Michael Foreman's Christmas Treasury - Hardcover

Foreman, Michael

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9781862051973: Michael Foreman's Christmas Treasury

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1862051976 ISBN 13: 9781862051973

Publisher: Anova Books, 1999

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Christmas has always been one of Michael Foreman's favorite themes, and this, his own remarkable Christmas Treasury, marks a marvelous coming-together of his most memorable work and his favorite prose and verse. This enchanting anthology of stories, poems, carols, and other Yuletide gems are all depicted by the artist in a vivid gallery of glittering presents and decorations, juicy turkeys and steaming puddings, frosty Christmas trees and snowy landscapes. Among the 27 pieces is a moving episode from his award-winning book, War Game—an account of Christmas in the trenches during the First World War—and his contrastingly jolly version of The Night Before Christmas. There are also works that he loved as a boy, like Robert Louis Stevenson's Christmas by the Sea, The Snowman by Hans Christian Andersen, and A.A. Milne's poem Outdoor Song, all brought to life as never before in his charming illustrations. A true classic to be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

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Michael Foreman is one of the outstanding creators of children's picture books today. He has won an array of prizes, including the Kate Greenaway Award, the Smarties Book Prize, the Kurt Maschler Award, and the Children's Book Award.

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Gr. 3-6. Included in this delightful anthology are the traditional songs, stories, carols, and poems one would expect in a Yuletide collection--"The Night before Christmas," "The Gift of the Magi," "The Twelve Days of Christmas." There are also surprises in store for children who crack these pages on a wintry night. Ogden Nash's whimsical "Winter Morning" and Richard Wilbur's beautiful "Boy at the Window" are included, as are Cecil Broadhurst's "Cowboy Carol," and excerpts from such works as Wind in the Wil lows, Little House in the Big Woods , and Black Beauty. Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas in Wales" is here, too, along with an excerpt from Foreman's eloquent War Game (1994), which describes an unforgettable Christmas in the trenches. Thoroughly satisfying from beginning to end, with illustrations that have a special peaceful, cozy elegance, this collection is a must for libraries large and small. Shelley Townsend-Hudson
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