{"product_id":"a-childs-christmas-in-wales-dylan-thomas-9780879233396","title":"A Child's Christmas in Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reminiscence of Christmas, from the viewpoint of a young boy, that has been a holiday favorite for decades. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn rich, humorous, magical prose, poet Dylan Thomas recalls the church-going, the tree-trimming, the food, the carols and games of his childhood Christmases. And, of course, Mrs. Prothero and the firemen. It is one of Thomas' most popular works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlways on Christmas night there was music, \u003c\/i\u003e he writes\u003ci\u003e. An uncle played the fiddle, a cousin sang \"Cherry Ripe,\" and another uncle sang \"Drake's Drum.\" It was very warm in the little house. Auntie Hannah, who had got on to the parsnip wine, sang a song about Bleeding Hearts and Death, and then another in which she said her heart was like a Bird's Nest; and then everybody laughed again; and then I went to bed. Looking through my bedroom window, out into the moonlight and the unending smoke-colored snow, I could see the lights in the windows of all the other houses on our hill and hear the music rising from them up the long, steady falling night.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For this edition, Edward Ardizzone created the perfect accompaniment in 30 delightful watercolors and drawings. This is a timeless classic--a wonderful evocation of a gentle and seemingly endless Christmas made charming and endearing through language. Published in a format for reading aloud to young people, this is truly a book for all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dylan Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0879233397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879233396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.72h x 7.68w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e82597 \/ Child's Christmas in Wales\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dylan Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048095838463,"sku":"9780879233396","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2cc822dd-0cda-43f7-882e-75b0091e088b.jpg?v=1684993859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-childs-christmas-in-wales-dylan-thomas-9780879233396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}