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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

By: Barbara Robinson
Narrated by: Elaine Stritch
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The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear, and hit little kids. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant.

None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale (the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies and Herod needs a good beating) has a lot of people up in arms. But it will make this year's pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever.

©1972 Barbara Robinson (P)1995 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Christmas Classics Fiction Holidays & Celebrations Humourous Fiction Literature & Fiction Winter

Critic Reviews

"One of the best Christmas books ever." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Don't miss this hilarious and touching book." ( The Boston Globe)
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I listen to this with my kids nearly every year. The narrator does such an excellent job and only adds to the magic of the story. It puts a new perspective on the nativity story for kids that have grown up listening to it all their lives. Just love it!

The best Christmas story!

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Hi, I'm a mother of 3 and when I can't get those darn kids to get to sleep, this book works wonders ! Would definitely recommend. LOL !

Simply wonderful !

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