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A Christmas Sampler

Name: A Christmas Sampler
Author: Joan Walsh Anglund
ISBN: 9780152021139

by Joan Walsh Anglund

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Overview

There are as many ways
to celebrate Christmas
as there are loving hearts
in the world.

Celebrate the magic and merriment of Christmas with a timeless sampler of carols, legends, original poems, and even a gingerbread recipe. This heartwarming collection reminds us that Christmas is about joy, peace, and—most of all—love.
Joan Walsh Anglund is renowned for her ability to capture nostalgic childhood moments, and her books continue to charm readers around the world.

An illustrated collection of Christmas poems, songs, recipes, and traditions.

About the Author, Joan Walsh Anglund

JOAN WALSH ANGLUND's books have been beloved by readers of all ages for more than forty years. Her classics include A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You, which was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year. She lives in rural New England.

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Publishers Weekly

Anglund's (Christmas Is Love) trademark chubby-cheeked children dot the pages of this small-format holiday anthology. Gathering traditional carols and customs from around the world, along with original poems (plus a recipe for gingerbread cookies), she creates idealized scenes of innocent, old-fashioned festivity, brightly bordered in red and green. Anglund's many fans will be pleased. All ages. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2-There may be grandmothers and aunts, remembering these round-faced children with no mouths from the heyday of Anglund's popularity in the 1960s, who will welcome this collection of miscellaneous Christmas lore and customs, some poetry by the author, a recipe for gingerbread, and the lyrics to "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" and "Jingle Bells." With its small trim size, its place on the first page for the name of the person to whom it is given, and its sentimental illustrations, this looks more like a gift book than a likely addition to library collections. Bookstores will probably carry this title; libraries needn't bother.-V. W. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.