For that reason, perhaps most important of all, let’s all use Christmas stories like these for their very best purpose - building the absolute strongest childlike wonder in our children that we can. Sadly, “belief” can all too often be replaced with words like imagination, creativity, and zest for life. Unfortunately, so is growing up and losing your belief. Belief is certainly a common theme in Christmas stories. I think the entire Christmas/Santa Claus mythos is deeply intertwined with the concept of belief. Lucky for me, good Christmas books are some of the most magical, mysterious, and wonderful stories ever written. It’s no surprise that Christmas provides artists with a pretty good starting point for teaching children about what’s important in life.īut, even though I’m a huge proponent of teaching children the importance of things like love and empathy, I must admit I’m an even bigger fan of simply celebrating their childhood imagination and creativity through good storytelling. Just ask yourself this one question - what is the true meaning of Christmas? What makes it so special to you? The first words that come to mind for me are family and love. I think that’s because the true meaning of Christmas has many parallels with the true meaning of life. There’s no doubt that a good Christmas book has great potential for teaching a profound life lesson.
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