It is always a difficult transition for children to move from the familiar place they have cherished to an unfamiliar place they do not know anything about. This is the situation of Eduardo whose family is moving from a small town in Mexico to a place in the United States called Sleepy Hill Lane. He carries with him the family's Christmas box. Inside is a Nativity scene he carved with his grandfather. All through the fall, the little boy looks forward to celebrating the birth of the Christ child. He knows then that his new house will really feel like his home.
When Christmas Feels Like Home is written by Gretchen Griffith and is designed for children from four to seven years old. The rich colors used by illustrator Carolina Farias serve the story well. This delightful book proves that it is important for families to have rituals that tie the past and the present together. Things like a Christmas box lend more definition to and appreciation of home.
