Tomie dePaola's Book of Christmas Carols

by Tomie dePaola, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)

Overview

This beautifully illustrated collection has been carefully refreshed and is back with its thirty-one classic Christmas carols illustrated by the beloved Tomie dePaola that will be perfect for making the holidays merry and bright.

Christmas is a time for warm family gatherings, the sharing of gifts and festive meals, and everywhere, there is music! Carols with familiar melodies and lyrics telling stories of events from long ago have delighted young and old for generations.

This intricately illustrated collection of Tomie’s favorite Christmas carols, first published in 1987, highlights dePaola’s love of Christmas and its traditions and is the perfect family gift to celebrate the holiday. Vibrant, glowing paintings illuminate every page of sheet music.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534494862
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	10/25/2022
Series:	Tomie dePaola's Treasuries
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	76
File size:	143 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Tomie dePaola (1934–2020) was the beloved author and/or illustrator of more than 270 books for young readers, including the children’s classic Strega Nona. He was the recipient of the Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, and the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature.” A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and spent much of his life in New London, New Hampshire. Visit his work online at Tomie.com.

Hometown:

Connecticut and New Hampshire

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1935

Place of Birth:

Meriden, CT

Website:

http://www.tomie.com/main.html

Editorial Reviews

Unlike dePaola's recent An Early American Christmas, which shows the dawn of holiday jubilance in a New England village, this book portrays the more serene aspects of Christmas, of reverance and religious imagery. The selections are mostly familiar``O, Come All Ye Faithful,'' ``I Saw Three Ships,'' ``Good King Wenceslas,'' ``Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella!''with some lesser-known songs as well: ``The Cherry Tree Carol'' and `` 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime.'' But well-known or not, the carols are lovingly placed among pictures with varied settings: Victorian and biblical, some on gatefold pages. DePaola's intense huesslate blues, rich burgundies and mossy greensreflect the way colors show up in a wintry background. His Christmas spirit, here of subdued joy, is infectious. All ages. (October)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly