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Kersti and St. Nicholas (Viking, 1940)
New edition by Boissevain Books, 2011
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Appreciation of Kersti by
Mary White
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Appreciation by Four Generations of Readers
The book Kersti and St. Nicholas has been a tradition to read, in my family, for many years. The book was my mother's. I can still remember my grandmother reading it to us after my mother was grown. I continued this with my children, with memories of my grown son coming to sit at the end of the bed to listen, once again, to this story as I read to my younger ones. This story is now being read to my grandchildren. I had always wished that I could have told the author, Ms. Hilda van Stockum, how much joy this book has brought to my family, but since it was my mother's book, received as a little girl, I assumed the author was no longer living. My mother was born in 1933, and has since passed away. My daughter just found this site. (a year too late). But I want to convey to you the wonderful memories your mother's book has brought to my family. Mary White (Baltimore, Maryland, in the HvS Guest Book)
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