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This is a Christmas miracle like no other, with such richness in image and story that children will return to it again and again." (Booklist, starred review).The wooden figures in a Christmas crèche come to life to save a poor old woman in this truly original, deeply moving contemporary parable. Told with 96 pictures by Peter Collington, the master of the wordless story, this is a Christmas treasure the entire family can enjoy."Without a doubt the most original Christmas book of the year not the least because of its surprising yet, in context, fitting combination of the devout and the surreal." -The Horn Book, starred review"The story is sweet, simple and wordless. The illustrations are intricate enough to warrant reading this one over and over." - American Bookseller"an upbeat story to treasure for this and many Christmases to come." - School Library Journal
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A Small Miracle, Peter Collington
- Language
- Released
- 2002
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- A Small Miracle
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Collington
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN10
- 0679887253
- ISBN13
- 9780679887256
- Series
- Rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Description
- This is a Christmas miracle like no other, with such richness in image and story that children will return to it again and again." (Booklist, starred review).The wooden figures in a Christmas crèche come to life to save a poor old woman in this truly original, deeply moving contemporary parable. Told with 96 pictures by Peter Collington, the master of the wordless story, this is a Christmas treasure the entire family can enjoy."Without a doubt the most original Christmas book of the year not the least because of its surprising yet, in context, fitting combination of the devout and the surreal." -The Horn Book, starred review"The story is sweet, simple and wordless. The illustrations are intricate enough to warrant reading this one over and over." - American Bookseller"an upbeat story to treasure for this and many Christmases to come." - School Library Journal