Christmas Is Coming - Hardcover

Charles Ghigna; Debra Ghigna

3.75

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881061131 ISBN 13: 9780881061130

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2000

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Thoughts of Christmas become joyful poems in this celebration of the holiday season. 27 poems illustrate the anticipation, delight, and warmth of Christmas-time. These charming verses will wrap readers up in the exhilaration of decorating the house in Christmas finery, going on the hunt for the perfect tree, and all of the other wonderful events of the holiday season. Accompany a family as they excitedly prepare for Christmas, enjoy the holiday, and then carefully put it all away until next year.
Lovely watercolor illustrations by Mary O'Keefe Young bring to mind Christmas tree lights and shiny presents, the smell of Christmas cookies, and cold snow--great for sledding and building funny snowmen. The joys of Christmas are brightly illuminated in warmly illustrated poems that children will read again and again, year after year.

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About the Author:

Charles Ghigna (a.k.a. Father Goose) is a poet, children's author, and nationally syndicated feature writer who helps promote the love of children's literature by speaking at schools, colleges, conferences, and libraries. He has written many books for children and adults which range from the 1990 Pulitzer Prize nominee RETURNING TO EARTH (Livingston University Press), to the popular children's book TICKLE DAY: POEMS FROM FATHER GOOSE (Disney-Hyperion). Debra Ghinga's poems appear in many children's magazines including Ladybug, Jack and Jill, Children's Playmate, Turtle, Lollipops, and Spider. She graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in history. Besides writing, she enjoys music, reading, folk art, and baseball. Charles and Debra live in Homewood, Alabama.

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Ages 4-8. This collection of 27 poems reflects the familiar Christmas preparations. Most children will readily recognize the activities of the book's extended American family--hauling decorations from the attic, selecting the tree, building a snowman, writing Santa, hanging stockings, and making Christmas cookies. With the exception of somewhat unusual "Overstocked," a poem about using panty hose for a Christmas stocking, and "Grandpa's Gift," which concerns a little girl's surprise when she receives a present from her recently deceased grandpa, the poems are pleasant, but offer few vivid images to make them memorable. This may be partly due to their structural similarity. But joyful anticipation of the season still comes through, and children will appreciate the expressive illustrations, which reflect the holiday excitement. Shelley Townsend-Hudson
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