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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780310713289 ISBN: 0310713285 Label: Zonderkidz Manufacturer: Zonderkidz Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: October 01, 2008 Publisher: Zonderkidz Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Zonderkidz Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Jack helps his mother bake special Christmas cookies and learns about how people long ago used Christmas cookies to tell others the story of Jesus’ birth. This story inspires families to share this important tradition with others. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Learn about the origin of the Christmas cookie and the true meaning of ChristmasThe Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are a blessed time, when we're able to get together with family and friends. At these holiday gatherings we often share our family traditions with one another. These traditions may involve preparing special foods, giving gifts, and decorating our homes with a certain type or style of decoration. Most of us can think back to a time when we first learned about these traditions. Perhaps it was from our parents, grandparents, or maybe even our great grandparents. ... Read More Rating: - The Gift is sharingThis is a wonderful book. Living in Germany, when you've had the pleasure of making friends, especially the older Deutsch, you will get a plate of cookies at Christmas! This is a great gift to give as well, by "Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus' Birth". Rating: - Awesome story!Reviewed by Brianne Plach (age 11) for Reader Views (11/08) It's a tradition! Every Christmas my mother and I always make Christmas cookies. It is a tradition that I look forward to every year. Maybe it's just good quality time, creating something delicious with Mom, but is there more to it than that? "The Gift of the Christmas Cookie" explains the history of the Christmas cookie. In the Middle Ages, one family saw poverty everywhere they looked. The father wanted to use his talents ... Read More Rating: - Beautifully told story about Christmas cookies and generosity of spiritThe Gift of the Christmas Cookie by Dandi Daley Mackall & Deborah Chabrian is subtitled Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus' Birth, which is what the book is really all about. First Mia's thoughts: The book starts with Jack's mommy baking Christmas cookies for the church. My favorite part of the story was when Jack shared his cookie and the story about Jesus with the stranger. I really like cookies! Now my review: Jack and his mom have missing his father for nearly a year since he left to get work in the city. Every ... Read More Rating: - A beautiful rendition of a delicious tradition!During a difficult economic time, Jack (the main character) comes home to find his mother making cookies. She hasn't made cookies since Jack's father went west to find work. Seeing Jack's confusion, she tells him the story of the first Christmas cookies. "The story goes back hundreds of years ... to the Middle Ages. In the Old Country -- where [Jack's] father's people lived -- times were hard." The villagers couldn't afford school, so most couldn't read. One family wanted to help their neighbors understand ... Read More 
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