Christmas and Mary Engelbreit.  Two of my favorite things!!  I’m thrilled to tell you about her new Christmas book, called Peace on Earth, A Christmas Collection.  This is a collection of carols, stories, and poems that ring in the holiday and celebrate it in all its wonder.

This is the perfect book for putting you in the Christmas spirit!  There are familiar carols and familiar scriptures, along with some new poems and stories that I’d not read before, but loved just as much.  Same with Mary’s artwork.  She has some classic illustrations that I’m so glad were included, along with some that I’ve not seen.

There are 40 pages of delightful artwork in this hardcover, jacketed book.  The colors are bright and vivid and there is so much to look at on every page.  What an artist she is!  On any given page, there are so many things to fall in love with.  The attention to detail, from the border trim to eyelashes is intentional and beautiful.

As an artist, Mary Engelbreit has been a favorite of mine for years and years.  She has such a way of brightening spirits with her cheerful colors, prints, words, and drawings, and this book is one of her best.  The cherry on top is the glittery snowballs on the front cover dust jacket!

I think this book would make the most wonderful hostess gift.  This book wrapped up with a plate of cookies on top would be so thoughtful, for mother and child, and something that could become a yearly tradition.  I split this up among two nights and enjoyed every minute.  I can’t wait to read it to my boys.  I’ve decided that yes, this will be a tradition in our household!

You can purchase this book for $17.99 from Zondervan HERE.

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