Lassie, A Christmas Story

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Summary: A Great Lassie Holiday Book--with a Twist
Review: If you purchase this book after looking at the cover and thinking it's going to be a new story about Timmy and Lassie on the farm in Calverton, you're in for a little surprise. Hamner and Sipes have crossed the storyline in two different LASSIE television series. The setting and situation are the little town in Vermont from the 1997 Animal Planet LASSIE series, where the mom is a widowed veterinarian. But instead of mother and son being Karen and Timmy Cabot, they are Ruth and Timmy Martin from the 1960s LASSIE original series episodes, and the illustrations are clearly that of June Lockhart and Jon Provost!

However, the young children-and most Lassie fans--for which this was written probably won't care. It's an exciting story about a dangerous situation on Christmas Eve, the illustrations are gorgeous, and the story actually touches on the true meaning of Christmas rather than receiving expensive gifts and Santa Claus and his reindeer. Very enjoyable for any Lassie fan.