{"id":1592,"date":"2016-12-19T20:44:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/?p=1592"},"modified":"2018-09-14T12:01:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T16:01:53","slug":"appalachian-christmas-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/2016\/12\/19\/appalachian-christmas-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Appalachian Christmas Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cImagine a morning in late November. A coming of winter morning more than twenty years ago. Consider the kitchen of a spreading old house in a country town. A great black stove is its main feature; but there is also a big round table and a fireplace with two rocking chairs placed in front of it.\u201d \u2013 <em>A Christmas Memory<\/em> by Truman Capote<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1594 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PerfectTree_2-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"perfecttree_2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PerfectTree_2-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PerfectTree_2-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PerfectTree_2-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/PerfectTree_2.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Only 6 more days until Christmas! Now is the time for hot cocoa, roaring fires, and snuggling beneath the Christmas tree with\u00a0your favorite Christmas stories. Here are a few of our favorite Appalachian Christmas stories and picture books. Be sure to share your own favorites in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1593 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/51kBU3TzVrL._SX258_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"51kbu3tzvrl-_sx258_bo1204203200_\" width=\"260\" height=\"296\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written by Gloria Houston and Illustrated by Barbara Cooney<\/p>\n<p>This heartwarming holiday tale, is about a young girl name Ruthie and her family\u2019s quest to bring the perfect Christmas tree to their small Appalachian town. Cooney\u2019s gorgeous acrylic paintings bring irresistible charm to Houston\u2019s story of family, love, and the spirit of Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1595 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/61TwQ0OUZVL-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"61twq0ouzvl\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/61TwQ0OUZVL-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/61TwQ0OUZVL.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/>Christmas in the Country<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Diane Goode<\/p>\n<p>This picture book is a warm depiction of a young girl growing up in Appalachia being raised by her grandparents. Goode\u2019s cheerful watercolors and Rylant\u2019s description of family tradition inspires nostalgia and invites one to reflect on one\u2019s own holiday memories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1596 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/943655-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"943655\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/943655-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/943655.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snowbear Whittington: An Appalachian Beauty and the Beast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written by William Hooks and illustrated by Victoria Lisi<\/p>\n<p>A romantic re-telling of the classic fairy tale <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em> with an Appalachian twist. It all begins when a poor father picks three forbidden Christmas roses for his youngest daughter Nell. Lisi\u2019s vibrant colored pencil illustrations are beautiful and Hook is able to put a unique spin on this old, familiar tale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1597 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/Christmas-Memory-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"christmas-memory\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Christmas Memory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written by Truman Capote and illustrated by Beth Peck<\/p>\n<p>This short story set in rural Alabama is about an endearing friendship between 7 year old Buddy and his older cousin Miss Sook Falk. Together they perform a favorite Christmas tradition of making fruitcakes and sending them out to friends and people they admire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cImagine a morning in late November. A coming of winter morning more than twenty years ago. Consider the kitchen of a spreading old house in a country town. 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