The Spider's Gift: A Ukrainian Christmas Story
Katrusya is devastated that her family cannot afford Christmas presents this year, but it simply wouldn't be Christmas without a tree. She soon finds the perfect one in the deepest part of the forest and decorates it with homemade ornaments. But the next day the tree is crawling with spiders!...
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Katrusya is devastated that her family cannot afford Christmas presents this year, but it simply wouldn't be Christmas without a tree. She soon finds the perfect one in the deepest part of the forest and decorates it with homemade ornaments. But the next day the tree is crawling with spiders! Luckily, Katrusya convinces her mother not to throw the tree away. When the family returns from church that evening, they discover that the spiders have left a dazzling Christmas miracle.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780823417438 (0823417433)
Publish date: 2010
Publisher: Holiday House
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I liked The Spider's Gift. It captured the true spirit and meaning of Christmas, and showed how Christmas can still be wonderful and beautiful even if families don't have the money to do it all up in the commercialized way that has become so common. Good story to read to kids at Christmastime, esp...