A Star for Christmas.

Description

32 pages
Contains Illustrations
$26.99
ISBN 978-0-88776-836-1
DDC jC813'.6

Publisher

Year

2007

Contributor

Reviewed by Anne Hutchings

Anne Hutchings is a public-school teacher and librarian in Ajax,
Ontario.

Review

Admirers of Trisha Romance’s art will undoubtedly be drawn to this, her first book for children. A Star For Christmas tells of a kindly carpenter who, with only Little Star, an orphaned reindeer for company, lives in a small house at the edge of a meadow. As Christmas approaches the carpenter hastens to complete his very special gift for the townspeople. Finally, on Christmas Eve, the children follow the carpenter and Little Star to a clearing in the forest. Awestruck, they gaze at the carved wooden crèche lovingly created for them.

 

The book is beautifully bound, with a blue ribbon marker and pages edged with gold, and though the story itself is slight, the artist’s luminous watercolours, filled with warmth and cozy details, make it a worthwhile purchase for both personal and public library collections. Recommended.

Citation

Romance, Trisha., “A Star for Christmas.,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed October 6, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/27827.