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Joseph Slate and
Ashley Wolff (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Puffin
Publication date
October 1, 1996
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reissue
Book category
Easy Fiction
ISBN-13
9780698114159
ISBN-10
0698114159
Dimensions
0.25 by 8 by 9.75 in.
Weight
0.25 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$6.99
Other format details
juvenile
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§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Humphreys First Christmas | Room for a Little One | The Animals' Christmas Eve | The Littlest Christmas Tree | The Pine Tree Parable | Christmas in the Manger | God Gave Us Christmas
Humphreys First Christmas | Room for a Little One | The Animals' Christmas Eve | The Littlest Christmas Tree | The Pine Tree Parable | Christmas in the Manger | God Gave Us Christmas
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first Christmas. Reissue.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: PreSchool-Grade 1 A beautiful book with an insubstantial text. In a simple story told in rhyme, stable animals ask ``Who is coming to our house?'' `` `Someone, someone,' says Mouse.'' With anticipation, each animal helps to prepare ``their house'' for the unnamed guests. By nightfall, the stable is readied and the animals welcome Mary and Joseph. A double-page illustration shows the animals gazing upon the baby Jesus cradled in his Mother's arms. Wolff uses the same linoleum block and wash technique so effective in A Year of Birds (Dodd, 1984) and A Year of Beasts (Dutton, 1986). As in the earlier titles, the unusual perspectives and figures breaking through the black-lined boundaries add to the visual drama. Here, rich earth tones give a sense of the natural humility and love of the stable birth. Preschoolers and some toddlers will easily recognize most of the animals portrayed, but unless children already know the Christmas story they won't appreciate the importance of the human visitors, since Mary and Joseph are identified only by name. This may not be an obvious first choice as a holiday book or an animal identification book, but it is worth consideration for either shelf. Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, Wis. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Editions
Hardcover
With Ashley Wolff |
Board book edition from Putnam Pub Group (September 1, 2001)
9780399234101 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels Preschool | 0.50 lbs | List price $6.99
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Ashley Wolff (other contributor) |
Reissue edition from Puffin (October 1, 1996)
9780698114159 | details & prices | 8.00 × 9.75 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels Preschool | 0.25 lbs | List price $6.99
About: Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first Christmas
About: Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first Christmas
With Patricia Ottaviano |
Reprint edition from Putnam Pub Group (October 1, 1991)
9780399217906 | details & prices | 8.00 × 9.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels Preschool | 0.30 lbs | List price $5.95
This edition also contains Girl World: How to Ditch the Drama and Find Your Inner Amazing
About: Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first Christmas
This edition also contains Girl World: How to Ditch the Drama and Find Your Inner Amazing
About: Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first Christmas
School and Library
With Ashley Wolff (other contributor) |
from Putnam Pub Group (November 1, 1988)
9780399215377 | details & prices | 32 pages | 8.50 × 10.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels Preschool | 0.75 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first christmas
About: Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first christmas
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1996)
9781417609468 | details & prices | 7.75 × 9.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels Preschool | 0.65 lbs | List price $15.80
About: Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first Christmas
About: Stable animals scurry to clean their home in anticipation of an important visitor, in this poetic tale about the first Christmas
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