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Steven, Kenneth

The Bearer of Gifts

26 pp. | Dial | October, 1998 | Trade ISBN 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.
Reviewer: Patricia Riley

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