![]() Instead of a one time visit, the Herdmans hear about the upcoming Christmas pageant and decide to stick around and participate. That sets the Herdmans on the trail and they show up at church the next Sunday with eyes wide open. When the narrator's little brother, Charlie, gets tired of Leroy Herdman stealing his dessert, he mentions that it does not matter because he gets all the snacks he wants at Sunday School. The product of an absent father and a mother who would rather work two jobs than parent her children, the six Herdmans take care of themselves. ![]() ![]() ![]() They smoke, curse, bully kids at school, steal, and even set fire to an old abandoned toolhouse. The narrator introduces the Herdmans as the worst kids in the history of the world and goes on to detail their crimes. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson, is a heartwarming and humorous tale of a town that has its annual Christmas nativity reenactment shaken up when the rowdy Herdman clan high-jacks the play. New York: Harper Collins Children's Books, 1972. The following version of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was used to create this guide: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. ![]()
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