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With the holiday season comes opportunities for families to enjoy more time and books together. For those who celebrate the December holidays, the days leading up to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza and similar holidays, are an ideal time to share inspirational stories featuring themes of love, tradition, and the true meaning of the holidays. Let me take this opportunity to introduce a perfect book to enjoy the holiday seasons and that book is Mr. Shipman’s Kindergarten Chronicles: DECEMBER CELEBRATIONS by Terance Shipman.
Mr. Shipman’s Kindergarten Chronicles: DECEMBER CELEBRATIONS is a sweet little book that will grab a kid by the imagination right from the start and wouldn’t let the excitement go till the very end. As I was reading the book, all the memories of my life in kindergarten including the classrooms, corridors, playground and the affection of my favorite teachers came alive. The sweet hardcover of the book shows Mr. Shipman dressed as Santa and holding his kindergarten students as they are enjoying the December holidays to the fullest, from gifts and decorations to field trips and Christmas tree. The common theme that emerges is one of affection, Tradition, diversity and the value of celebrating different cultures together. The story is told through the eyes of an innocent child, describes the exciting memories of Christmas celebrations of a young child named Banicia and her Kindergarten classmates during Mr. Shipman’s kindergarten class.
As this book talks about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, it introduces children to the beautiful uniqueness of many cultures, it can be used as a great opportunity by parents and teachers to show children how people around the world celebrate the same holiday in different ways. Filled with lavish illustrations, magnificent detail, and enchanting holiday scenes on every page. Mr. Shipman’s book perfectly reflects a diversity of characters and traditions that teaches kids to see themselves as part of a global world.
Overall, it is an exciting and anticipated adventure for younger kids and will definitely make them looking forward to their school year in kindergarten!
Fatima Khan
