How Six Found Christmas

By Trina Schart Hyman

Book Overview

Enter the Great Snow Forest to discover what Christmas truly is in this beautiful new gift edition of a holiday classic from Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman.

Once upon a time there was a little girl who had never heard of Christmas and therefore did not know what it was. So she sets off into the snowy woods in search of it, gathering a memorable troupe of animal companions along the way: a curious cat, a sad-faced hound, a regal hawk, a wise old fox, and an amusing nightingale.

Each of her companions has questions: What does Christmas feel like? Is it comfortable and warm? What does it sound like? Does it laugh? Does it shriek? But beneath the gently falling snow, they discover a different answer to their questions than expected: Christmas is how Christmas feels.

A timeless classic, this cloth-bound, luxurious new edition of Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman's gentle, introspective holiday tale, leaves readers with the greatest Christmas story of all: that Christmas is not only where you find it; it's what you make of it.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823461920
• ISBN13: 9780823461929
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

How Six Found Christmas

An amazing book!...I first read this to my children over 20 years ago. They loved it then and they still love it now. We read it each year at Christmas but now we include the grandchildren. It is the best example I have seen of the spirit of Christmas. It is presented in a manner that makes the concept of Christmas available to everyone. It should be in every home.