Joy to the World: Tomie's Christmas Stories
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A timeless celebration of Christmas from the legendary Newbery and Caldecott Honor winner Tomie dePaola! This collection unifies three of the incomparable Tomie dePaola’s most beloved Christmas stories into one handsome volume. Vividly portrayed and expertly crafted, The Night of Las Posadas , The Story of the Three Wise Kings , and The Legend of the Poinsettia are sure enchant and mesmerize the whole family during the holiday season. Review: A Christmas Keepsake - The book jacket states that Christmas is Tomie dePaola's favorite holiday, and this collection of stories and carols is proof. The three stories, The Night of Las Posadas, The Story of the Three Wise Kings, and The Legend of the Poinsettia, have been previously published, but if you don't own them already, the opportunity to buy all three is a bargain. The first and last stories blend legend with real life stories of Hispanic Catholics, but all show dePaola's love for his Catholic faith. The carols are "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "Silent Night," "The First Noel," "Away in a Manger," and "Joy to the World." Each includes music, words, and illustrations. We are already dePaola fans, but this book gave us more to love. Thanks Tomie! Review: Don't forget to keep good muisic in your heart. - It is a gift to a family with young children. Tomie diPalao has always been a favorite of mine. The illustrations are outstanding and are based on the actual architecture of the places that are depicted so beautifully. The choices of music for Christmas celebrations or just plain singing around the house are so special and perhaps forgotten by many in this present noisy, busy world. Love this book!!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 231 Reviews |
J**N
A Christmas Keepsake
The book jacket states that Christmas is Tomie dePaola's favorite holiday, and this collection of stories and carols is proof. The three stories, The Night of Las Posadas, The Story of the Three Wise Kings, and The Legend of the Poinsettia, have been previously published, but if you don't own them already, the opportunity to buy all three is a bargain. The first and last stories blend legend with real life stories of Hispanic Catholics, but all show dePaola's love for his Catholic faith. The carols are "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "Silent Night," "The First Noel," "Away in a Manger," and "Joy to the World." Each includes music, words, and illustrations. We are already dePaola fans, but this book gave us more to love. Thanks Tomie!
J**H
Don't forget to keep good muisic in your heart.
It is a gift to a family with young children. Tomie diPalao has always been a favorite of mine. The illustrations are outstanding and are based on the actual architecture of the places that are depicted so beautifully. The choices of music for Christmas celebrations or just plain singing around the house are so special and perhaps forgotten by many in this present noisy, busy world. Love this book!!
C**W
Beautiful Illustrations
I loved this sweet Christmas book - a nice addition to our family’s collection! Interesting stories and beautiful illustrations!
A**R
Two Mexican folk tales, one liturgical story
This is a collection of previously published single-story books, at least two of which are now out of print. In between the stories are nice arrangements of Christmas carols. The Posada story is original, and very moving, and tells us about traditions in Mexican culture. The miracle of the first poinsettia is also a Mexican legend and is really compelling. The three wise men seem an odd match for the other Mexican cultural stories, but it is beautifully illustrated and pretty close to the original text.
H**E
Beautiful compilation!!!
The children love this book and are fascinated with all the stories. DePaola is our favorite author and illustrator and is a great addition to our library.
W**S
A nice collection.
Lovely book. It is a keeper.
H**E
Another great book by Tomie dePaolo!
We love Tomie dePaolo. We love that his gives the Catholic vantage point without being offensive to Protestants. This is a compilation of stories, with some Christmas songs. Our kids only get three Christmas gifts (Jesus only got three gifts, and it is His birthday, after all!). One gift is "gold"--more valuable. One is "Frankincense"--holy gift. One is "myrrh"--for the body. I got this for my son for his "Frankincense" gift. However, I also use it to read to my Faith Formation students. You can never go wrong with Tomie dePaolo books!
J**I
Beautiful well made book, amazing illustrations and classic Christmas songs
I got the paperback and it has thick wonderful pages. Great illustrations. Beautiful stories. Great book for your Christmas library.
C**D
Very good
Lovely children’s book. Like all of Tomie de Paola’s books
H**R
Beautiful illustrations
My kids enjoyed this book immensely. We enjoyed learning about a different culture than us. Great addition to our Christmas book collection!
E**O
Para Católicos
Belíssmo livro com 3 histórias natalinas para cristãos católicos, além de conter partituras e letras de algumas tradicionais "Christmas Carols". Comprei para dar de presente e achei ótimo o custo-benefício!
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