Silent Night, Holy Night Book and Advent Calendar - Hardcover

Mohr, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 073582312X ISBN 13: 9780735823129

Publisher: NorthSouth, 2010

Synopsis

This beautiful miniature book and Advent calendar makes an ideal gift—for Advent or a Christmas stocking. Written on Christmas Eve nearly two centuries ago, “Silent Night” is one of the world’s most beloved Christmas carols. Beautifully illustrated by Maja Dusíková, “both people and animals are depicted with great tenderness, and the watercolors nicely capture the sense of peace found in the song’s words.” (Booklist) In this classic Advent calendar edition, twenty-four doors on the cover open to reveal seasonal surprises.

About this title

Book Description:

 

SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT book & advent calendarA holiday gem! This beautiful miniature book and Advent calendar makes an ideal gift—for Advent or a Christmas stocking. Written on Christmas Eve nearly two centuries ago, “Silent Night” is one of the world’s most beloved Christmas carols. Beautifully illustrated by Maja Dusíková, “both people and animals are depicted with great tenderness, and the watercolors nicely capture the sense of peace found in the song’s words.” (Booklist) In this classic Advent calendar edition, twenty-four doors on the cover open to reveal seasonal surprises.

About the Author:

As a child, JOSEPH MOHR (1792-1848) was both a singer and a violinist in the choirs of the University church and the Benedictine monastery church of St. Peter in Salzburg, Austria. In 1815, he was ordained as a priest.

MAJA DUSÍKOVÁ was born in Piestany, Czechoslovakia, and now lives in Florence, Italy. One of the most celebrated children’s book illustrators in Europe, she has a pet rabbit named Cici that runs under her table while she paints and doesn’t like carrots.

About this edition

• Publisher: NorthSouth
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 073582312X
• ISBN 13: 9780735823129
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Dusikova Maja