Frank Carlson Library

This collection of silly poems show classic Christmas carols and traditions reimagined through the eyes of a very confused kid.

Veering from the convivial, scene-centered graphic interpretation often associated with this classic, Würbs offers a sparer take, narrowing each scene to softly focused images that are more suggestive than representational. The poem's opening lines are accompanied by an image of a lone candle burning in a brass candleholder, and the sleigh's rooftop landing shows two shadowy reindeer heads emerging from behind a foregrounded stone chimney. Santa's...

Twelve humorous, easy-to-read poems that celebrate the spirit of Christmas.