The King's Christmas List

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After waiting for nearly a month, I finally received this book from US. This book is given to me by BookSneeze. The book is titled “The King’s Christmas List”, authored by Eldon Johnson and illustrated by Bonnie Leick is special present for kids.

The story surrounds Emma, who is dressed in a Christmas cover, and her lovely and considerate buddy – Shushu, the dog. One day, they received an invitation letter to the King’s birthday. Without further delay, Emma and her mother decided to bake a cake, and present the delicious cakes to the King as a gift. Soon, they started a series of unknown journey… and she gave away the cake during the journey. Finally, Emma turned into the King’s birthday with empty-handed!

Surprisingly, the King remained calm and did not feel offended. Instead, he praised Emma for being a girl that know to share. Obviously, Emma understood being able to give and share is a blessing, and she unselfishly giveaway her favorite items. She always try to put herself into people’s shoes. This message is very simple and easy to understand, and is exactly what this book is trying to convey. Simple as it sounds, but many adults would probably feel ashamed for neglecting it.

My little baby, Angel, who is yet to celebrate her 1^st birthday, cannot understand the meaning of sharing. I must show her this beautiful book when she grows bigger, and look up Emma, the character of this book as a role model. Learn the courage and learn how to share, and feel the borderless love that comes along them.

Despite the fact that we’re not Christian, we still celebrate Christmas because we know this is a unique day that we all should feel thankful for what we’ve got.

You can find this book on Amazon, and the popular Taiwan online bookstore BOOKS.



中文版
等了將近一個月，終於收到BookSneeze從美國寄來，由 Eldon Johnson著、Bonnie Leick繪圖的兒童繪本《The King's Christmas List》。

故事主角，就是封面上那位披著聖誕棉襖的Emma，還有她善良、善解人意的寵物狗Shushu。有一天，他們收到了一封來自國王生日的邀請函。Emma二話不說，就決定把她和媽媽一起完成的美味蛋糕帶去送給國王。旋即，他們展開了一連串未知的旅途……最後Emma竟變成空手參加國王的生日派對！

但國王並沒有因此而生氣，反而讚揚Emma是個懂個分享的小女孩。顯然，她知道施比受更有福的道理，她也不吝嗇割捨自己最心愛的物品，知道設身處地為其他人著想。“送人玫瑰，手有餘香”就是這個道理。這本兒童繪本所傳遞的觀念，恐怕會讓很多成人感到羞愧不已。

我目前還未滿一歲的女兒Angel，還不懂得分享的道理。我想等她再大一點，一定要給她看這本繪圖精美的好書，以Emma姐姐為榜樣，學習分享、學習她的勇氣還有無邊界的愛。

另外，雖然我們不是基督徒，但我們還是會慶祝聖誕節。我們知道，這是一個值得感恩的日子。

你可以在Amazon、博客來找到這本繪本。