Part two of the three part Christmas special finds the group talking through children’s Christmas books and how those stories land differently now than they did growing up.

The Covered Pages

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss
• Jan Brett Christmas and winter titles: The Mitten, The Hat, The Christmas Sweater, Alice in Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Gingerbread Baby, and The Night Before Christmas
• How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney by Mac Barnett
• That Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
• Elmore the Christmas Moose by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt
• Murray Christmas by E. G. Keller
• The Twelve Days of Christmas by Greg Pizzoli
• A Stickler Christmas by Lane Smith
• Let it Glow by Marissa Meyer
• The Christmas Murder Game series: The Christmas Cracker Killer by Alexandra Benedict
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz
• The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

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