Amara's Reviews > Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story

Things to love about this book:

1. Handmade snowflakes
2. Nutcracker
3. Dolls
4. Papier-mâché box
5. Box of chocolates
6. Her red dress

Things I associate with Christmas even today:

See all of the above.

Seriously, when I was a girl, the year I read this, I thought: That's my dream Christmas.
That year, all I asked for was numbers 1-6. And I got all of those. My grandmother made me a red polished cotton dress just like hers on the cover. I got my first nutcracker, which started my obsession with them, and current collection of 300+. I got a doll, the box, and a box of Russell Stover. And other than the dress, I still have all of them. I don't know what happened to that dress. But I do have a picture of me wearing it, and I kept it framed on my dresser.

The point is, this book is classic, teaches a great moral about Christmas and acceptance, and it lingers in the hearts of young girls.