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Villagers all, this frosty tide,
Let your doors swing open wide,
Though wind may follow, and snow beside,
Yet draw us in by your fire to bide;
Joy shall be yours in the morning!
- Kenneth Grahame
(art by Chuck Groenink)
This Christmas, I wish I could offer you a warm fire, a cup of hot chocolate, conversation and friendship.
(art by Arnold Lobel)
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
- Charles Dickens
(art by Gretchen Ellen Powers)
I had considered signing off for the holidays but I know that there are those who will find these times far from celebratory & much more lonely. Because of this, I want to, in my own small way, be there for you.
(art by Richard Scarry)
If you're looking for me, I will be spending Christmas in Brambly Hedge.
(art by Jill Barklem)
The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper & illustrated by Carson Ellis