This book brought tears to my eyes as I recalled my personal experieces with my best friends. I could truly relate to most of the feelings expressed. It had wonderful pictures. I could recomment this to anyone who has had a true best friend. Girls most certainly need at least one good friend to survive in this world.

My best friend gave this to me years ago and I treasure it. Every once in a while I'll write her an e-mail that says, "Girlfriend, you are the best!"

Mother Teresa coined the term "the leprosy of the West" to describe the selfish trend of dumping the elderly in nursing homes where they can conveniently be forgotten or periodically described a receiving the best of care. Carol Lynn Pearson examines this disease in her delightful Yuletide story "A Stranger for Christmas."

The short tale may be somewhat predictable, lightly sugar-coated, and in certain cases a little less than plausible, but none of those debatable deficiencies is a crime. This allegory of two neglected little old ladies trying to prove that good people still exist among the modern day Christmas hustle and bustle leaves the reader with a very satisfied feeling.

In fact, I preferred 'Stranger' to the enjoyable, but in my view overrated modern classic "The Christmas Box." Amidst all the holiday habiliments, sneak an hour to read it, and you may completely re-prioritize your Christmas to do list.

A Stranger for Christmas was such pleasant reading. You'll want to meet the two old ladies and talk to them about their make believe friend. (Didn't we all have one of those at one time or another?) The book only covers a few days of real time, and takes only a couple of hours to read, but brought laughter, moments of sadness, and then tears of joy. My thanks go to Carol Lynn Pearson for providing such an enjoyable experience.

This book is a must for every family. We read it aloud several times over, with adults & children. All enjoy the story & it teaches us the real meaning of sharing & caring. Beautifully written. It will touch everyones heart.

Although Amazon.com's review and the Author's review try to "sell" the book, I have read it and am not impressed. But then again, making money is more important than providing a good piece of writing. I agree with writer when s/he comments about the similiarity to Reichert's poem, also titled "What Love Is", but only in idea and tone. The poem is autobiographical, dealing with Reichert's first experience with love and the lessons she learns as she grows up about "What Love Is". This poem, written in honor of her deceased child - an organ donor, has appeared in many publications. The book by Pearson appears to follow a similiar path but packages it's message in a confusing and disjointed manner.

A very banal and juvenile work that reminds me of a daily soap opera drama. No substance, depth or even a hint of originality in this considering that this "fable" does appear to have it's idea taken from the 1995 poem of the same name (different subject). Can I get a refund?

Very poorly written piece that relies on too many jumbled ideas and emotion to make a profit. I did find one use for it. I had my class evaluate it for what not to do. A student's comment summed it up, "Just because an author can make money off it, doesn't mean it's any good." How true! I did compare this book with the 1995 poem "What Love Is" as one reviewer suggested - enough similarities contained in this book to make it questionable in my opinion. One big difference - the poem was good - the book wasn't.