A Child's Christmas in Wales (New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books (Awards)) - Hardcover

Thomas, Dylan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763621617 ISBN 13: 9780763621612

Publisher: Candlewick Pr, 2004

Synopsis

A Child's Christmas in Wales Fifty years after its first publication in book form, Dylan Thomas's timeless prose poem is echoed by the rolling, evocative images of Caldecott Honor artist Chris Raschka -- a beautiful gift for book lovers. Bring out the tall tales now that we told by the fire as the gaslight bubbled like a diver. . . . There are always Uncles at Christmas. And Aunts, of course, who might sing a little loudly af... Full description

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"This beautifully illustrated A Child's Christmas in Wales should bring Dylan Thomas's work to a new generation of children."

"This beautifully illustrated A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES should bring Dylan Thomas's work to a new generation of children." --- President Jimmy Carter -- A New York Times Bestseller
"This beautifully illustrated A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES should bring Dylan Thomas's work to a new generation of children." -- President Jimmy Carter -- President Jimmy Carter

Try it for a break from violent robots.

This beautifully illustrated A Child's Christmas in Wales should bring Dylan Thomas's work to a new generation of children. --President Jimmy Carter"

In a voice more alluring than Circe's, Thomas recalls 'All the Christmases that roll down toward the two-tongued sea.' "

If you'd rather not gather your holiday eve around the TV, then build a fire and try a new tradition fixed back in Wales.... How he laced so many lines with perfect imagery is beyond me...this book is a holiday pearl. "

This is a story to stir one's own emotions, with recollections perhaps untapped since childhood. "

Try it for a break from violent robots. "

After reading Thomas's stories, readers may be reminiscing over their memories of Christmases long gone, but still remembered. "

The perfect way to revisit the youthful excitement of Christmas, but with an appreciation that comes only with maturity.

The piece continues to work beautifully, blending the mock heroics of childhood with enduring images of the annual rituals of the season.... The language is enchanting and the poetry shines with an unearthly radiance.

Should become as much a tradition of Christmas as the wreath on the door and the tree in the window.

Modestly priced, this little book is destined to appear in many mailboxes in place of the usual Christmas card.

Book Description:

2014 is the centenary of Dylan Thomas's birth and this classic story about his childhood Christmases features wonderful illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Edward Ardizzone.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0763621617
• ISBN 13: 9780763621612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Raschka Christopher