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Gifts of the Heart
Contributor(s): Polacco, Patricia (Illustrator), Polacco, Patricia (Author)
ISBN: 0399160949     ISBN-13: 9780399160943
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2013
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2012048016
Lexile Measure: 660
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.1" W x 11.3" (1.10 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Holiday - Christmas
- Topical - Family
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 164868
Reading Level: 3.9   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
Beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco's holiday story is a wonderful ode to the magic of family, Christmas, and giving the right kind of gifts--gifts filled with love.

Richie and Trisha want to buy Christmas gifts for their family, but they don't have enough money. Enter Kay Lamity, a new housekeeper . . . but is that all she is? She comes into their lives like a whirlwind, brimming with positive energy and a can-do attitude. Kay not only straightens them out when it comes to whether or not Santa Claus is real, she teaches them something about gifts: the just-good-enough kind that come from the pocketbook and the unforgettable kind that come from the heart. Because of Kay, Trisha and Richie--and the family--have a Christmas morning they will never forget.

Celebrating the joy of homemade gifts, Patricia Polacco introduces readers to a new character who is truly a force of nature in this story reminiscent of Christmas Tapestry and An Orange for Frankie. This is a magical Christmas story the author swears is true, right down to the sleigh tracks on the farmhouse roof