"Must-Stock" Holiday Book
28/07/08 11:03 Filed in: Gift Buyer Review
Making your Christmas inventory list? Be sure to put this outstanding new book in your “must order” column: “The Paper Bag Christmas” by Kevin Alan Milne (www.centerstreet.com). It will make you laugh, cry, and maybe even take a look at the way Americans celebrate the season.
"The Paper Bag Christmas", reads like a Christmas classic -- warm, funny, sweet, inspiring, humbling, and nostalgic. The celebration of Christmas as the birth of Jesus is artfully woven into the story, pulled through like a golden thread among the heart-melting yarn. In this first novel by Milne, a young boy named Mo meets Dr. Chris K. Ringle, a wise, warm, witty but mysterious oncologist who seemingly moonlights as a volunteer mall Santa. Mo and his brother are invited to become volunteer “elves”, working with D. Ringle on the children’s floor of the local hospital. Dr. Ringle promises Mo that he will receive exactly what he NEVER wanted for Christmas, but it will be more wonderful than anything he could ever hope to receive. On Christmas Day, Mo is given a gift he would never forget, and it changes his life.
When you put this book in your holiday baskets, be sure to include a peppermint candy cane and a handkerchief or mini Kleenex pack. Watch for a holiday design photo featuring the book -- coming soon on the blog!
"The Paper Bag Christmas", reads like a Christmas classic -- warm, funny, sweet, inspiring, humbling, and nostalgic. The celebration of Christmas as the birth of Jesus is artfully woven into the story, pulled through like a golden thread among the heart-melting yarn. In this first novel by Milne, a young boy named Mo meets Dr. Chris K. Ringle, a wise, warm, witty but mysterious oncologist who seemingly moonlights as a volunteer mall Santa. Mo and his brother are invited to become volunteer “elves”, working with D. Ringle on the children’s floor of the local hospital. Dr. Ringle promises Mo that he will receive exactly what he NEVER wanted for Christmas, but it will be more wonderful than anything he could ever hope to receive. On Christmas Day, Mo is given a gift he would never forget, and it changes his life.
When you put this book in your holiday baskets, be sure to include a peppermint candy cane and a handkerchief or mini Kleenex pack. Watch for a holiday design photo featuring the book -- coming soon on the blog!