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Christmas Turtles

by Sara Ann Denson
Illustrated by Tara McMillen



      Christmas Turtles follows Grandma as she gathers pecans as they fall from the tree throughout the early autumn, storing them in the wooden crate on her front porch.  When the family gathers to help Grandpa plant the winter wheat, Grandma brings out the magic Christmas tin, and the children help her to crack pecans and pick out the perfect halves to fill the tin to the halfway mark.  At Christmas, the kids find that the pecans have magically been transformed into chocolate covered Christmas Turtles, each wrapped in pink plastic.  How wonderful they are to eat!

This heartwarming story tells of the sacrifices and love required for Grandma to make these delicious turtles for the children every year.  How her back aches as she gathers the pecans and stands over the stove to cook the caramel; how it hurts her arthritic hands to crack the nuts.  The kids learn that Grandma can't even eat the goodies!

Tara McMillen provides the expressive illustrations that add visual excitement to the story. You can make this tradition your own with the exciting recipe in the back of the book...with the whole family joining in the fun.

The Book

Purple Sky Publishing
October 1, 2006
Hardcover
0-9769017-6-5
Children/Fiction - Ages 4-8
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Excerpt
NOTE: Holiday:  Christmas

The Reviewer

Beverly J. Rowe
Reviewed 2006
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