SuitabookSeven Stories of Christmas Love
Leo F. Buscaglia
- Reading
- Try reading one recollection at a time, then compare which moments the narrator connects with caring or love; the stories offer distinct situations to reflect on.
- Themes
- Family hardship and forgiveness: A Christmas morning memory centres on Buscaglia's poor Italian immigrant family and a lesson in forgiveness and love. The episode connects a family memory with forgiveness and love.
- Christmas with Jewish neighbours: Buscaglia and his family share Christmas dinner with new Jewish neighbours. The episode brings the families together for a Christmas dinner.
- A boy's Christmas gift: As a boy, Buscaglia gives homemade ravioli to the public librarian he has a crush on. The episode presents a boy's homemade ravioli as a Christmas gift to the librarian he has a crush on.
- Worth knowing
- One story centres on forgiveness within a poor Italian immigrant family; another shares Christmas dinner with new Jewish neighbours. These situations may invite discussion of hardship and different traditions.