The True Gift
$19.06
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2013
Summary
Experience the magic of authentic giving in this holiday classic from the Newbery Award–winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall.
All year long Lily and Liam look forward to the holidays at their grandparents’ farm. It’s always the perfect trip: walking to the lilac library, trimming the tree, giving gifts. But this year, thanks to a white cow alone in the meadow, things will be different. This holiday, Lily and Liam will find out the meaning of a special gift.
This ho…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781442488588 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1442488581 |
| Author: | Patricia MacLachlan, Brian Floca |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 86g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 130mm x 194mm |
| Audience Age: | 7-11 |
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Critics Review
With MacLachlan’s well-drawn characters and Floca’s simple pencil and graphite drawings, it’s a poignant story with a classic feel.
“Newbery Medalist MacLachlan offers a quietly moving Christmas story that illustrates the power of children to change their world…. Floca’s delicate, full-page pencil illustrations complement the text with understated emotion.” * Kirkus Reviews *
“The simple, elegant prose tells a warm family story with a classic holiday theme. Floca’s graphite and ebony pencil drawings are lush with evocative detail and perfectly complement this lovely offering.” * School Library Journal *
“With MacLachlan’s well-drawn characters and Floca’s simple pencil and graphite drawings, it’s a poignant story with a classic feel.” * Publishers Weekly *
Patricia MacLachlan
Patricia MacLachlan (1938–2022) was the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels, Skylark and Caleb’s Story; Edward’s Eyes; The True Gift; Waiting for the Magic; White Fur Flying; Fly Away; and Snow Horses. She lived in western Massachusetts.
Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi’s Poppy series.
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