The Little Mixer Author:Lillian Nicholson Shearon 1922. A child's Christmas book, The Little Mixer holds within its brief expression joy and inspiration for readers of all kinds and all creeds. The book begins: There was no fault to be found with the present itself; the trouble lay in the method of transportation. This though was definite enough in Hannah's mind, but she had to rely upon a seve... more »n-year-old vocabulary for expression, and grownups are notably dull of comprehension. Even mothers don't always understand without being told exactly in so many words.« less