The True Gift: A Christmas Story | TheBookSeekers

The True Gift: A Christmas Story


School year: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

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No. of pages 96

Published: 2009

Great for age 7-12 years

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Experience the magic of authentic giving in this holiday classic from the Newbery Awardwinning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall.All year long Lily and Liam look forward to the holidays at their grandparents farm. Its 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 holiday classic from a beloved author rings in the season by celebrating the joys of family, community, and true giving.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-6th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 7-11 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2009 by Simon & Schuster .

Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of Locomotive , winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 , a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Lightship , also a Sibert Honor Book; and Racecar Alphabet , an ALA Notable Children's Book. He has illustrated Avi's Poppy Stories, Kate Messner's Marty McGuire novels, and Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring , a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Orbis Pictus Award. You can visit him online at BrianFloca. com.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award.

"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 *