Winter and the Christmas holidays are just around the corner, so it’s time to get cosy, put your feet up and get your fluffy socks on, have a hot drink, and enjoy some winter-warming content!
Here are some of the library recommendations this season:
Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Grinch is a solitary creature that lives on Mount Crumpit and tries to cancel Christmas by stealing decorations and presents in the town of Whoville on Christmas Eve.
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The Grinch with a coffee Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
This classic novel addresses social class and human values, about an orphan named Pip, who encounters Magwitch an escaped convict, and Miss Havisham a spinster rejected by her lover on her wedding day. Pip falls in love with Estella who has been raised by Miss Havisham taught to show unrequited love.
https://napier.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44NAP_INST/13v8mut/alma9920447910102111
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The Winter’s Tale William Shakespeare
A play in five acts- a romance or tragic comedy, consumed with jealousy and the power of love. In the first half, Leontes imprisons his pregnant wife on suspicion of infidelity. In the second half his lost daughter is rescued by shepherds and has fallen in love with a young prince.
https://napier.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44NAP_INST/13v8mut/alma9920698270102111
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The Nutcracker
This is the most popular ballet and takes place during a Christmas party, where a young child named Clara is gifted a nutcracker doll and at night the doll comes to life in a twist of magical adventures.
You can watch the Royal Ballet on Box of Broadcasts:
https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/001048B6?bcast=76072199
The Nutcracker Ballet Photo by Hudson Hintze on Unsplash
The Chronicles of Narnia. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Fantasy novel set in World War Two, where four children are evacuated to live in the countryside. Upon which they discover a wardrobe that leads to a mysterious land named Narnia, inhabited by Mythical creatures, and ruled by the White Witch.
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You can find more resources on our Christmas reading list here.
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