The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

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This year's pageant is definitely like no other, but maybe that's exactly what makes it so special. Laughs abound in this bestselling Christmas classic by Barbara Robinson! The Best Christmas Pageant Ever follows the outrageous shenanigans of the Herdman siblings, or "the worst kids in the history of the world." The siblings take over the annual Christmas pageant in a hilarious yet heartwarming tale involving the Three Wise Men, a ham, scared shepherds, and six rowdy kids. You and your family will laugh along with this funny story, perfect for independent reading or read-aloud sharing. Ralph, Imogene, Leroy, Claude, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman are an awful bunch. They set fire to Fred Shoemaker's toolshed, blackmailed Wanda Pierce to get her charm bracelet, and smacked Alice Wendelken across the head. And that's just the start! When the Herdmans show up at church for the free snacks and suddenly take over the Christmas pageant, the other kids are shocked. It's obvious that they're up to no good. But Christmas magic is all around and the Herdmans, who have never heard the Christmas story before, start to reimagine it in their own way.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- 8-11 Years
    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimensions- 5.1 " W x 7.5" H x 0.4 " D
    • Genre- Picture book
    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Page count- 128
    • ISBN- 9780064402750
    • Barbara Robinson (Author)
    • Publication Date: 04-12-2005

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8 months ago
from MD

Very entertaining

This is the short book upon which the new movie is based. Both are similar to each other, with the written word having a bit more texture. The true meanings in both still come through. Very entertaining and funny to read.

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9 months ago
from Black Mountain, NC

prepare for some good laughs

This is one of the funniest children's books ever written! And it will bring tears to your eyes. Who doesn't know bullies similar to members of the Herdman family? I've read this so many times that I have the beginning memorized. It's a great read-aloud book, and the illustrations are excellent.

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3 years ago
from arlington, washington

The Best CHRISTMAS Ever!

First published in 1972, Barbara Robinson's THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER has become a holiday favorite. Written for readers with somewhere between beginning and intermediate skills, it's a story that's gained fans young and old alike. The simple narration is told through the eyes of a child about a common tradition played out in churches around the world: the annual Christmas pageant. When the Herdman children (think of the worst family in your neighborhood - unsupervised, rowdy, irreverent and full of mischief) are allowed to participate in the annual Christmas pageant against everyone's better judgement, they result in bullying their way into the meatiest roles, and the production is prematurely written off as a failure. Similar to John Irving's pageant in A Prayer for Owen Meany (HarperCollins, $17.99), in which anything that can go wrong does, Robinson's pageant holds that same inevitability for disaster, but disaster never pans out. Instead, the Herdmans do everything right - although different from past pageants - and the attendees gain a new appreciation for those they otherwise think lesser of than themselves. A spirited story, PAGEANT emphasizes the message of Christmas by embracing our differences.

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