The Romance of a Christmas Card; Illustrated by Alice Ercle Hunt

The Romance of a Christmas Card - is an adorable Christmas classic was first published in 1916 by Keith Douglas Wiggin, an American educator, writer and composer and author of children's stories. The story of this book unfolds over two consecutive Christmas holidays. Reba Larrabee, the wife of a priest, is inspired to create several Christmas cards with poems and images that she writes and draws. Her first postcard is based on her friend Letty Boynton, who is seen from her cottage window, and the second postcard, completed on Christmas Day at the request of her publisher, is based on the exterior of the cottage. Without exception, all good Christmas stories need a happy ending and a good moral lesson. The Romance of a Christmas Card brings both, as the cards are sent out into the world, reaching the separated loved ones and the prodigal sons, eventually returning them to their families. Among other things, you can fully enjoy this Christmas story by looking at the delightful illustrations by Alice Ercle Hunt.