Advent Reads Day 3: Stories for Christmas by Bernadette Watts

  Welcome to Advent Reads!

This is an event I have had on my blog for several years running now.  Each evening I feature a different holiday themed book. Think of it as your Book Advent Calendar! I post a variety of holiday books including romance, children's, middle-grade, mystery, paranormal, and I try to find some that are other holiday celebrations than Christmas too. I hope you will stop by each evening to see what new book I have for you!

Synopsis: "Eight heartwarming classic tales for the Christmas season—illustrated by Bernadette Watts--in one beautiful volume.

A beautiful Christmas collection that includes The Smallest Snowflake, The Little Drummer Boy, Shoemaker Martin, The Star Child, The Snow Queen, The Little Donkey, The Christmas Story, and Varenka, this collection of stories will get you in the Christmas spirit."

My Review:  I am always on the hunt for great Christmas books, and have a special fondness for children's Christmas books; so when I saw this book I jumped at the opportunity to read it. While this book doesn't scream Christmas with the tales inside, the collection does give you that warm, cozy feeling with some classic winter stories and some other folk stories retold along with some beautiful illustrations. They are all short stories and would make for great bedtime stories to read throughout the holiday season and beyond. This collection gave me the feeling of beloved stories being passed down in families and of tradition, something that can pulled down from the shelves and enjoyed year after year.

My Rating: While it wasn't quite the collection of Christmas stories I was expecting, this was still a book with some great stories to warm your heart, they have a folktale feel, some are more religious based, so there is a bit of something for everyone. I give it a rating of Three Paws and a Stump Wag!

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley, the above is my honest review and opinion.

You can find out more about Bernadette Watts and her books on her Goodreads Page 

Stories for Christmas was released on September 14th so you can pick up your own copy from Amazon or Barnes & Noble or request it at your local bookstore or library.