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Story of Holly and Ivy
Story of Holly and Ivy | Rumer Godden
22 posts | 18 read | 10 to read
Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. Can all three wishes come true? This festive tale is perfectly complemented by beloved Barbara Cooney's luminous illustrations, filled with the warm glow of the Christmas spirit.
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Holly ??❤️ #ChristmasCheer ?°❆⛄⋆.ೃ࿔?*:・❄️

#BookNerd ???

Jas16 I love that book so much. It was a childhood favorite. 2w
JuliaTheBookNerd @Jas16 Same! 🥰 2w
LeslieO Rumer Godden AND Barbara Cooney! Such a classic. 2w
Eggs Love this book❤️ 2w
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#FaveHolidayBk 💚❤️ #DecemberDreams 🎄🎅🏻🦌☃️❄️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs One of my top faves - also love this song ❤️💚❤️ 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty decorations 🎁 12mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Story of Holly and Ivy | Rumer Godden
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This was my favorite Christmas book growing up ❤️ #Holly #DivineDecember 🎄❄️🎁

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Jas16 Mine too! 2y
IndoorDame I love Rumer Godden! 2y
jlhammar Love this book! 2y
Eggs This a great book❤️💚❤️ 2y
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wordslinger42
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I was feeling excited about next year's #bookspin challenge, so I decided to make my January list (complete with glittery winter stickers 😆❄🐧)

Book spin is the only reading challenge I'm doing because I feel like I need a year where reading is just for fun & not about completing a big goal.

I chose books from a metal cart I have stuffed full of children's classics and some vintage books.

Thanks for hosting, @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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jlhammar
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Pickpick

Such a sweet and charming story.

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ravenlee
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Pickpick

Illustrated by Adrienne Adams, this is a very sweet story of a doll and her girl finding each other, and so much more. I‘ve had this copy forever but never read it. By great coincidence I chose to read this today, which turned out to be Rumer Godden‘s birthday.

DebinHawaii I had this copy growing up! Loved this book! ❤️💚 3y
LeahBergen I love this one, too! 🥰 3y
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kspenmoll
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OriginalCyn620 Pretty! 4y
LeahBergen I love this story. 😍 4y
rubyslippersreads I ❤️💚 everything about this picture. 😊 4y
Jas16 My favorite children‘s Christmas book! 4y
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EadieB
Story of Holly and Ivy | Rumer Godden
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Day 18 - #Holly #SleighTheStacks
#TheStoryOfHollyAndIvy #RumerGoddenBarbaraCooney

Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. Can all three wishes come true?

Moonprismpower This is one of my favorites. ❤️ 4y
DebinHawaii I loved this one growing up! ❤️💚 4y
OriginalCyn620 💚💚💚 4y
EadieB @DebinHawaii Great story! 4y
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EliNeedsMoreShelves
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I think the holly berries look #cranberryred - one of my favorites that I read to the kiddos every year.

#holidayread #holidaytradition #wintergames2020
#teamreadnosedreindeer

@StayCurious

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sblbooks
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#OverbookedClub #ChristmasReading
The Story of Holly & Ivy 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
The Christmas Eve Daughter 🎄🎄🎄🎄
A Holiday By Gaslight 🎄🎄🎄.5
Miss Marley 🎄🎄🎄🎄.5
Orphan Train Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄

What did you read this week?
@Chrissyreadit @shellleigh33 @megnews @catebutler @Butterfinger @CoffeeNBooks @Kdgordon88 @Roary47 @rubyslippersreads @Readswithcoffee

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Eggs
Story of Holly and Ivy | Rumer Godden
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Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. And BTW this is 1 of my favorite Christmas songs
#holly
#hollyjollyreading

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

CrowCAH This is one of my favorite Christmas songs - The Holly and the Ivy! 5y
Eggs @CrowCAH Me too🎶❤️🎶 (edited) 5y
OriginalCyn620 ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗💗💗 5y
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GatheringBooks
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Pickpick

#HollyJollyReading Day 8: “The Story of #Holly & Ivy” is a story of quiet wishes, the magic of a prickle, and finding a home for Christmas. It is also a reminder of how we should be grateful for things that we usually take for granted: the warmth of a fire, breakfast lovingly prepared for you as you wake up on Christmas Day, and the simple sense of belonging & knowing you are where you should be. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-tj

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚🎄 5y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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Merry Christmas Littens! From my family to yours!🎄🎁❤️ #ChristmasMorning #BookNerd 📚❤️

tournevis Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄🤶🎁😘 7y
MrBook Merry Christmas!!! 7y
Dragon Merry Christmas 🎄 7y
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Sungirl79 Merry Christmas!!!🎄🎁 7y
Simona Merry Christmas 😘 7y
JessClark78 Merry Christmas! 7y
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Centique
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#decdays #cold

Playing catch-up again and I‘m still fixating on kids books! This is my favourite Christmas kids story and #cold made me think of little orphan Ivy who has to find shelter overnight in the wintry town where she has been looking/wishing for a grandmother. I think she stays warm by sheltering near a bakery with a hot oven 🤔 Anyway as a child I wished for the doll Holly from this book so hard. Beautiful illustrations 😍

Cinfhen Beautiful illustrations ❤️💚❤️ 7y
Jas16 Love this book so much. Bought a copy for my newest niece for Christmas 7y
rubyslippersreads I love this book! 7y
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EvieBee I adore Godden! ♥️ 7y
LeahBergen Love this one, too. 💕 7y
Centique @Jas16 oooh that‘s a great idea! I need to get it for some littlies too. 7y
Centique @EvieBee the only author i know where I love both their adult books and children‘s books! 7y
Jeg This has always been one of my favourite Xmas books. When I was teaching I always read it aloud to my class. 7y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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This was my favorite 😍 #Christmas 🎄 book growing up 😊❤️ #HollyAndIvy #SizzlinSummerBooks #BookNerd 📚💙

Jas16 Mine too! 7y
eekabook There used to be an animated Christmas special of this called the Wish and I adored it growing up! 7y
teresareads Same here! I had a different edition from this one, and I'd love to find an edition with the illustrations I remember. 7y
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Jas16
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I reread this #picturebook every Christmas.#readingwomenmonth

batsy Love Rumer Godden! This picture book looks so sweet. 7y
ValerieAndBooks I have that book somewhere. Several years ago this was adapted for TV and re-titled The Wish that Changed Christmas. I taped it on VHS then, and it's now an annual family favorite. (I just looked and it's on YouTube). The ending never fails to make me cry 😭!! 7y
LeahBergen This is such a good one!! 💗 7y
Jas16 @ValerieAndBooks Thank you so much for letting me know. I will watch it this weekend with a box of tissues. 7y
Centique Oh I do the same thing! When I got pregnant with my first child I went and ordered about a dozen of the most special children's books I could remember and this was one (same edition too!). It's so beautiful! 7y
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EliNeedsMoreShelves
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Pickpick

Some day I will make it through reading this book to my kiddos without crying. This was not that day. "Those are happy tears, right mom?" Love this story.

Reviewsbylola I always cry when I read Nancy Tillman's books to my kids. 😭❤ 8y
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silentrequiem
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Playing catch up on #seasonsreadings2016. Here are some of my favorite #christmassyreads.

silentrequiem This is one of my favorite books! 8y
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RealLifeReading
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#seasonsreadings2016 day 22: #christmassyreads
Christmas is nearly upon us!! I am frankly a bit tired of the "can I open a present today?" question every day so I can't wait for Christmas! What are some of your favourite Christmassy reads?

outis How do I not have this book? I love Sabuda's work!! 8y
BookNerdBritt I loved Skipping Christmas, and I'm currently reading Dash and Lily's Book of Dares and really enjoying it. I have the sequel, Twelve Days of Dash and Lily, on deck for when I finish it! 8y
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rubyslippersreads Lovely photo! 8y
GlitteryOtters Ahhh, White Boots! I love that book so much! 💕 8y
RealLifeReading @outis his pop-ups are truly mind-blowing! 8y
RealLifeReading @BookNerdBritt your recommendations sound fun! Off to check them out 8y
RealLifeReading @Redwritinghood my kids love both the book and the movie (well except for the guy on top of the train) 8y
RealLifeReading @shanebeth thanks! Somehow I've missed reading that one w the kids! 8y
RealLifeReading @GlitteryOtters Streatfeild ❤️❤️❤️ 8y
BookNerdBritt I also enjoyed most of the stories in (edited) 8y
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Bookworm54
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#12daysofxmasphoto #hollyorjolly

I was actually searching google to see if I could find that elusive Christmas book I mentioned the other day. One of my favourite carols (that was in this book) is The Holly and the Ivy. I then stumbled across this cute book!

Although I have not read this, it sounds like a sweet Christmas story about a little orphan girl and a doll who wants a child of her own to take care of her. Definitely on my #tbr 💕

LeahBergen It's so sweet! 8y
DebinHawaii I loved this story growing up! Wish I had my old copy! 📚❤️ 8y
Kimzey I will be humming "The Holly and the Ivy" all day now. ? Fortunately, it's one of my favorite carols too! ??. Looks like a charming book! 8y
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Jas16
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This was my favorite Christmas book as a child. I still read it every year. I am giving a copy to my niece this year hoping she loves it as much as I did at her age.