Interesting Christmas story in the Native American tradition. I think young children might have trouble understanding the symbolism in this one without some explanation, but I liked it. Colorful and interesting illustrations too. ( )

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Age: Primary, Intermediate
Media: Chalk
Use: 1. Christmas lesson 2. Simply enjoy
Review: The book is compromised of characters and events that can easily be related to life. The reader can easily relate to the events of the boy celebrating Christmas. Yet, these events and characters are not real.
Character: One of the protaginist characters, the Grandfather is a flat character. We learn very little about him. What the reader does learn about him is gathered from information given by both the author and the Grandson. ( )