Children's Christmas Stories and Poems: In Easy-To-Read Type (Children's Thrift Classics) - Softcover

Ward, Candace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486286568 ISBN 13: 9780486286563

Publisher: Dover Children's, 2000

Synopsis

A choice collection of favorite tales and verse, this volume is perfect holiday fare for children, families, and friends. Featured stories include Dickens' abridgement of A Christmas Carol, O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," Clement Moore's timeless poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," lyrics to traditional carols, and more.

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From the Back Cover

Here is a choice collection of favorite stories and poems filled with the Christmas spirit, perfect for children, their families, and friends to enjoy together at holiday time. It includes Charles Dickens's own abridgment of A Christmas Carol, O. Henry's poignant story "The Gift of the Magi," and Clement Clarke Moore's beloved poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas."
The story of the first Christmas as told in the gospel of St. Luke (King James version) is here, too, along with Albert Bigelow Paine's delightful animal story "Christmas the the Hollow Tree Inn," and the touching editorial reply in the New York Sun to 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon's question, "Is there a Santa Claus?" For good measure, there are lyrics to traditional songs and carols, among them "Away in a Manger," "The Twelve Days of Christmas," "Jingle Bells," and three more. Ideal as a stocking stuffer, this volume is a perfect sampler of Christmas reading for children. Original Dover (1995) selection of texts reprinted from standard editions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Children's
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486286568
• ISBN 13: 9780486286563
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96