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About the Author
Katherine Bolger Hyde is a writer and editor living in Ben Lomond, California. She sings soprano in the choir of St. Lawrence Orthodox Church in Felton and enjoys celebrating the feast of St. Lucia with her parish each December. Visit her on the web at www.kbhyde.com.
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Product details
Age Range: 5 - 6 years
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Conciliar Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0982277040
ISBN-13: 978-0982277041
Product Dimensions:
8 x 0.5 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.0 out of 5 stars
32 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#665,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
I feel such a downer to write this review. I really expected to like this book, but I don't. I celebrated Saint Lucia Day with my young sons (5 and 3) last year by bringing them tea and scones in bed with candlelight. They loved it. I knew nothing about Saint Lucia apart from what I read as a young girl in the American Girl Kristen books. It was so special and magical to me from that story alone that I decided to celebrate Saint Lucia Day with my sons. This year I wanted them to have a story to connect to Saint Lucia and give us a better understanding of this festival. A few reviews commented on language and maturity of this book and another about the emphasis on going to church. Going to church does not make this book more familiar or comfortable. Even with our church background this book was overly mature and not the story I was expecting. The whole conversation between the mother and daughter feels very contrived. I also bought Lucia Morning in Sweden and I am hoping when it arrives I will like it better, otherwise I recommend Kristen's Surprise: A Christmas Story. I haven't read it in years, but it left me with a sense of wonder and awe about Saint Lucia day when I was a little girl. I would not read this book to young children, maybe 10? Two stars for illustrations and sheet music at end of story. For spoilers and a long review please read on.Lucia, Saint of Light, starts out fine with four children preparing a Lucia breakfast for their parents, the oldest, Lucy, is Saint Lucia, her sisters are her attendants and her brothers are dressed up in star boy hats and carrying star boy poles (That was interesting. I didn't know anything about star-boys, please explain. Well it never did.) The children carry breakfast to their parents while singing a Saint Lucia song. The family continues their celebration of the day bringing breakfast to an elderly neighbor from Sweden. All of that was fine and I read it to my, now, six year old son, but then I very briefly skimmed, rephrased and summarized the rest of the book (14 more pages with pictures).Once when Lucy was younger she asked her mother for the story about Saint Lucia and then you get to read what feels like a very staged conversation between the mother and daughter. Things like,"St. Lucia was born late in the third century in the Roman Empire and was raised to be a Christian.""But wasn't it against the law to be a Christian back then?"My mother smiled. "You've been paying attention to the saints' lives in church haven't you?"Really? Other phrases such as "she loved God so much that she didn't want to marry anyone but her heavenly Bridegroom, Jesus Christ." Maybe this isn't awkward language for some Christian families, but that is not how I would have phrased her desire to devote her life to God. As another reviewer stated "pleased with her desire to remain a virgin." I also could not think of an appropriate way to explain that to my six year old son. And the mother explains how Saint Lucia gave away here dowry and a girl couldn't be married without a dowry. Then Lucy pipes in, " Like the Saint Nicholas story! Saint Nicholas left money in their stockings so they could get married." "That's right." My sons know the Saint Nicholas story too and they would easily make that connection, so it is weird to read something that explains something that they already know. Just to read that to them would sound demeaning. Then again not all families know the Saint Nicholas story, so this could be an introduction that, for some, would feel less contrived.Then we read how she was arrested for being a Christian and the Holy Spirit came down on her so that she was so heavy she could not be moved by the Roman soldiers, nor by several yoke of oxen, nor did the fire touch her when they tried to burn her. Well that was all very interesting and worth reading....until I turned the page."Finally, one of the soldiers drove his sword into her throat. Lucia said one last prayer, then gave up her spirit into the hands of her heavenly Bridegroom. She was buried with honor and became the patron saint of her city, Syracuse."Wait....they drove a sword into her throat?! This is not what I was trying to accomplish. I just wanted a story about the bread and the candles. For those of you wanting details of her holy life this might be what you wanted, but I just read of her life and death and nowhere did it mention a crown of candles and bread.Lucy asks why she is the patron saint of Sweden. Mother explains, Saint Lucia saved Sweden from a terrible famine during the darkest day of a most terrible winter sailing in a boat across a lake during the middle ages. Lucy interjects some more, mother explains some more.Now I'm confused. When did this happen exactly? This happened after she died? The book is not really clear.There are two sentences in the book that tell the story that I was hoping this book would be about."There was also a legend that Lucia used to visit Christians hiding in the catacombs. In order to keep her hands free to carry food she brought them, she wore candles on her head." That was it. They go on to explain the meaning of her name, the white dress, red sash, Lucia cats (breakfast buns), and the coffee. End of story. Two stars for great illustrations and the lovely sheet music "Santa Lucia" at the end and there is a recipe for Lucia Cats included as well as many resources. I considered saving this until my sons were older, but I'll probably donate it to the library. I will quote the one star reviewer. "Oy. What a crappy book."
We are very happy with this book because it explains both the origins of the St. Lucia story and her martyrdom as well as the modern day traditions that are common among Swedes today. Included are the traditional St. Lucia song with music and also a recipe for saffron buns. It answered a lot of questions I had about the holiday and is an interesting story! The only thing I didn't care for were some of the supernatural descriptions of St. Lucia and her survival/death/miracles. However, since that is how the legend goes it makes sense for it to be in the book. Definitely read through first before reading it to kids to make sure it gets with your beliefs.
I wanted to like this book better than I did. I felt that the text was affected and unnatural. Kids under 7 probably won't notice.It has lovely pictures, though, some recipes and it's a good way to provide some background to the feast day.
I love the illustrations in this book. It is very in depth and a lovely story. I would have liked to see the story told more "succinctly". It is a little long and too descriptive for my young kids. I tried to read this to a group of preschoolers/young elementary kids at a Lucia party we had and I lost their attention pretty quickly. I think this is more appropriate for older elementary ages - 8+.
Wanted to use as a read aloud - however, this book is a little too religious and too wordy for second grade. I think sections of it are great
My culture, my heritage
Both my 3 and 4 year old love this book. I think that they appreciate the pictures and are curious of this is also a tradition we should start at home. It covers the saint in the context of a little girl who's family celebrates the feast of St. Lucy every year with some traditions of cooking and the lighted wreath.
It is wonderful to find orthodox children's books. My children enjoy the stories of the saints, but a book with pictures keeps my children's attention better.
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