粉繪者買的，總覺得Engelbreit的圖很童話。故事是老故事，但沒想到文字也挺好，幾乎算是韻文，但讀來并不尷尬。表達靜謐“not a creature was stirring”,看到“the children were nestled all snug in their beds”就覺得舒適，看到肚子笑起來像碗果凍還挺逗的，這么形容圣誕老人的估計也比較少見了：“he was a chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf. a wink...
暖心童話故事范，以另一種方式解讀圣誕老人的由來。而且，這回還有了圣誕老媽，挺新鮮。字多，草草看完，關鍵覺得畫風長在了我的審美點上。to wish is to believe; to believe in magic, in hopes and dreams that know no boundaries——此句或許可以點題。
2016
