| Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids Contributor(s): Climo, Shirley (Author), Manning, Jane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060290331 ISBN-13: 9780060290337 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: Everybody loves Christmas at Tante's. The old lady decorates a wonderful tree but Tante overlooks the spiders she has swept out of her cottage while cleaning. This Old World tale about the warmth and wonder of Christmas will leave children enchanted with the magical possibilities of the season. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 00047955 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 10.2" W x 10" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Holiday - Christmas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 54082 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This beautiful picture book about the warmth and wonder of Christmas and the origin of tinsel on trees will leave children enchanted with the magical possibilities of the season. Everybody loves Christmas at Tante's. The old lady decorates a wonderful tree and makes certain to have something for all who come to visit, be it the nearby village children or the shy animals of the pine forest. The only creatures Tante overlooks are the spiders she has swept out of her cottage while cleaning. But the curious spiders want to come inside and see Tante's tree, too. When a midnight visitor lets them into the old lady's home, they unknowingly spin Tante the very gift she has longed for--a gift that has inspired the draping of tinsel on Christmas trees ever since. "A charming story." --Publishers Weekly All her life, Tante had heard tales about marvelous happenings on Christmas Eve. Animals might speak aloud. Bees might hum carols, or cocks crow at midnight. Tante wished she could witness a bit of Christmas magic, too.... |
Contributor Bio(s): Manning, Jane: - Jane Manning is the illustrator of dozens of children's books, including the I Can Read books Baa-Choo! by Sarah Weeks and the New York Times bestselling The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches by Alice Low. She lives in Connecticut. Climo, Shirley: -Shirley Climo's love of folklore began in her childhood and has provided the background for many of her children's books, such as The Korean Cinderella, Magic & Mischief: Tales from Cornwall, A Treasury of Princesses: Princess Tales from Around the World, A Treasury of Mermaids: Mermaid Tales from Around the World, and Someone Saw a Spider: Spider Facts and Folktales, an NCTE Teacher's Choice and Library of Congress Best Children's Book that was originally inspired by her research for Cobweb Christmas. Mrs. Climo and her husband live in Los Altos, California. |