A joyful Christmas : a treasury of new and classic songs, poems, and stories for the holiday

Format:

Book

Title:

A joyful Christmas : a treasury of new and classic songs, poems, and stories for the holiday

ISBN:

9780805066210

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Christy Ottaviano Books-Henry Holt and Company, 2010.

Physical Description:

67 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 29 cm

Contents:

Soul. A time of angels/ Joyce Hansen ; Silent night / Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber ; The friendly beasts (English, traditional) ; Maybe in Bethlehem / Margaret Hillert ; A carol for the shepherds / Nancy Willard ; The blind ox / Tony Johnston ; We three kings of orient are / John Henry Hopkins, Jr. ; What you gonna name that pretty little baby? (Negro spiritual) ; What can I give him? / Christina Rossetti ; Long, long ago / Unknown ; There was no snow on Christmas Eve / Pam Muñoz Ryan ; On a Christmas night / Langston Hughes ; Joy to the world / George Frideric Handel and Isaac Watts ; The history of Christmas / Deborah Hopkinson -- Heart. December / Aileen Fisher ; How I know / Margaret Hillert ; We wish you a merry Christmas (Traditional English carol) ; A visit from Saint Nicholas / Clement C. Moore ; Dear Santa / Heidi E.Y. Stemple ; Jingle Bells / James Pierpont ; Christmas Eve at Indian Lake / Joseph Bruchac ; Once there was a snowman / Anonymous ; Day before Christmas / Marchette Chute ; Christmas gift / Margaret Hillert ; A Christmas gift / Cedric Williams ; The twelve days of Christmas (Traditional Welsh carol) ; Ms. MacAdoo's Christmas guests / Gloria Houston ; Deck the halls (Traditional Welsh carol) ; Christmas-in-a-shoe-box / Ella Joyce Stewart ; Miracle at midnight / Katherine Paterson.

Summary:

"Filled with new and beloved poems, stories, songs, and more, here is a beautiful collection of prose and verse that celebrates the Christmas season. You'll find the classics here, such asSilent Night, Deck the Halls, andThe Twelve Days of Christmas, as well as new stories by the talents of Pam Munoz Ryan, Joseph Bruchac, Katherine Paterson, Nancy Willard, and others. This evocative treasury depicts the holiday season in all its warmth and glory."--Jacket.

Subject(s):

Christmas -- Literary collections.

American literature -- 21st century.

Genre:

Literature.

Literary collections.

Added Author:

Ransome, James.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	J 810.8 JOYFUL (Christmas)	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Filled with new and beloved poems, stories, songs, and more, here is a beautiful collection of prose and verse that celebrates the Christmas season. You'll find the classics here, such as Silent Night, Deck the Halls , and The Twelve Days of Christmas , as well as new stories by the talents of Pam Munoz Ryan, Joseph Bruchac, Katherine Paterson, Nancy Willard, and others. This evocative treasury depicts the holiday season in all its warmth and glory.

Complete 80-page book features 30 selections with full-color artwork
Musical arrangements for such well-loved songs as "Silent Night," "Joy to the World," "Deck the Halls," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," "We Three Kings of Orient Are," and "Jingle, Bells"
Much-loved pieces by Christina Rossetti, Langston Hughes, and Aileen Fisher
15 new holiday contributions by the talents of Joseph Bruchac, Deborah Hopkinson, Katherine Paterson, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Nancy Willard
A special Christmas message from James Ransome
A colorful ribbon marker

Author Notes

James Ransome is the award-winning illustrator of over twenty books for children. He is a two-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration for The Creation and Uncle Jed's Barbershop . A graduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, James lives with his family in upstate New York. A lover of the Christmas season himself, James set out to create a universal treasury for readers of all ages.

www.jamesransome.com

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

Ransome's painterly illustrations dramatize this assortment of Christmas tales, poems, and songs. The selections range from the traditional ("We Three Kings," "A Visit from Saint Nicholas") to contemporary pieces by such writers as Nancy Willard, Joseph Bruchac, and Katherine Paterson. The collection as a whole is uneven, but the tried-and-true old chestnuts will always be crowd pleasers. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

This pleasant mixture of 30 Christmas-related pieces as the title suggests, songs, poems, and stories is divided into two sections and could easily serve as the basis for a holiday pageant. Soul is comprised of 14 items relating to the first Christmas, including Silent Night, The Friendly Beasts, and poems by Nancy Willard and Pam Muñoz Ryan. Heart consists of 16 pieces revolving around modern Christmas celebrations. Included are A Visit from Saint Nicholas, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and stories by Gloria Houston and Katherine Paterson. Other contributors include Joseph Bruchac and Deborah Hopkinson. Readers of all ages will quickly get lost in these engaging works the familiar as well as the new offerings. Ransome's oil paintings shine, ranging from panoramic scenes of skaters scattered across a pond to close-ups of people both historic and modern. This would be a worthy addition to collections where Christmas books are in high demand.--Enos, Randall Copyright 2010 Booklist