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Post by Kylie90210 on Nov 11, 2008 23:33:59 GMT -5
Please discuss this book here.
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Post by annieb on Dec 16, 2008 13:48:17 GMT -5
The holiday books seem like so much fun. I like the winter activities that Karen and her families do.
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Post by tiff85 on Dec 19, 2008 19:29:49 GMT -5
Karen's Sleigh Ride was one of the books that got me in the Christmas spirit every year.
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Post by anzuhana on Dec 24, 2010 19:55:11 GMT -5
I liked reading about the winter activities that Karen and her family did. It sounded like fun.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Apr 14, 2011 22:37:13 GMT -5
I am in the process of reading this book, but I just wanted to say that it's really reminding me of a regular series BSC book (but not in a good way).
Does anyone notice this change from the beginning of the LS series to the end?
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Post by zoar3 on Apr 9, 2013 17:33:34 GMT -5
^Why didn't you like this book Virgo? I just finished it and overall really enjoyed. I was though very surprised by the illustration of Mr. And Mrs. Stone on page 84. They look SO much younger than I had always imagined. Watson looks more like Richard in his picture. Is the book when Karen goes to Farm Camp the one where that friend of hers from Nebraska (Tia)? comes to visit the only LS Stones mention? Emily Michelle did get a little old and I noticed that Mrs. Stone asked Nannie first not Elizabeth or Watson if she wanted to bring Emily inside. The only sad and strange thing to me was that Lisa and Seth had no part. I get it was a "big house" month but, IDK, just seemed like at Christmas there'd be some mention of Lisa and Seth and in a more "live" way other than Seth and his carpenter friends helping build booths--which was very cool, btw. The more LS books I read the bigger a Seth fan I become. I sort of wished we had gotten to also read about the BSC helping directly (their POV's) but I also liked that we didn't. I say that because we got to read more about the Thomas-Brewers as a family. P.s. Did any of you have glow in the dark shoelaces? Those sounded very cool. That was the gift Hannie gave to Nancy and Karen.
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Post by scrounge on Apr 13, 2013 1:20:03 GMT -5
Emily is so cute in the illustrations in this one.
It makes me laugh every time that the winner of the snow sculpture contest made a snow angel, especially since this is not the only LS book where a snow angel wins a sculpture contest. I know it's probably meant to imply that the winner made snow wings and a halo on their snow sculpture but I just picture them flopping in the snow, whipping their arms and legs up and down, and yelling out "DONE!"
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Sept 24, 2014 22:35:15 GMT -5
I loved this one! It had bsc characters and gets me in the mood for winter.
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Post by Honeybee on Jan 14, 2018 23:31:27 GMT -5
I read this book. I love the story. It was my favorite Holiday book. I borrow it from the library.
Did anyone notices an error in the book? I forgot what page it was on. I think, it was Chapter 1.
Karen was exclaiming about eating breakfast.
I look a bite of my food. (I forgot what she was eating.) Should said; I took a bite, not I look a bite.
Did anyone noticed this mistake?
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Post by sparklymouse on Dec 26, 2021 21:01:28 GMT -5
The Stones were in trouble because "they didn't keep their fire insurance up-to-date." Well, that's their grown up responsibility and problem.
I loved how Watson was like "Um, no." when Karen suggested a barn raising.
There were lots of BSC members mentioned in this, but I don't think anyone said a word. Mary Anne, Claudia, Jessi, and Mallory all helped out. I liked the little throw in about Sharon making all-natural turkey hot dogs on wheat buns for them. "They were okay."
Seth has carpenter friends. It's a carpenter gang.
I would think this shindig would need a permit of sorts. They had over 200 people stop by, they were selling food, they earned $5K doing so. Watson once again threw down an exorbitant amount for an acquaintance while two Christmas books earlier wouldn't pay $19 for his minor children's angel decoration.
Claudia got third place in the snowman competition. She was beaten by three seven year olds and the snow bunny gremlin that is on page 75.
I really thought there was going to be some sort of payoff with Emily's story. Like the ghost/goat Halloween story. No, she was just annoying as hell all book long.
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Post by livvy on Jan 21, 2023 12:57:21 GMT -5
Wouldn't Nannie be Mrs Brewer, not Mrs Taylor since she's Watson's mother?
Emily acts like a spoiled brat most of the time but she really took the cake in this one. She doesn't even get punished for her bad behaviour either they just reward her with cookies. Bleh.
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Post by sparklymouse on Jan 21, 2023 16:03:44 GMT -5
Wouldn't Nannie be Mrs Brewer, not Mrs Taylor since she's Watson's mother? Emily acts like a spoiled brat most of the time but she really took the cake in this one. She doesn't even get punished for her bad behaviour either they just reward her with cookies. Bleh. Nannie was Elizabeth's mom. There's no guarantee that her name would match Watson's even if she was his mom.
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Post by livvy on Jan 22, 2023 1:35:59 GMT -5
Wouldn't Nannie be Mrs Brewer, not Mrs Taylor since she's Watson's mother? Emily acts like a spoiled brat most of the time but she really took the cake in this one. She doesn't even get punished for her bad behaviour either they just reward her with cookies. Bleh. Nannie was Elizabeth's mom. There's no guarantee that her name would match Watson's even if she was his mom. Oops how did I forget she's Elizabeth's mother? Of course she is. And I don't think Nannies full name was ever mentioned before now.
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