Bright Christmas: An Angel Remembers - Hardcover

Andrew Clements

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395720966 ISBN 13: 9780395720967

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1996

Synopsis

A poetic account of the Nativity is told from the viewpoint of an angel who sang during the evening and describes the preparations that went into making the earth ready for the special event.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in New Hampshire and raised in Vermont, Kate Kiesler began painting at an early age. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and now paints and illustrates full-time. Kate paints with oils, and her rich style has been highly praised. Kate Kiesler has illustrated numerous picture books, including THE GREAT FROG RACE AND OTHER POEMS. She lives in Frisco, Colorado.

From Booklist:

Ages 5^-8. A lovely blend of words and pictures presents the Christmas story from an angel's point of view. Daring in its attempt to explain the idea of eternity, the book rises above the mediocre as an angel explains how the supernatural has interacted with the real world to bring truth. The angel remembers events on Earth leading up to the Nativity, but he explains that in heaven, where there is no time, it is eternally the first Christmas night. Kiesler's illustrations provide a subtext to this difficult concept. Her pleasing palette, suffused with light, ranges from the golden tones of the desert to the bluish hues of dusk. Doves, found among clouds, as shadows cast in the sand, represented by feathers adrift on the wind, or on a pendant around Mary's neck, constitute a playful motif. A fine choice despite the recent glut of books on the subject of angels. Shelley Townsend-Hudson

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0395720966
• ISBN 13: 9780395720967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kate Kiesler