The King's Christmas List is a delightful story about a little girl named Emma and her dog Shu-Shu who receive an invitation to the King's birthday celebration. Emma takes a cake that she and her mother baked as a gift for the King; she also takes along her favorite toy. Along the way, she meets people who are in need and she gives them the cake and her toy. When she arrives at the celebration, she doesn't have a gift for the King. That is not a problem because what He really wants is for people to help others.
While I enjoyed this story about how we should help out people who are in need, it does not really tell the true story of Christmas -- how God became man to save sinful people. The story is a good one about sacrificial giving, and the illustrations are lovely, but I did not appreciate the advertising for specific giving on the last page of the book. I've never seen such a thing, especially in a children's book! With those caveats, I would recommend this book.
While I want to thank Booksneeze for giving me a copy of this book to review, my opinions are my own.
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