![]() ![]() So how would they know about the Christmas story?"Īlso, Robinson never allows her plot to become mawkish or maudlin. Their neglectful parents never tell them anything, they've never been to church, and, as Alice points out: ".all you ever hear about Christmas in school is how to make ornaments out of aluminum foil. Everything else remains remarkably relevant today, up to and including the reason why the Herdmans don't know anything about the Nativity. But these things in no way affect the story, and can even be used as an opportunity to explain to kids what it was like in ancient times, before netflix and DVR. Also, another section describes the Herdmans trying to see something on their broken TV by holding onto the antenna. The only way that it is slightly dated is in some of the technology mentioned: for example, when their father suggests showing a movie, he mentions that a friend has "five big reels of Yellowstone National Park". This year, one of my young nephews was reading it as an assignment for school (he's homeschooled), and got just as big a kick out of it as I did at that age. It still remains a favourite, and one which has stood the test of time very well. ![]() 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' was, as I mentioned in my summary of the book, one of my favourite Christmas stories when I was a child. ![]()
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