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    Christmas on Jane Street: A True Story
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    Christmas on Jane Street: A True Story

    By Billy Romp and Wanda Urbanska

    3.5/5

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    About this ebook

    A lovely, lovingly illustrated little gem of a book, this delightful tenth anniversary edition of a beloved Christmas classic tells the poignant, inspiring story of an unforgettable family that brings the Christmas spirit to life on a street corner in Manhattan and the warm, wide circle of friends who have welcomed them to the neighborhood. 

    Every holiday season for nearly twenty years, Billy Romp, his wife, and their three children have spent nearly a month living in a tiny camper and selling Christmas trees on Jane Street in New York City. They arrive from Vermont the day after Thanksgiving and leave just in time to make it home for Christmas morning—and for a few weeks they transform a corner of the Big Apple into a Frank Capra-esque small town alive with heartwarming holiday spirit.

    Christmas on Jane Street is about the transformative power of love—love of parent and child, of merchant and customer, of stranger and neighbor. The ideal Christmas story, it is about the lasting and profound difference that one person can make to a family and one family can make to a community.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 21, 2013
    ISBN9780062296214
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    Reviews for Christmas on Jane Street

    3.5/5

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    • 3/5
      The sappiness just oozes out of this book! And not out of the Christmas trees! A sweet little story about Christmas spirit and a father and daughter relationship! Beware: it's very mushy!!
    • 4/5
      This is an excellent feel good story for Christmas. Having two (now adult) daughters myself, I can relate strongly to the Bill Romp's angst and emotions. Some may see the story as a bit saccharine and corny, but isn't that as much a part of Christmas as carols and the tree?
    • 4/5
      This is an excellent feel good story for Christmas. Having two (now adult) daughters myself, I can relate strongly to the Bill Romp's angst and emotions. Some may see the story as a bit saccharine and corny, but isn't that as much a part of Christmas as carols and the tree?
    • 3/5
      I understand the message of the book, and the last part of it is great, but there are some parenting things that I have issues with. A child deliberately disobeys her father by not letting her parents know where she is while they are in Manhattan, of all places. Then she willfully disobeys his grounding her to go to a party, and all is happy when the father confesses that he is in the wrong. I found it hard to get past that in that portion of the book. The beginning and ending were good, however.
    • 3/5
      Sweet holiday book about a family from Vermont who spends a month on Jane Street in NYC selling Christmas trees, wreaths, etc. The Romp family depends on the income from these sales to provide their finances for the year. When the oldest child, Ellie, wants to do things differently, her father rebels, causing a rift between members of the family. After reflection, they all discover that giving is better than receiving. Changing things a little helped them learn.
    • 4/5
      Charming story of Christmas tree sellers from Vermont who spend December in Greenwich Village, and the daughter who wants to see the Nutcracker Ballet.
    • 3/5
      The sappiness just oozes out of this book! And not out of the Christmas trees! A sweet little story about Christmas spirit and a father and daughter relationship! Beware: it's very mushy!!
    • 4/5
      A quick, but wonderful Christmas memoir. The Romp family is a real family that sells Christmas trees each December at a stand on Jane St. and 8th Ave. in Manhattan. The father tells the story of one year that was particularly special for him and his daughter, Ellie. She is growing up and no longer seems enamored by everything about her father. Sensing her growing distance as a threat, her dad tries to hold on to her through discipline and pressure. Unable to forcibly control his headstrong daughter, Billy is finally persuaded by his wife to take a closer look at his motives.I really enjoyed reading this title during the Christmas season. It is a short book that I could read in a day. The neighborhood setting is delightful, as are the people who obviously look forward to the Romp family and their annual campout on their corner during the weeks preceding Christmas. As a parent, I found important lessons to learn seeing through the eyes of this special family and this pivotal year in their lives.
    • 3/5
      This book tells the true story of a family who comes to New York City every year from Thanksgiving to Christmas to sell Christmas trees. The author of the book, Billy Romp, faces a dilemma when he fears his daughter is growing away from him as she becomes attracted to the glamour and excitement of life in a big city.