Calista Gingrich creates magic with her Children's Book "Christmas in America" Autographed


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Ellis the Elephant is back! In Christmas in America, the fifth in Callista Gingrich's New York Timesbestselling series, Ellis discovers the meaning of Christmas and learns how this special holiday has been celebrated throughout American history.

In preceding books, including Sweet Land of Liberty, Land of the Pilgrims' Pride, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and From Sea to Shining Sea, Ellis learns about the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation. Now, in Christmas in America, this adorable pachyderm explores the tales and traditions that have made Christmas a cherished part of the American experience.

Authored by Callista Gingrich and illustrated by Susan Arciero, Christmas in America will delight readers who want to discover how the celebration of Christmas has prevailed and brought out the best in our nation.


 


 



By 
Maureen on October 20, 2015

 



Format: Hardcover

We welcomed the new book of Ellis the Elephant into our home with much joy and anticipation, and we were not disappointed. This book is about Christmas in America and is the fifth book in this series, and my boys could not wait for it to be read to them, again and again.

This time Ellis travels back in time with Colonists, George and Martha Washington, Andrew Jackson, our Civil War, Calvin Coolidge and Apollo 8 astronauts. What better way to begin to get ready for the fast coming Christmas season, and a lesson about our American history.

The book is beautifully illustrated and just a joy to turn the page, as I witnessed by the boys, and the rhyming prose is such a learning exercise. This book will bring you so much pleasure, and full of facts. We also have an area at the back for parents and older children to answer all those questions that come up while reading this book.

The boys were talking and hoping that there will be more of these books, they love them and look forward in anticipation for the arrival.


 

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Callista Gingrich
 is the President of Gingrich Productions. She and her husband, Newt, host and produce historical and public policy documentaries. Recent films include,
 
A City Upon A Hill, America at Risk, and
 
Nine Days that Changed the World. Mrs. Gingrich’s photography is featured in the
 
New York Times
 bestseller,
 
Rediscovering God in America, as well as in
 
Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, which she co-authored. Callista is the voice for several audio books, including,
 
A Nation Like No Other
 and
 
To Save America. Mrs. Gingrich is also the President of the Gingrich Foundation. She resides in McLean, Virginia, with her husband, Newt Gingrich.




Susan Arciero
 is the illustrator of numerous children’s books, including
 
Nat, Nat, The Nantucket Cat
 and
 
Cornelius Vandermouse: The Pride of Newport. Growing up in Masachusetts and traveling the world as a military family, including ten years in Washington, D.C., made researching these illustrations even more captivating and inspiring. She lives in Pinehurst, North Carolina, with her husband, three children, and two Basset Hounds.