Star Bright
A Christmas Story
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
This perfectly angelic—and perfectly charming—Christmas story offers a creative twist on the classic tale of the nativity, from the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of Someday.
The angels are aflutter: a baby is soon to be born! One small angel can tell this baby is especially special by the way the other angels are dashing and fussing about. And holy moly, are their presents extraordinary. The little angel wants to give a present too, but, what could she possibly offer that is as worthy as the others’ gifts?
At a loss for original ideas, she peeks over the side of her platform and spies something going on in the desert—a caravan of kings on camels, lost in the dark. And suddenly she knows she most do something, and does the only thing she can. Because the greatest gift of all? It can’t be wrapped. It can’t be bought. It can only be selflessly, joyfully given. And it ends up being the perfect gift for that little baby…the shiningest gift at all.
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News travels quickly in the heavens, especially when it involves the arrival of a baby on Earth in late December. The "newest angel" wants to join in the joyous celebration, but she's stymied when it comes to selecting the right baby gift. Her "aha moment" arrives when she looks down through the vast night sky and sees three "others" on camelback riding through the desert: "They too looked lonely No, they looked lost!" The angel tumbles down, gathering light along the way, "Until she came to rest exactly where she was needed." McGhee's spare, tender language and light-dark imagery exert a powerful pull on the heartstrings. Reynolds's delicate pen, ink, and watercolor art is accented with gently humorous details (the angel's aviator goggles, the wise men consulting a map) even as it matches the text's emotional intensity. Ages 4 8.
