Angela and the Baby Jesus [Import] [Hardcover]

Frank McCourt (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Printing edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007262388
• ISBN-13: 978-0007262380
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,814,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Engaging Little Christmas Saga From Frank McCourt, November 12, 2007

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angela and the Baby Jesus: (Children's Edition) (Hardcover)

Once more Frank McCourt has delved into his youth - or rather, his mother's - to write a terse, engaging Christmas saga which will remind readers of his Pulitzer Prize-winning "Angela's Ashes". Young Angela Sheehan is six years old, and wonders about the baby Jesus in his crib. This is yet another heart-felt, memorable tale from Frank McCourt that is replete with his crisp, lyrical prose. While I won't predict whether this will be a perennial favorite at Christmas, it should be a most delightful saga enjoyed by everyone this Christmas. The children's edition of "Angela and the Baby Jesus" features excellent art from illustrator Raul Colon; the adult edition features superbly executed illustrations from illustrator Loren Long. Without question, this wee book promises to be a favorite of McCourties (diehard fans of Frank McCourt) and of others interested in the McCourt family saga.

(EDITORIAL NOTE 7/23/09: Elsewhere online I posted this tribute to my favorite high school teacher, and I think it is worth noting here:

I've been fortunate to have had many fine teachers in high school, college and graduate school, but there was no one like Frank McCourt. Without a doubt, he was the most inspirational, most compelling, and the funniest, teacher I ever had. I am still grateful to him for instilling in me a life-long love of literature and a keen interest in writing prose. Am still amazed that he encouraged me to enter a citywide essay contest on New York City's waterfront, and would, more than a year later, in my senior yearbook acknowledge my second prize award by thanking me for winning him money (His was also, not surprisingly, the most eloquent set of comments I had inscribed in my yearbook from teachers.). He is gone now, but I am sure that for me, and for many of my fellow alumni of his Stuyvesant High School classes, he will live in our hearts and minds for the rest of our lives.)

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mc Court takes us into his family's heart and soul again., November 22, 2007

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J. Guild (Toronto,Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angela and the Baby Jesus: (Children's Edition) (Hardcover)

Frank Mc Court never ceases to amaze and overwhelm us with his ability to take ordinary things and make them memorable and heart wrenching. Who would ever think that he would give us a Christmas story that would be so tender and captivating to young and old alike?

There are two editions of this tome.One a childrens,and the other an adult. My review is on the latter. They were illustrated by two different artists.In the descriptions of the book ,here at Amazon,there are notes with examples of the art in the two editions.Be sure you read them as they will further your appreciation of the art accompanying MCCourt's touching storytelling.

In Angela's Ashes we came to know her and and Frank's father and brother. But in this magic little story,we are introduced to Angela when she was a little girl of 7, her mother,her sister Aggie and brothers Pat and Tom.

Most stories of this type take place in the days leading up to Christmas or on Christmas Eve;but in this case it is later as the Baby Jesus has already arrived in the Manger in the Limmerick church that the family attended.

This is the type of story that will probably bear reading over and over again each Christmas.

I have not seen the Children's edition,but I will be anxious to.I am sure it will be worth seeing how Raul Colon portrays the scenes as well as Loren Long does.

The artwork in this little book complements the writing of McCourt;and to do such,is really saying something.

Although this is a small book of only 27 pages,but once you read it,I doubt if you will ever look upon the Baby Jesus in the Manger again,without this story coming to mind.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful for children, December 8, 2007

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Parke C. Bogle (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angela and the Baby Jesus: (Children's Edition) (Hardcover)

I purchsed this book for three of my great grandchildren. Their mother says they read it over and over again. The two older children read it to the youngest who is too young to read yet. But he claps his little hands in enjoyment. The life story of Frank McCourt is one of rags to riches. I have several of his books and find inspiration in each of them.

Parke C. Bogle