This Is Christmas (Jeter Publishing) - Hardcover

Booth, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1534410902 ISBN 13: 9781534410909

Publisher: Aladdin, 2018

Synopsis

From the author and illustrator of Night at the Stadium and Day at the Beach comes a modern holiday classic about a chipmunk who has to learn the true meaning of Christmas.

It is Christmas Eve and Little Chipmunk asks his mother, “What is Christmas, Mama?” His Mama tells him that Christmas is many things and as they walk together through the woods, Little Chipmunk sees badgers decorating their burrow with bright red berries, ducks exchanging holidays greetings on golden leaves, beetles carrying presents on their shiny backs, and geese singing in the winter sky. Each time he asks his mother if this is Christmas, and each time she answers, that yes, this is part of Christmas.

Night falls and Little Chipmunk and his Mama snuggle in to sleep. When he wakes up on Christmas morning, he is surprised by the wonderland that greets him: all the world is blanketed in deep snow. And, then, one by one, Chipmunk and his mother see the geese, the badgers, the ducks, and the beetles, as well as some new forest friends—all gathered to celebrate joy and friendship, beauty and wonder, love and kindness—all of what Christmas truly means.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Booth, illustrator of Jeter Publishing’s Night at the Stadium, and the author and illustrator of Don’t Blink, has worked in both animation and publishing since graduating from Hamilton College. Tom made his earliest marks—sometimes on his parents’ antique kitchen table—growing up in Pennsylvania. Now living in Brooklyn, New York, Tom is currently at work on several picture books at a table all his own.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 1-A young chipmunk witnesses other animals in the forest preparing for something called Christmas, but he is not sure what it is. He asks his mother if Christmas is decorating, or exchanging gifts, or maybe even singing carols. His mama replies that he will find out in due time, and the little chipmunk awakens on Christmas Day to a beautiful surprise. The wide-eyed and animated animal characters are as cute as can be and the backgrounds are a contrast of deep jewel tones and stark white. The text is as pristine as the digitally created illustrations, and even the youngest listeners will be riveted. Excitement builds as the little chipmunk discovers more and more elements of Christmas, and readers will look forward to seeing how they all come together in the end. VERDICT A feel-good, warm and cozy animal holiday tale without any commercial trappings.-Amy Shepherd, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middleton, DEα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1534410902
• ISBN 13: 9781534410909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Booth Tom
• Number of pages: 40