Awards

• Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2006
• Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Silver) 2004

Overview

With absorbing details of country life and a look at a Christmas of the past, along with elegant, hand-colored woodcuts, this book captures the strength of family, the magic of Christmas, and the love of place all year long. Full color.

Full Product Details

Author:   Natalie Kinsey-Warnock ,  Mary Azarian
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Houghton Mifflin
Dimensions:   Width: 26.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.80cm
Weight:   0.413kg
ISBN:  

9780618231379

ISBN 10:   0618231374
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   25 October 2004
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 7 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Reviews

Fun, love and respect permeate this volume, a reminder of the riches implicit in simpler holiday joys.Publishers Weekly, Starred Azarian's beautifully composed and carefully researched illustrations draw the reader into Helen's era, into a quieter time of candlelight, sleigh bells, and family stories shared around the woodstove.Kirkus Reviews, Starred Best suited for reading aloud, this gorgeous book might inspire grown-ups to share their own family stories with the children in their care.School Library Journal The language is lovely, and Azarian's trademark woodcuts, hand-tinted with color, are as endearing as ever. Warm and welcoming.Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

Fun, love and respect permeate this volume, a reminder of the riches implicit in simpler holiday joys.<br>Publishers Weekly, Starred<br><br>Azarian's beautifully composed and carefully researched illustrations draw the reader into Helen's era, into a quieter time of candlelight, sleigh bells, and family stories shared around the woodstove.<br>Kirkus Reviews, Starred<br><br>Best suited for reading aloud, this gorgeous book might inspire grown-ups to share their own family stories with the children in their care.<br>School Library Journal<br><br>The language is lovely, and Azarian's trademark woodcuts, hand-tinted with color, are as endearing as ever. Warm and welcoming.<br>Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

Best suited for reading aloud, this gorgeous book might inspire grown-ups to share their own family stories with the children in their care. The language is lovely, and Azarian's trademark woodcuts, hand-tinted with color, are as endearing as ever. Warm and welcoming. Fun, love and respect permeate this volume, a reminder of the riches implicit in simpler holiday joys. Publishers Weekly, Starred Azarian's beautifully composed and carefully researched illustrations draw the reader into Helen's era, into a quieter time of candlelight, sleigh bells, and family stories shared around the woodstove. Kirkus Reviews, Starred Best suited for reading aloud, this gorgeous book might inspire grown-ups to share their own family stories with the children in their care. School Library Journal The language is lovely, and Azarian's trademark woodcuts, hand-tinted with color, are as endearing as ever. Warm and welcoming. Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

Kinsey-Warnock's poetic, understated text proves to be well-suited to Caldecott Medalist Azarian's subtle, hand-colored woodcut illustrations, in this second collaborative effort set in the Vermont farm country that both know from experience. This story describes a little girl's life during the Christmas season around 1900, using the repeating structure of To have a Christmas like Helen's, you'll have to . . . as a means of introducing all the different activities, types of work, and special experiences in her young life. Helen is the youngest of seven children, and her family's tender love for their little girl is evident in their many caring ways, especially in the closing pages when Helen's father takes her to the barn to see a newborn foal on Christmas Eve. Azarian is a master at capturing New England life in her woodcuts, showing the farmhouse, barn, one-room schoolhouse, and wintry white fields of Helen's world. Her beautifully composed and carefully researched illustrations draw the reader into Helen's era, into a quieter time of candlelight, sleigh bells, and family stories shared around the woodstove. (Picture book. 4-8) (Kirkus Reviews)

Best suited for reading aloud, this gorgeous book might inspire grown-ups to share their own family stories with the children in their care.

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