Have Yourself a Hamster Little Christmas

<p>What makes a Christmas tree attractive? Where do Himalayan Persians beagles and hamsters fit into the Christmas scheme? How do pleasant well-intentioned seasonal gestures such as decorating the house baking cookies sending Christmas cards purchasing gifts giving parties and going to events become stress-inducing obligations? In Have Yourself a Hamster Little Christmas author Sarah Shell Teague presents a collection of essays that describes the ups and downs of what can be a most hectic holiday season.<p><p>From the activity at Grand Central Station in Manhattan in the solitude of the Grand Teton National Forest and most of all at her home in South Arkansas Teague describes familiar yet comical aspects of the Christmas season. In her holiday mishaps Teague relates how she nearly comes to blows with a Christmas tree farmer an imaginary mountain lion and a crowd intent on reveling at the annual parade.<p> <p>With humor sensitivity and faith the stories in Have Yourself a Hamster Little Christmas provide the antidote for too much Christmas pressure and stress.</p>