The Paper Bag Christmas
Dr. Christopher Ringle is the last person you’d expect to find moonlighting as Santa Claus at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving. But it is there that he meets a young man named Molar Alan, who desperately needs a new perspective on the underlying value of Christmas. Dr. Ringle recruits Mo and his older brother as volunteers at a nearby children’s hospital for the holiday season. At the hospital, Mo is tasked to help bring holiday cheer to the young cancer patients on the fifth floor. His biggest challenge is befriending a decidedly angry girl who is so embarrassed by her scarred appearance that she hides her face behind the safety of a paper bag. Almost in spite of himself, Mo finds that Christmas joy eman… More >>
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The Paper Bag Christmas
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After reading several positive reviews, I purchased this book with great hopes that it would give me Christmas goose bumps of love and joy. What a disappointment. I thought the story was too predictable and the dialog of the children was boring and trite. The idea of the story is clever…I just wish it were better written.
Rating: 2 / 5
What a great read!! We’re reading this to our children and grandchildren.
Steve Larsen
Rating: 5 / 5
This a good book for kids. Has a good message about greed and selfishness that is cured by compassion and sacrifice for those that are less fornuate.
Rating: 3 / 5
This is a touching and endearing story about the true meaning of Christmas. The main characters Molar and his brother Aaron learn the value of friendship and selflessness and how important it is to look beyond ourselves. This story was very touching and it makes you stop and think about your own life and outlook on the world and the effect you can have on others. I think that this would be a wonderful young adult novel for teens and young adults as it is told in a child’s perspective. It is also short enough to hold their attention and have a great impact as well! It can easily be read in one sitting.
Rating: 5 / 5
An inspiring, charming little story about finding “everything you never wanted for Christmas”.
Mo and his brother Aaron meet Santa at the mall. Santa is a pediatric oncologist and instead of simply giving them a present, he enlists their help as Santa’s elves in the children’s ward at the hospital. Each boy is tasked with getting to know a specific patient.
Aaron befriends Madhu, a charming boy who, although not Christian, has a fascination with Christmas and wants to learn all he can. Mo befriends Katrina, a young girl who has been through surgeries which have left her scarred and vulnerable. She wears a paper bag on her head and hides away from everyone.
The boys learn the true meaning of friendship and what kinds of gifts we should give at Christmas.
A magical novella. Easily read in one sitting, a funny, heartwarming story and one that will stay with you. I loved it. This would make a great Christmas film.
Rating: 5 / 5