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A Child's Christmas in Wales : Gift Edition

A Child's Christmas in Wales : Gift Edition Hardcover - 2017

by Dylan Thomas

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  • Hardcover

Thomas' holiday classic, lavishly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Hyman, is now available in a gift edition for a new generation of readers. This nostalgic recollection of Christmas past captures a child's-eye view and an adult's fond memories of a magical time and evokes the beauty of the season at every turn. Illustrations.

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Holiday House, Incorporated, 2017. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title A Child's Christmas in Wales : Gift Edition
  • Author Dylan Thomas
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition New
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Holiday House, Incorporated
  • Date 2017
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0823438708I3N00
  • ISBN 9780823438709 / 0823438708
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.4 in (19.56 x 13.46 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1110
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1949
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Holiday: Christmas
  • Library of Congress subjects Family life, Wales
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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About this book

A young boy named Thomas is excited about the holiday, but he's also disappointed because it's raining instead of snowing. His grandfather gives him an old snow globe as an early Christmas present and starts telling colorful, amusing stories about his childhood Christmases that are shown in flashback.


First Edition Identification

New Directions published a First Edition, First Printing in Norfolk, 1954.


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Citations

  • Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2017, Page 65
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2018, Page 0

About the author

Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) is considered to be one of the greatest 20th-century poets. He is especially remembered for "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion." He was also a popular radio broadcaster in England, and A Child's Christmas in Wales was written for radio.

One of the most distinguished and celebrated illustrators of her generation, Trina Schart Hyman (1939-2004) was awarded the Caldecott Medal for St. George and the Dragon, retold by Margaret Hodges, and Caldecott Honors for A Child's Calendar, by John Updike, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, and Little Red Riding Hood. Born in Philadelphia, she lived most of her life in New Hampshire.