A Time to Keep: The Tasha Tudor Book of Holidays
by Tasha Tudor

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Book Review: A time you may embrace
Summary: 5 Stars

But it's the storyline that gripped me so tightly as a kid. I wanted to belong to the world Tudor conjured up. An odd period of history that's not quite the pioneer days, but definitely not modern day. Here, people have beetle races and make their own cider. They have sugarhouses and eat maple syrup on the snow (something I always wanted to do). Birthdays are celebrated in mysterious woodland grottos and birthday cakes are sent floating down rivers at night, lit for everyone to see. And of course there are corgis and cats everywhere.

Tudor's illustrations go beyond her scenes. Each picture is contained within beautifully embellished vines that mimic the time of year. Sometimes you'll see red tipped blackbirds flying in the gutters between the pages. Or pussywillows winding about the corners. Then too, the people in these pictures are always having fun. The kids perform their own Midsummer's Eve plays or have exciting Halloween parties. Even those moments when someone is being scared at Halloween, you can usually see some child somewhere acting brave or fully enjoying his moment of surprise.

The only slightly objectionable moment in the book in this book may be a moment of charades in which two boys are dressed like "Indians" preparing to scalp their sister. It's fairly tame when you look at it, and I've seen far more offensive stuff presented in older kids books since then. Beyond that, there is not a single moment of discomfort to be felt. This is a beautiful book that has retained its loveliness as the years go by. Such sweet stories as this do not come along every day. You'd do well to keep this one in mind.

Summary of A Time to Keep: The Tasha Tudor Book of Holidays

Month by month, Tasha Tudor's delicate illustrations bring to life the holidays of an earlier time. A warm-hearted celebration of family and tradition, this treasury of "times to keep" will be cherished and enjoyed all year long.

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