Walk This World at Christmas

Reviewed by: Mary Lehmer - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

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This book is styled after a Christmas Advent calendar. Each 2 page spread focuses on 2-4 countries and the way they celebrate Christmas. On the pages are several doors that when opened reveal the way the country celebrates Christmas. The drawings themselves really capture the feeling of the countries being described. Unfortunately, the sayings behind each door are not always labeled as to which country they are referring to and some of the sayings themselves really are generic, like, "In early December, Christmas shopping begins! Buy your outfit for Christmas day." or "A surfboard for Christmas-time to hit the waves!". Also, random doors are giving numbers 1-25 which are supposed to represent the 25 days of an advent calendar. There are many more than 25 doors so this is a bit confusing and readers will wonder why the different doors were chosen but not others. A great idea for a book, but it has too many flaws to make it work.

Overall Book Score: fair