{"id":36033,"date":"2015-12-21T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/?p=36033"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:03:00","slug":"christmas-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/christmas-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"The best Christmas scenes in children&#8217;s literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/annechristmaspicmo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36083\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/annechristmaspicmo.jpg\" alt=\"annechristmaspicmo\" width=\"575\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/annechristmaspicmo.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/annechristmaspicmo-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Anne Bogel of <a href=\"http:\/\/modernmrsdarcy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modern Mrs. Darcy<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">F<\/span>or your holiday enjoyment, I present to you the best Christmas scenes in children&#8217;s literature. (I shared the <a href=\"http:\/\/modernmrsdarcy.com\/2014\/12\/best-christmas-scenes-english-literature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best Christmas scenes in English literature<\/a> last week.)<\/p>\n<p>It was painful to choose just a snippet to share\u00a0because the extended scenes\u2014and the books from which they were drawn\u2014are all so good!<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1wAY6HF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36037 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Narnia-christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Narnia christmas\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Narnia-christmas.jpg 600w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Narnia-christmas-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Aumko2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe<\/a>\u00a0by C.S. Lewis<\/h4>\n<p><em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1wAY6HF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find the movie version here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It was a sledge, and it was reindeer with bells on their harness. And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a huge man in a bright red robe (bright as hollyberries) with a hood that had fur inside it and a great white beard that fell like a foamy waterfall over his chest. Some of the pictures of Father Christmas in our world make him look only funny and jolly. But now that the children actually stood looking at him they didn\u2019t find him quite like that. He was so big, and so glad, and so real, that they all became quite still. They felt very glad, but also solemn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve come at last,\u201d said he. \u201cShe has kept me out for a long time, but I have got in at last. Aslan is on the move. The Witch\u2019s magic is weakening.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1wAYeqv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36041\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Betsy-and-Tacy-christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Betsy and Tacy christmas\" width=\"576\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Betsy-and-Tacy-christmas.jpg 529w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Betsy-and-Tacy-christmas-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1wAYeqv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown<\/a>\u00a0by Maud Hart Lovelace<\/h4>\n<p><i>&#8220;They gave themselves then with abandon to the sweet delight of choosing. It was almost pain to choose. Each fragile bauble was gayer, more enchanting than the last. What each one chose she would take home; she would see it on the Christmas tree; she would see it year after year; if she were lucky and it did not break.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>They walked around and around the table, touching softly with mittened hands. Betsy at last chose a large red ball. Tacy chose an angel. Tib chose a rosy Santa Claus. Winona chose a silver trumpet.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u2026They walked to Ray\u2019s Shoe Store, smiling, holding Christmas in their hands.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1vdUhDH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36044\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Little-Women-Christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Little Women Christmas\" width=\"575\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Little-Women-Christmas.jpg 460w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Little-Women-Christmas-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1sN7OBi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Women<\/a>\u00a0by Louisa May Alcott<\/h4>\n<p><em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1vdUhDH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find the movie version here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Merry Christmas, Marmee!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Merry Christmas, little daughters! I want to say one word before we sit down. Not far away from here lies a poor woman with a little newborn baby. Six children are huddled into one bed to keep from freezing, for they have no fire. There is nothing to eat over there, and the oldest boy came to tell me they were suffering hunger and cold. My girls, will you give them your breakfasts as a Christmas present?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They were all unusually hungry, having waited nearly an hour, and for a minute no one spoke, only a minute, for Jo exclaimed impetuously, I&#8217;m so glad you came before we began!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1x96xMd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36045\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Anne-of-Green-Gables-Christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Anne of Green Gables Christmas\" width=\"575\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Anne-of-Green-Gables-Christmas.jpg 580w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Anne-of-Green-Gables-Christmas-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/13p6JsB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anne of Green Gables<\/a> by L.M. Montgomery<\/h4>\n<p><em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1x96xMd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find the movie version here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Matthew had sheepishly unfolded the dress from its paper swathings and held it out with a deprecatory glance at Marilla, who feigned to be contemptuously filling the teapot, but nevertheless watched the scene out of the corner of her eye with a rather interested air.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anne took the dress and looked at it in reverent silence. Oh, how pretty it was\u2014a lovely soft brown gloria with all the gloss of silk; a skirt with dainty frills and shirrings; a waist elaborately pintucked in the most fashionable way, with a little ruffle of filmy lace at the neck. But the sleeves\u2014they were the crowning glory!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;That&#8217;s a Christmas present for you, Anne,&#8221; said Matthew shyly. &#8220;Why\u2014why\u2014Anne, don&#8217;t you like it? Well now\u2014well now.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For Anne&#8217;s eyes had suddenly filled with tears.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/16FW6Uz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36046\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Little-House-Christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Little House Christmas\" width=\"575\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Little-House-Christmas.jpg 826w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Little-House-Christmas-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Little-House-Christmas-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1zLeSUe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little House on the Prairie<\/a> by Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/h4>\n<p><em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/16FW6Uz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find the movie version here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Laura and Mary never would have looked in their stockings again. The cups and the cakes and the candy were almost too much. They were too happy to speak. But Ma asked if they were sure their stockings were empty.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then they put their hands down inside them, to make sure.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And in the very toe of each stocking was a shining, bright new penny!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They had never even thought of such a thing as a penny. Think of having a whole penny for your very own. Think of having a cup and a cake and a stick of candy <\/em>and\u00a0<em>a penny.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There had never been such a Christmas.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"alert\"><i>Merry Christmas! What scenes would you add to this\u00a0list?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Originally posted on December 23, 2014.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy. 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