Pub Date: October 20, 2005
Dewey: E
Lexile Code: 0570
Features: Illustrated
Target Age Group: 05 to 08
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 9.80" L x 8.30" W ( 0.17 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds | Holidays and Celebrations | Christmas and Advent
Description: Únete a Nicolás y a su abuelo mientras dejan a un lado la idea de decorar el árbol de navidad por el tierno cuidado de un cardinal atrapado en la nieve de una tormenta en Nochebuena. En la mañana de Navidad, Nicolás se encuentra más preocupado por el pájaro que por abrir sus regalos. Esta tierna historia garantizará tocar tu corazón.
Brief description: Emanuel (Manny) Schongut (Christmas Eve Blizzard and Turtles in my Sandbox) is a prolific, multi-faceted freelance illustrator who works in children's books, book covers, textbook illustration, editorial art, posters, and advertising art - essentially he does it all!. Some of his numerous clients include Masterpiece and Mystery Theater, Public Television, New York Magazine, and New York Times Sunday Magazine. His cover art and/or illustrations grace books from a wide variety of book publishers including Harper & Row, MacMillan, Doubleday, Morrow, Green Willow Books, and now Arbordale. In addition to his own artwork, Manny taught reportorial art and figure drawing at Pratt Institute in New York for several years. He now illustrates and teaches in the San Francisco Bay area. Visit Manny's website: http: //www.eschongut.com/
Review Quotes: " Christmas Eve Blizzard is a very special and highly recommended addition to a child's Christmas reading list and for inclusion into both school and community library picturebook collections. - Midwest Book Review