i got the christmas spirit by connie schofield morrison

Frank Morrison is the award-winning illustrator of many books for young readers, including Jazzy Miz Mozetta by. If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here. I Got the Rhythm is her first picture book. This would be a perfect opening to a discussion about the Christmas spirit and how to spread it.Ĭons: This seemed like it should be a rhyming text. Readers will want to pay close attention to the colorful oil paintings to see exactly how the girl expresses her Christmas spirit. Pros: The text is simple, interspersed with rhythmic words (“Dingle Dingle”, “Zoom Zing”). At the end, she and her mom meet up with her father as he scoops her up in an embrace the final page reads, “Peace for all, good tidings, and cheer–let’s live the spirit every day of the year.” 32 pages ages 3-8. She also donates to the Salvation Army and finds a way to help a mother and daughter who are standing on the street with a sign reading “Help, please”.

She enjoys singing with carolers, eating crunchy chestnuts, and ice skating in what looks to be Rockefeller Center. Snowflakes flutter across bright illustrations. With her first yawn in the morning, the young black protagonist, coily ’fro on full display, excitedly wakes to the spirit of the season. A little girl goes travels around the city with her mother, excited about Christmas as she embraces its true spirit of giving. Christmas spirit is expressed in joyous and reflective onomatopoeic exclamations in this new holiday staple, a follow-up to I Got the Rhythm (2014). Summary: From the author-illustrator team that created I Got the Spirit comes this exuberant ode to Christmas.

I got the christmas spirit by connie schofield morrison