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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060290331

ISBN-139780060290337

eBay Product ID (ePID)1644175

Product Key Features

Book TitleCobweb Christmas : the Tradition of Tinsel: a Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHolidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent, General

Publication Year2001

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorManning, Jane, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorShirley Climo

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length10.5 in

Item Width9.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN00-047955

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey Decimal[E]

Grade ToThird Grade

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisAll 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. 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. This Old World tale about the warmth and wonder of Christmas will leave children enchanted with the magical possibilities of the season., 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...., In a folktale whose roots reach back more than two hundred years, Tante celebrates the traditions of Christmas. She decorates the most wonderful tree in the village and gives a present to everyone, from the neighboring children to the wild creatures of the forest. But no one can give the old woman the gift she longs for. All her life, she has heard stories of Christmas magic--when animals might talk or bees hum carols--and just once she would like to witness such marvel. Then one year, a special Christmas visitor invites hundreds of curious spiders into Tante's cottage. There, on her tree, they spin glittering webs full of all the magic of the season--webs that have inspired the draping of tinsel on Christmas boughs ever since.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.C62247Co 2000