| The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll Contributor(s): McKissack, Patricia C. (Author), Pinkney, Jerry (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0375837590 ISBN-13: 9780375837593 Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: McKissack and Pinkney are multiple award winners, receiving a Newbery Honor and five Caldecott Honors, respectively. Set in the Depression-era South, this heartwarming story carries with it powerful yet gentle lessons about the importance of sharing, the irreplaceable companionship of sisters, and the discovery that all you ever wanted might not be what you really need after all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2006030981 |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 9.7" W x 11.23" (1.10 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Holiday - Christmas - Cultural Region - South - Chronological Period - 1930's - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 117897 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newbery Honor-winning author McKissack and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Pinkney have outdone themselves in this heart-warming picture book infused with humor and the true spirit of Christmas. Christmas always comes to Nella's house, but Santa Claus brings gifts only once in a while. That's because it's the Depression and Nella's family is poor. Even so, Nella's hoping that this year she and her two sisters will get a beautiful Baby Betty doll. On Christmas morning, the girls are beside themselves with excitement There is Baby Betty, in all her eyelash-fluttering magnificence. "Mine " Nella shouts, and claims the doll for herself. But soon she discovers that Baby Betty isn't nearly as much fun as her sisters. Would it be more fun to share this very best gift with them after all? |