The Christmas Tree - Brossura

Salamon, Julie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 037576108X ISBN 13: 9780375761089

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2002

Riassunto

At Christmas time, a nun agrees to donate to Rockefeller Center the fir tree that has been her best friend since the time she arrived at her convent as a young orphan. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

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“A twinkly, read-around-the-fireplace story.”
—Entertainment Weekly

“The touching tale of a girl and her tree, narrated by a Rockefeller Center gardener, will be a classic.”
—Chicago Tribune

“Unusual and endearing...[A] lovely little tale and drawings with a big-smile ending.”
—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A rich, heartrending tale...I can imagine Dickens himself sniffling and smiling.”
—Newsday

L'autore:

About the Author
Julie Salamon grew up in Seaman, Ohio, and now lives in New York City with her husband, Bill Abrams, and their children, Roxie and Eli. She worked for The Wall Street Journal for sixteen years as a reporter and film critic. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The New Republic. She is the author of a novel, White Lies, The Devil's Candy: "The Bonfire of the Vanities" Goes to Hollywood, and of The Net of Dreams: A Family's Search for a Rightful Place.

About the Illustrator
Jill Weber lives on Frajil Farms in Mount Vernon, New Hampshire, with her husband, Frank, and their son, Remy. After working at T. Y. Crowell and Simon & Schuster, she has freelanced as an illustrator and book designer for a number of major publishers. Her most recent works include the Penny Whistle children's series, Expectations: Best Kept Secrets Every New Mother Should Know, and a forthcoming children's book series to be published by Random House.
From the Hardcover edition.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 037576108X
• ISBN 13: 9780375761089
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Disegnatore: Weber Jill