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26 pp.
| Dial |
October, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-8037-2374-1$$12.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Lily Moon.
When a woodcarver from Lapland sees a brilliant star, he follows it to Bethlehem, where he finds the Christ Child. There, a strange miracle occurs; his clothing changes from blue to Santa Claus red. Moved by this encounter, he returns home and carves toys for children. Moon's richly colored, stylized illustrations enhance the folktale-like quality of the story, but the combination of the religious and the secular traditions is jarring.