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A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (2014, Trade Paperback)

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A CHILDS CHRISTMAS IN WALES (GODINE STORYTELLER) By Dylan Thomas **BRAND NEW**.

A reminiscence of Christmas, from the viewpoint of a young boy, that has been a holiday favorite for decades. In rich, humorous, magical prose, poet Dylan Thomas recalls the church-going, the tree-trimming, the food, the carols and games of his childhood Christmases. And, of course, Mrs. Prothero and the firemen. It is one of Thomas' most popular works. Always on Christmas night there was music, he writes . An uncle played the fiddle, a cousin sang "Cherry Ripe," and another uncle sang "Drake's Drum." It was very warm in the little house. Auntie Hannah, who had got on to the parsnip wine, sang a song about Bleeding Hearts and Death, and then another in which she said her heart was like a Bird's Nest; and then everybody laughed again; and then I went to bed. Looking through my bedroom window, out into the moonlight and the unending smoke-colored snow, I could see the lights in the windows of all the other houses on our hill and hear the music rising from them up the long, steady falling night. For this edition, Edward Ardizzone created the perfect accompaniment in 30 delightful watercolors and drawings. This is a timeless classic--a wonderful evocation of a gentle and seemingly endless Christmas made charming and endearing through language. Published in a format for reading aloud to young people, this is truly a book for all ages.

Book Title
Child's Christmas in Wales
Author
Dylan Thomas
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent, General, Literary, Holidays / Christmas & Advent, Customs & Traditions, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Intended Audience
Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Religion, Poetry, Social Science, Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages
48 Pages

Reviews
"This is Dylan Thomas's homage to the Christmases of his boyhood, when the snow was thicker and whiter....It's the sheer acrobatic brilliance of the language here that we most love. This is the most delicious read-aloud for having words trip off the tongue."-- Publishers Weekly
Illustrated by
Ardizzone, Edward
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
80-066216
Dewey Decimal
821.912
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes