"The Button Box: A Story for Christmas" by Melinda Lancaster
From Read Me a Story, Ink by Robert Topp
December 4, 2025 · 8 min
About this episode
The episode tells the story of Amy and her connection to her grandma's button box, which holds memories and stories.
Amy loves to hear the stories connected to each button in her grandma's button box. When her grandma passes away on Christmas Eve, her final present to Amy is already under the Christmas tree – the button box so that Amy can add her own stories.
People in this episode
Host: Robert Topp
Guest: Melinda Lancaster
Topics covered
- Christmas
- family
- storytelling
- memories
- loss
- tradition
Keywords
- button box
- Christmas story
- family memories
- grandma
- storytelling
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Button Box: A Story for Christmas
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