A Small Miracle - Hardcover

Collington, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679887253 ISBN 13: 9780679887256

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1997

Synopsis

Having saved the church's nativity scene from destruction at the hands of vandals, a poor woman is rewarded for her good deeds after the statues suddenly come to life and help her in her time of need.

About this title

Review:

"This is a Christmas miracle like no other, with such richness in image and story that children will return to it again and again" (Booklist, starred review).

"Without a doubt the most original Christmas book of the year not the least because of its surprising yet, in context, fitting combination of the devout and the surreal."--The Horn Book, starred review

"The story is sweet, simple and wordless. The illustrations are intricate enough to warrant reading this one over and over."--American Bookseller

..".an upbeat story to treasure for this and many Christmases to come."--School Library Journal

"In a series of meticulously crafted panels, Collington poignantly relates the wordless story of a penniless old woman whose good turn is rewarded-she rescues the village church's nativity scene from a vandal-when the figurines come to life and save her."-Publishers Weekly, Starred

From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author:

Peter Collington is the author and illustrator of several highly acclaimed books for children. The Chicago Tribune praised him as a “master of wordless picture books.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0679887253
• ISBN 13: 9780679887256
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32