestions I question, though. The book suggests that we "watch Albert Finney in Scrooge." I would instead recommend the 1951 version with Alastair Sim . A more serious suggestion is to send anonymous cards to people in nursing homes who get little mail. Obviously, the book's figurative heart is in the right place here, but I should think that personally visiting with a small gift might be so much more rewarding, both for the recipient and the giver. But here I'm quibbling. For the most part, this "little" book is filled with good ideas.