Ho Ho Ho, yes I know its almost Halloween.

I'm sure you've heard the story, the one with the stockings all hung by the chimney with care? I know I've read The Night Before Christmas so many times at this point I think I can rehearse it by memory alone.

The Night Before Christmas is one of my favorite children's Christmas stories. Read aloud in this Scholastic Treasures dvd each page is animated and its quite nice to see one of my favorite stories brought to life before my eyes.

What really surprised me about this dvd is the six other stories included. Sure I've heard The Night Before Christmas and The Little Drummer Boy but the other four stories were all new to me at least. The most unexpected part is that three of the other stories stray a little from Christmas and carry a multicultural flare including Seven Candles for Kwanzaa, In the Month of Kislev, and Too Many Tamales!

It was really kinda neat seeing Christmas stories, I've always celebrated a traditional Christmas my entire life, tree, presents, stockings, Santa.. the classic Christmas story. Growing up however I did wonder often how the holidays were spent and what exactly Hanukkah and Kwanzaa were all about. Still even as an adult I am pretty ignorant to traditions surrounding both not because I don't want to know. The second and third stories on the dvd Seven Candles for Kwanzaa and In the Month of Kislev may help answer some of those same questions for Connor, as both stories focus on just that question.. what exactly does Kwanzaa and Hanukkah represent?

Too Many Tamales is a Christmas story but it set in a spanish speaking household and can be see on the dvd in english or in spanish if you choose. I cannot even imagine having Tamales for my Christmas dinner but it does sound awfully yummy!

You can get your own copy of The Night Before Christmas right no over at Amazon!

I have one copy of The Night Before Christmas to give away to one lucky reader!


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