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On Christmas Eve [Hardcover]

Liz Rosenberg (Author), John Clapp (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)


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Can Santa find you even if you are stuck in a motel room on Christmas Eve? A room without a chimney or a mailbox with your name on it? A winsome story, marvelously detailed illustrations and just a touch of magic make this handsome book ideal for sharing at holiday time.

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From Publishers Weekly

Even through icy wind and blinding snow, Santa's special kid-tracking system is in perfect working order as proven in this reassuring picture book. A family traveling on Christmas Eve must take refuge at a motel during a fierce winter storm, and their younger son worries that Santa Claus will never find them. What happens during the night is every child's Christmas fantasy: the boy meets Santa face-to-face. Rosenberg's (Monster Mama) verse builds up a gentle suspense and Clapp's (Shining) realistic watercolors neatly balance the fantastic and lifelike elements of the story. His contrast of a crisply rendered contemporary family with a velvety, flurry-filled night sky and solid Santa makes the events seem all the more possible. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-When a snowstorm forces his family to stop at a motel late on Christmas Eve, a boy worries that Santa won't be able to find them. This is a classic childhood concern, of course. Here the author and illustrator combine a straightforward realism with a touch of magic and wonder to create a simple, satisfying picture book. The photo-realist quality of the paintings helps to enhance the sense of enchantment as Santa and his young friend tiptoe "past the registration desk and the humming ice machines" to deliver gifts. This is the perfect selection for children who are old enough to know that some people don't believe in Santa but young enough to cling stubbornly to their own belief.-V. W.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  • Hardcover: 40 pages
  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (September 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761316272
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761316275
  • Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,142,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Liz Rosenberg is the author of 3 novels, 5 books of poems and more than 20 award winning books for children. She has edited five prize winning poetry anthologies (including THE INVISIBLE LADDER and LIGHT GATHERING POEMS) and her picture book, THE CAROUSEL was featured on PBS' Reading Rainbow. Her newest picture book, TYRANNOSAURUS DAD, illustrated by brilliant newcomer Matthew Myers, is a Children's Book of the Month Club bestseller, has garnered praise from Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal and elsewhere, and was an Amazon top 10 children's book on dinosaurs, sports and family.

Her first novel for adults, HOME REPAIR was a Target Breakout book and voted top ten for Book Clubs and Most Likely to be Next Oprah Pick on Goodreads.

Liz Rosenberg was born and raised on Long Island. She met her husband, David, when they were 7 and 8 years old respectively, at summer camp. They became friends in high school, each married other people, and ten years after they had reconnected in high school, finally got married. They have been married 3 times to each other because they are both terrible at keeping track of paperwork. They have an actor son, Eli, and an 8 year old daughter, Lily.

Liz Rosenberg's first husband was the late great American novelist John Gardner, author of Grendel, Nickel Mountain, How to Become a Novelist and more than 25 other works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and scholarship. Together they taught at the State University of Binghamton till his untimely death in l982 in a motorcycle accident. She continues as a full professor at Binghamton University's English Department and has guest taught all over the world, from Russia to Austria to Singapore, and at colleges throughout the United States. Ms. Rosenberg spends her time reading and writing. Her hobbies are reading and writing and her passions are-- right, reading and writing.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Warm and Beautiful Chistmas Tale, October 23, 2002
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This review is from: On Christmas Eve (Hardcover)
A perfect holiday story, with fantastic illustrations to match. If you are looking for a book that truly captures the magic of Christmas, this is it!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars magical and ominous -- disappointing, December 4, 2002
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This review is from: On Christmas Eve (Hardcover)
As a family is travelling by car to visit relatives, a heavy snowstorm forces them to stop in a shabby motel on Christmas Eve. The older family members grimly accept the disappointment of the delay, the baby is happily oblivious, but the young boy worries about missing Santa Claus. Mother reassures him that "Santa always finds a way," and in the middle of the night Santa comes for a magical visit! The illustrations of the snowy, starry night, wisps of frosty smoke, the friendly reindeer and Santa are indeed touched with magic. The hyper-realistic style of the other illustrations shows the grown-ups looking very gloomy and casts an ominous pall over the story that is never developed nor clarified. The story line is very thin. The heartwarming message that Christmas enchantment can be found even in shabby surroundings never really comes through.
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4.0 out of 5 stars On Christmas Eve -- picture book, January 24, 2008
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This is a beautifully illustrated Christmas story. Perfect as a pre-Christmas gift to a younger brother or sister. Celebrates the magic of believing!!
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