Home for Christmas, Henry Van Dyke
Home for Christmas, Henry Van Dyke
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Home for Christmas
Stories for Young and Old

Author: Henry Van Dyke, Pearl S. Buck, Beatrice Joy Chute, Ruth Sawyer, Elizabeth Goudge, Selma Lagerlöf, Rebecca Caudill, Madeleine L'Engle

Narrator: Heather Corrigan, Adam Verner, Kathleen McNenney, Boyd Gaines, Mara DeMay, Leer Leary

Unabridged: 9 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/05/2021

Synopsis

Twenty tales for the holiday season selected for their spiritual value and literary quality.

For readers who are tired of Christmas commercialism, or who feel that Santa Claus and reindeer don’t tell the whole story, these classic gems provide a winning alternative. Selected for their insightfulness, spiritual value, and literary quality (nothing moralistic here) they project the spirit of the season in a fresh, compelling manner that will resonate with readers of all ages – from children too young to read to themselves, to parents and grandparents who enjoy reading stories aloud.

Home for Christmas includes time-tested favorites by some of the world’s most beloved children’s authors – Pearl Buck, Selma Lagerlöf, Henry van Dyke, Madeleine L’Engle, Elizabeth Goudge, Rebecca Caudill, and Ruth Sawyer – as well as little-known European stories appearing in English for the first time.

About Henry Van Dyke

Henry Van Dyke (1928-2011) was born in Allegan, Michigan, and grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, where his parents were professors at Alabama State College. He served in the Army in occupied Germany, playing flute in the 427th Marching Band. There he abandoned his early ambition to become a concert pianist and began to write. In 1958, after attending the University of Michigan on the G.I. Bill and living in Ann Arbor, he moved to New York, where he spent the rest of his life. Henry taught creative writing part-time at Kent State University from 1969 until his retirement in 1993, and was the author of four novels, including Blood of Strawberries, a sequel to Ladies of the Rachmaninoff Eyes.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lori

I loved this collection of short stories which portray the true spirit of Christmas. Each story includes a black and white illustration. Some stories are classics, such as Rebecca Caudill's "A Certain Small Shepherd" and Henry Van Dyke's "The Other Wise Man." Others are by well-known authors such as......more

Goodreads review by Celeste

I love that all of these stories were truly focused on the Reason for the Christmas season. While I love the classic stories that remind readers of the hope and charity Christmas should inspire, the stories in this collection all had Jesus at their core. There were some that felt a tad off to me the......more

Goodreads review by Joan

This is an interesting collection of short stories for the Christmas season. There are some well known stories like “The Other Wise Man.” There are some well known authors represented, like Pearl S. Buck and Madeleine L'Engle. There are a number of authors I have never heard of. They seem to be incl......more

Goodreads review by Ian

Home for Christmas charmed me with its quaint Christmas stories. If you’re looking for an enjoyable read during the Christmas season, you’ll probably be delighted with this one.......more

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