Jimsy The Christmas Kid

<p><strong style=color: rgba(24 24 24 1)>Such a sweet story that made my heart glow! </strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(24 24 24 1)>The Christmas Kid!</strong><span style=color: rgba(24 24 24 1)> an orphan boy who has come to stay for the holiday with the first-citizen (the stodgy bank president who has so carefully set himself above everyone and certainly above Christmas festivities) and his wife (Aunt Judith who has such a need to give the love that is languishing and aching in her heart). </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(24 24 24 1)>As the book says Jimsy takes it for granted that you'll like him -- but completely without arrogance for he's the sort of dear spirit with a zest for life and unassuming kindness and generosity for others despite his own hard lot. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(24 24 24 1)>What I love is that he is not too goody-goody but just feels so real in his need to love and be loved and so earnest in his boyish ways to make friends. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(24 24 24 1)>It's beautiful how easily Jimsy and Aunt Judith open their hearts to one another. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(24 24 24 1)>Of course the real test will be if the first-citizen can be moved and of course this being a happy Christmas story it's no surprise how things end. </span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(24 24 24 1)>But it's such a sweet fast read by turns humorous and poignant and filled with the spirit of Christmas that I loved every minute despite the predictability</strong></p>