These were read aloud, which resulted in maybe a different experience than most. The stories for Day 1, 9, 11, and 12 were all great, if maybe a little rushed in the case of 9. For the most part, the stories had nothing to do with winter or the end of year holidays. It was poorly edited, if edited at all; there were whole repeated pages of text multiple times! The gifts that came with this book were excellent and, frankly, the saving grace here. I will pick up the 2022 book box and hope for the best.