Book description
"It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35 (NIV)
"What would I wish for?" Annika wondered aloud. "If ever I had the almond in my pudding...what would be my wish?"
In turn-of the-century Sweden, finding the almond hidden in the rice pudding is the Christmas Eve highlight…
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1 author picked Annika's Secret Wish as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Out of the many Christmas picture books my children received when they were small, this is the one that still gets pulled out and re-read every year.
Annika and her family draw us in as they prepare for the annual Christmas Eve smorgasbord. We hope, along with the main character, Annika, that this year we’ll be lucky and find an almond in the rice pudding, granting us our dearest wishes for the year.
We feel Annika’s moral dilemma when she does find the almond and wonders what she should wish for. Her love for her disabled little brother helps us…
From Sonja's list on Scandinavian Christmas picture books.
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