A short Christmas story about Hope and how you should never get up. There were many different themes and messages hidden within these few pages. There was a lot of love and sacrifice shown between the members of this family as they all tried to support each other.

Messages like the ones contained in this book are the ones that the world needs to hear and people need to take to heart. Although it may seem hard to relate to something from a different time period, I think it would do us all some good to realize that the underlining problems have always been the same no matter what time period we are looking at. We can always find ways to relate to the stories from long ago.

This one it one that I wish I had read before now. I think had I read it when I was younger, I would have fondly remembered it and been impacted by the message a little bit more. ( )

An inspiring novel about a struggling inventor and his family in turn-of-the-century New England. Agreat Christmas read.

FROM AMAZON: A man sits in his modest, rundown house in Connecticut, missing his wife, who is working overseas as a governess to make money for the family. But he does have the companionship of his son, who supports him in his dreams of success as an inventor.

As Christmas draws near, their spirits are low—until the two begin working together on a model of a city, built with simple scraps, that leads them to a new place of hope . . .

This tale, first published in 1907, has become a cherished classic—and makes for a wonderful holiday read about life’s truest gifts. ( )