Download or read book This Winter s Eve A Christmas Tale written by Robert Reynolds and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS WINTER'S EVE... is a delightful tale of a young boy's life as summer passes and Christmas nears. Meet his family and friends and explore his neighborhood as a new school year begins. Watch as summer eases into autumn, trees shed their leaves and blustery winter arrives. Excitement ensues as new Christmas catalogs appear in the mail. Shortly, the small town readies for the approaching season. Decorations go up on streetlamps and in the festive shops that line Main Street. Experience the child's thrill of going with his father to get a tree, his joy assembling the family's raggedy old Nativity set, and gaining a small part in the church Christmas play.Frigid conditions make for father's ingenuity to save the family's baby chicks.But, wonder and disappointment mark the boy's days as Santa's visit nears. THIS WINTER'S EVE... is small town Christmas at its finest.

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