Beasley's Christmas Party [Hardcover]

Booth Tarkington (Author), Ruth Sypherd Clements (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2008

The story of a bachelor's Christmas party which, while almost losing him the governorship, gained for him something much desired.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (August 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 143447576X
• ISBN-13: 978-1434475763
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,703,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars magical, March 2, 2009

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This review is from: Beasley's Christmas Party (Paperback)

This is a beautifully written story from a great american author about a shy man who hardly speaks, overcoming his shyness for the sake of an imaginative little boy who is ill. An excellent book to read aloud at Christmas.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Holiday Tale, February 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Beasley's Christmas Party (Library Binding)

It is a short novel, about 100 pages, large print. Has nice illustrations that make it a worthy keep sake.

Aside from that, it is the story of a rather quiet man who hardly says anything at all. He is in the state's congress and is well respected by his peers and constituents. However, his neighbors begin to see him acting strangely. He talks to himself and is doing strange things around his house.

However, all is not what it seems to be and comes to fruition on Christmas Eve.

I didn't find myself totally into the holiday spirit after reading the book, however, I did like the "quaint" and "folksy" attitude of the book. Something fun to read in the course of an hour. Not Tarkington's best, but definitely interesting and motivating for the holidays.