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Experience the joys of a small town Christmas in this novel in the beloved Mitford series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon.
Millions of Americans have found Mitford to be a favorite home-away-from-home, and countless readers have long wondered what Christmas in Mitford would be like. The eighth Mitford novel provides a glimpse, offering a meditation on the best of all presents: the gift of one's heart.
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A snake, scorpion, toad, bat, cockroach, spider, and rat tell how they witnessed the birth of the Christ Child.

A little mouse who is teased for being the smallest and for playing an acorn drum is singled out to give a gift to the very special child who has been born in a nearby stable.

At her granddaughter's request, Mary recalls the events surrounding the birth of Jesus and the lessons various momentos hold for her.

"En una ciudad, un pequeño tamborilero de juguete aparece misteriosamente ante la puerta de la casa de un niño. El niño está encantado con el pequeño tamborilero y, a cambio, él le ofrece el único regalo que puede brindarle. Toca su tambor: rom pom pom pom, rom pom pom pom"--Cover, P. [4]. After accidentally being thrown away, a beloved toy drummer boy goes on an adventure that eventually brings him back to a warm home, where he is placed...