Bea and Jules, Day 22:

Sugar plums.

Jules read stacks of Christmas books to Charlie.
Now Charlie wants to ride a North Pole train,
find polar bears and magic jingle bells.
And he wants to dream about dancing sugar plums. But who knows what sugar plums are?
Jules tells him they are a new kind of cereal.
Now "Sugar Plum Cereal" is on Charlie's Christmas list.

What books would you recommend to Charlie for dreams about dancing sugar plums? 

  

The Night Before Christmas - Clement C. Moore, Richard Jesse Watson
The Nutcracker - E.T.A. Hoffman, Maurice Sendak
The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg

Santa Calls - William Joyce

The Three Snow Bears - Jan Brett

The Mitten - Jim Aylseworth, Barbara McClintock

The Snowman - Raymond Briggs

Bea and Jules, Day 21:

Solstice

Tonight is the longest night of the year.
Jules says that makes it the best night to look for light.

Bea’s mom piles them in her car, and they go light-finding. 

Bea loves everything with icicles and snowflakes. 
Jules loves houses that look like gingerbread with white icing, and everything that sparkles.
Charlie’s favorite is a house with a flashing train in the yard. 

It even SINGS! 

Books!

Great Joy! - Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoilline

Shine Mine - Mary Quattlebaum, Tim Ladwig

Snowmen at Night - Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner