Christmas in the Barn - Hardcover

BrownMargaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0690192711 ISBN 13: 9780690192711

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1952

Synopsis

Lyrical text relates the birth of a child in a barn among the animals, with illustrations which depict the barn and people of a present-day farm.

About this title

Review:

“Dewdney’s striking, mixed-media paintings have a loose, post-impressionistic flavor...Brown’s short, rhyming text is accessible and satisfying, with clever inclusions of well-known phrases from traditional Christmas carols.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

From the Back Cover:

What child is this who is born here

Where the oxen stomp and peer . . .

When Christmas in the Barn was first published in 1952, it demonstrated all of Margaret Wise Brown’s mastery at skillfully fashioning a truly childlike interpretation of the Nativity story. This beautiful full-color edition, with new art by bestselling illustrator Anna Dewdney, will delight generations of new readers.

Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include Nibble Nibble; My World; Where Have You Been?; Christmas in the Barn; and Sneakers, the Seaside Cat.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1952
• ISBN 10: 0690192711
• ISBN 13: 9780690192711
• Binding: Hardcover