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When Osamu, a lonely sail maker, nurses an injured crane one
blustery night, he never suspects that this simple act of kindness
will change his life forever.
This retelling of a traditional Japanese folktale teaches readers
young or old a lesson about life and love.
"We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star."
Over two thousand years ago, three great kings journeyed across
the desert, riding through the heat of day and dark of night. Each
from a different region, each beckoned by the same gleaming star,
each bearing treasures, each wishing to welcome a newborn asleep in
a manger's hay -- a baby named Jesus, who would change the world.
This beloved Christmas carol, written in 1857, celebrates the wise
men's journey and the first Christmas night. Internationally
renowned artist Gennady Spirin pays his own type of homage with
paintings so exquisitely detailed and wrought that they, too, are a
gift -- to that baby in the manger and to you.
The poem "The Night Before Christmas" has become so much a part of
Christmas that it's hard to imagine the holiday without it.
Originally published as an "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas,"
it appeared in 1823 in the newspaper, the Troy Sentinel. It has
since been reprinted hundreds of times, acted out on stage, and
read over the radio and on film and CD. The author, Clement Clark
Moore, is said to have written the poem for his children on
Christmas Eve, 1822. Our modern image of Santa Claus as a bearded,
plump, jolly figure can be traced back to Moore's famous
description of St. Nick: "He had a broad face, and a little round
belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly."
Gennady Spirin's classic illustrations convey the magic and rapture
of St. Nick's visit, from the shadows cast by his sleigh and eight
reindeer on a snowy, moonlit roof to the twinkling eyes, merry
dimples, and rosy cheeks of his friendly face. This book will warm
the heart, nurture the spirit, and bring joy to all those who read
it at Christmastime. "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good
night!"
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