The Light of Christmas - Hardcover

Evans, Richard Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1481466127 ISBN 13: 9781481466127

Publisher: Aladdin, 2016

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Mistletoe Promise comes a picture book about a boy who learns a lesson about the true meaning of Christmas. This holiday classic has been given a new cover and format—perfect for gift-giving.

High in the mountains lies the town of Noel, surrounded by beautiful white walls and a great silver gate. Every year Alexander and his mother walk the long distance to Noel to watch the lighting of the village Christmas tree. This year Alexander learns that the Keeper of the Flame will choose the person who has given the truest gift of Christmas to light the Flame. On his way to Noel, Alexander helps a poor old man he finds lying in the snow. His act of charity is rewarded, and Alexander learns that it isn’t what you have to give, but how you give of yourself that matters most.

Master storyteller Richard Paul Evans shares a heartwarming tale of the true meaning of Christmas spirit.

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About the Author

Richard Paul Evans is the #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box. Each of his more than thirty-five novels has been a New York Times bestseller. There are more than thirty-five million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into more than twenty-four languages. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Mothers Book Award, the Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year Award, the German Audience Gold Award for Romance, five Religion Communicators Council Wilbur Awards, the Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children. You can learn more about Richard on Facebook at Facebook.com/RPEFans, or visit his website RichardPaulEvans.com.

From Booklist

K-Gr. 2. There's no attempt to disguise the message here, butit is a worthy one, presented with an almost scriptural feel. Evans,the author of the best-selling Christmas Box (1995), uses simplelanguage to tell the tender, heartfelt story of the boy Alexander, ina faraway land, a long time ago, who sets aside his own pleasure tohelp a stranger and in so doing earns the right to light the Christmasflame. The art is quite nice. It is Craig's first picture book, andhis gauzy yet detailed spreads are at once mystical and real as theydefine the homogeneous community, lit by snowflakes, where the Keeperof the Flame looks like Santa and the flame that burns so brightlyseems like the star that marked the way to the newly born babe. Aholiday book that calls for family sharing. Stephanie Zvirin
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About this edition

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1481466127
• ISBN 13: 9781481466127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Craig Daniel