A Child's Christmas in Wales - by Dylan Thomas (Hardcover)

The enduring holiday classic, lavishly illustrated by multiple Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman, is now available in a gift edition for a new generation of readers.7.7" x 5.3" Hardcover48 PagesJuvenile Nonfiction, Holidays & CelebrationsDescription About the Book Thomas' holiday classic, lavishly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Hyman, is now available in a gift edition for a new generation of readers.

This nostalgic recollection of Christmas past captures a child's-eye view and an adult's fond memories of a magical time and evokes the beauty of the season at every turn.

Illustrations. Book Synopsis The enduring holiday classic, lavishly illustrated by multiple Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman, is now available in a gift edition for a new generation of readers.

This nostalgic recollection of Christmas past by celebrated Welsh poet Dylan Thomas evokes the beauty and tradition of the season at every turn: the warmth of a family gathering; the loveliness of a mistletoe-decked home; the predictability of cats by the fire; the mischief and fun of children left to their own devices; and the sheer delight of gifts--be they Useful or Useless.

Readers will cherish this beautiful hardcover edition of the classic A Child's Christmas in Wales complete with gold-foil stars, a debossed, glossy front picture, and sparkling snowflakes. Once inside, readers are rewarded with stunning, midnight-blue endpapers sprinkled with a flurry of more snowflakes.