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To Mimi's House We Go

by Susan Meissner

A Christmas journey to Grandma’s house

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A Christmas journey to Grandma’s house

Inspired by the traditional traveling song “Over the River and Through the Woods,” this Christmas picture-book story uses rhyming text to bring a familiar holiday journey into modern family life. Its route to grandmothers’ homes spans city and country, with different ways of traveling and a variety of names for Grandma, including Mimi, Oma, Gigi, and Nana. Food, family, and shared celebration connect these different households, making the journey itself a frame for the many ways families gather at Christmas.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 enjoying Christmas stories and family gatherings
  • Families looking for a rhyming read-aloud with a familiar holiday-song connection
  • Grandmothers and families who use names such as Mimi, Oma, Gigi, or Nana

Themes

Christmas traditionsFamily gatheringsGrandmothers and family namesTravel and transportationFood and shared celebration

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Book overview

Join bestselling author Susan Meissner and other "Mimis" in this Christmas-season poem inspired by the traditional holiday traveling song "Over the River and Through the Woods." Modern families find their way to grandmother's house using a variety of vehicles to celebrate with Mimis, Omas, Gigis, and Nanas.

This sweet Christmas story

  • is for boys and girls 4 to 8 years old and grandmothers of all names and types;
  • explores the different modern modes of transport used to take Christmas journeys;
  • features rhyming text resembling traditional carols and folksongs; and
  • celebrates the unique ways families celebrate Christmas while showing the common threads of food, family, and love in them all.

To Mimi's House We Go combines the magic of Christmastime with sweet memories of time with Grandma in an adventurous romp through country and city, from coast to coast.

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