One Wintry Night

GRAHAM, Ruth Bell

ISBN 10: 0801038480 / ISBN 13: 9780801038488

Published by Baker Books, U.S., 1994

About this Item

After five adult books, this is the first book for children by the wife of the evangelist, Billy Graham. Not without its controversy, it tells the Christmas story woven into a quick recap of the bible from the creation to Christ's resurrection. Wonderful paintings that, according to the blurb, took the artist four years to prepare. Inscription on front blank, otherwise a fine copy in a very good dust jacket, slightly worn on edges with two short tears to bottom edge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: One Wintry Night
• Publisher: Baker Books, U.S.
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801038480
• ISBN 13: 9780801038488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Richard Jesse Watson
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Retells the Christmas story in a contemporary setting, beginning with creation and closing with Christ's resurrection

Reviews

Gr. 4^-6. In a complex, lengthy picture book for older readers, an injured mountain boy, caught in a snowstorm at Christmastime, is taken in by a woman who lives in a log home the boy's grandfather helped build years before. After the snowbound pair become acquainted and the grandfather is notified of the boy's whereabouts, the woman launches into a telling of the Christmas story--beginning with the Creation and ending with the Resurrection. The setup seems awkward, but once the main story gets under way, things become more believable. Watson's artwork is unusually arresting, offering plenty of visual subtext to support the ambitious undertaking, which is actually a condensed retelling of the entire Bible. The double-spread Nativity scene truly commands attention, particularly the striking face of the young girl Anna, who has come to see the Christ child. Shelley Townsend-Hudson