Christmas Is Joy

by Emma Dodd, Emma Dodd (Illustrator)

Overview

An enchanting celebration of the true meaning of Christmas, featuring two adorable reindeer

Christmas is love that lasts all year.
It's all of us, together, here.

Christmas is peace, stars twinkling above,
a night of sweet dreams and a heart full of love.


Emma Dodd’s joyful celebration of this wonderful time of year, as seen through the eyes of two reindeer, is a pure delight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536226683
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Series:	Emma Dodd's Love You Books
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	612,059
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Emma Dodd has created many books to critical acclaim. She works from a studio in England. When not working, she and her family spend as much time as they can surfing and walking in all weather.

Editorial Reviews

Calm and bright.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2020-08-18
A reindeer introduces its calf to the meaning of Christmas.

The reindeer and calf depicted on the book’s cover move through a winter wonderland of snowy mountains and forests. Certain elements of the illustrations (the reindeers’ hides, snowy ground, and fir-tree branches and bark) have a soft visual texture while others (the distant mountains, the changing sky, the sun and stars) have a flat smoothness to them. These contrasting visual effects combine to create a sense of peaceful balance and perspective in the scenes. The accompanying rhyming verse can be read as the voice of the adult reindeer telling its calf about Christmastime, focusing on emotions and atmosphere rather than religious or secular traditions associated with the holiday. For example, there are no references to the Nativity, and Santa never makes an appearance. One verse does mention gift giving—“Christmas is giving / gifts under the tree / and time spent together, / just you and me”—but the illustration that goes along with it doesn’t anthropomorphize the reindeer to show them exchanging presents. Instead, they’re depicted nuzzling noses in a forest of snow-covered fir trees.

Calm and bright. (Picture book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews