Disclosure: I was sent a review copy from the folks at Simon & Schuster in exchange for an honest review. All views shared are mine and mine alone.
Forget the tiny squares of waxy chocolate and the plastic trinkets in those advent calendars you always pick up for your kids to count down to Christmas. This year, the best advent calendar is a book! Maxime Gillio and Benedetta Capriotti's "The Christmas Contest" isn't just a holiday novel; it's a brilliant, interactive tradition wrapped up in a book cover. This is the ultimate family gift because the magic is in the uniqueness of the format. Instead of simply turning the page, this book demands patience and builds delicious anticipation, as you read one chapter a night with your family for 24 nights.
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Don't Peek! The Joy of the Perforated Pages
What makes "The Christmas Contest" a standout gift is its ingenious structure of 24 sealed chapters, each waiting behind its own perforated enclosure, just like a true advent calendar! Every day, from December 1st right up to Christmas Eve, your family gets a new ritual:
The Reveal: Carefully tear open the perforated seal for the day's chapter (a ruler or a steady hand helps!).
The Story Slice: Dive into a short, charming chapter that advances the main story without any cliffhangers that will ruin bedtime, but just enough festive fun to keep them eager for the next day.
The Daily Bond: It creates a perfect 10-minute slot for quality family time, whether you're reading it aloud or listening as an emerging reader practices. So, you don't have to feel rushed to get through bathtime or other bedtime routines to fit in time to read a chapter, as the read is quick, and a great way to get kids to settle into bed at the end of a busy day.
More About the Story:
The story itself is just as delightful as the structure. Santa Claus is overwhelmed with the Nice List this year, so he holds a competition at the North Pole to find his very first apprentice!
The contestants are a wildly fun bunch: an ambitious elf, a wise-cracking village child, a gnome who only says "groumf," and even a stuffed monkey. It's a wholesome, hilarious tale of community and the true spirit of Christmas, perfectly delivered in daily, suspenseful bursts.
Why I Love This Book Advent:
This book transforms reading into a literal daily act of discovery. It teaches kids patience, builds a positive daily reading habit, and turns a simple story into an exciting, hands-on family ritual. If you want a fun, non-religious countdown to Christmas, this is the book to choose. And, the best part is, you can read it again next year, and for years to come, as it will become a staple at Christmas time just like the Elf on Shelf, but without all the extra work of moving or staging an elf each night. You only have to commit to one chapter a night with this book and get to reap the benefits of quiet quality time with you kids as you snuggle up and read this holiday story together.
Get Your Copy of "The Christmas Contest" Today!
Don't delay in picking up this fun, new advent novel. You still have time to read the past week and then switch to a chapter a night until Christmas.
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Happy reading!
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