Shaw’s Book Shop to Hold Story Time Sat. Dec. 6
Come and hear the classic story “Polar Express” and receive a silver bell. Shaw’s Book Shop will be holding story time on Saturday December 6 at 5pm, just before the Home for the Holidays parade. The theme for this year’s parade is children’s books. Shaw’s Book Shop is located at 79 Westwood Avenue, Westwood.
On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that’s headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus’ home. We follow a beautifully illustrated story of this young boy’s quiet night ride with other children, on the Polar Express train to the North Pole, a “huge city standing alone at the top of the world, filled with factories where every Christmas toy was made.” Our narrator is the fortunate child, picked by Santa, to receive the first gift of that Christmas. He knows exactly what he wants, a simple gift that will help him continue to believe in the magic of Christmas, a silver bell from a reindeer’s harness. Polar Express is a wonderful book for those who want to believe in the spirit of Christmas every day of every year.
The Polar Express is a 1985 children’s book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children. It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm, relaxing storyline. In 1986, it was awarded the Caldecott Medal for children’s literature. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its “Teachers’
Top 100 Books for Children.” It was one of the “Top 100 Picture Books” of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.
Please join us for this adventure to the North Pole and discover the magic of believing!
Shaw’s Book Shop
79 Westwood Avenue
Westwood, NJ 07675
201-666-4484