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A Small Miracle - by Peter Collington (Paperback)

A Small Miracle - by  Peter Collington (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The wooden figures in a Christmas crche come to life to save a poor old womanin this truly original, deeply moving contemporary parable, now back in printby popular demand. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The wooden figures in a Christmas crèche come to life to save a poor old woman in this truly original contemporary parable. </b><br> <b> </b><br> Told with 96 pictures by Peter Collington, the master of the wordless story, this is a Christmas treasure the entire family can enjoy. <p/> In the Publishers Weekly 12th Annual Off-the-Cuff Awards, booksellers chose A Small Miracle as the Book We're Sorriest to See Go Out of Print. Knopf is proud to reintroduce this picture book classic for you to enjoy Christmas after Christmas. <p/> <br> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This is a Christmas miracle like no other, with such richness in image and story that children will return to it again and again" <i>(Booklist</i>, starred review). <p/>"Without a doubt the most original Christmas book of the year not the least because of its surprising yet, in context, fitting combination of the devout and the surreal."--<i>The Horn Book</i>, starred review <p/> "The story is sweet, simple and wordless. The illustrations are intricate enough to warrant reading this one over and over."--<i>American Bookseller</i> <p/> "...an upbeat story to treasure for this and many Christmases to come."--<i>School Library Journal </i> <p/>"In a series of meticulously crafted panels, Collington poignantly relates the wordless story of a penniless old woman whose good turn is rewarded-she rescues the village church's nativity scene from a vandal-when the figurines come to life and save her."-<i>Publishers Weekly, </i> Starred<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Peter Collington is the author and illustrator of several highly acclaimed books for children. The Chicago Tribune praised him as a "master of wordless picture books."

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