A Christmas Child

e-artnow presents the Christmas Specials Series. We have selected the greatest Christmas novels, short stories and fairy tales for this joyful and charming holiday season, for all those who want to keep the spirit of Christmas alive with a heartwarming tale. A Christmas Child is an idealistic accounting of the life of young Ted who was born on Christmas. It describes life in a much early time in England. Ted is a good kind child. He is interested and attracted to many things of beauty and worth. Ted always tries to make his mother happy and he is always polite. He is always helpful and kind to his little sister. Ted collected things of interest to him, and had a room with a museum in his house, where he gave tours by appointment.

Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839-1921) was an English writer of children's stories who wrote for children under the name of Mrs Molesworth. She is best known as a writer of books for the young, such as Tell Me a Story, Carrots, The Cuckoo Clock, The Tapestry Room, and A Christmas Child. She has been called 'the Jane Austen of the nursery.'