Experience the magic of authentic giving in this holiday classic from the Newbery Award-winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall.
All year long Lily and Liam look forward to the holidays at their grandparents' farm. It's always the perfect trip: walking to the lilac library, trimming the tree, giving gifts. But this year, thanks to a white cow alone in the meadow, things will be different. This holiday, Lily and Liam will find out the meaning of a special gift.
This holiday classic from a beloved author rings in the season by celebrating the joys of family, community, and true giving.
"Newbery Medalist MacLachlan offers a quietly moving Christmas story that illustrates the power of children to change their world.... Floca's delicate, full-page pencil illustrations complement the text with understated emotion."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"The simple, elegant prose tells a warm family story with a classic holiday theme. Floca's graphite and ebony pencil drawings are lush with evocative detail and perfectly complement this lovely offering."-- "School Library Journal"
"With MacLachlan's well-drawn characters and Floca's simple pencil and graphite drawings, it's a poignant story with a classic feel."-- "Publishers Weekly"
Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels, Skylark and Caleb's Story; Edward's Eyes; The True Gift; Waiting for the Magic; White Fur Flying; Fly Away; and Snow Horses. She lived in western Massachusetts.
Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal and a New York Times bestseller; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; and Lightship, each a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. He is the illustrator of numerous additional books, including Avi's Poppy series. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.
Target Age: 7-11
Antheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub Date: October 01, 2013
ISBN: 9781442488588
0.32" H x 7.62" L x 5.23" W
112 pages
paperback