A Glorious Angel Show [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Dandi Daley Mackall (Author), Susan Mitchell (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Beautiful and amazing dual art elements and center spread pop up tell the story of Christ's birth on earth, and shows the angels' preparation in heaven.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; 1 edition (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591454360
• ISBN-13: 978-1591454366
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,137,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dandi won her first writing contest as a 10-year-old tomboy. Her 50 words on "Why I Want to Be Batboy for the Kansas City A's" won first place, but the team wouldn't let a girl be batboy. It was her first taste of rejection.
Since then, Dandi Daley Mackall has become an award-winning author of over 400 books for children of all ages, with sales of 4 million copies in 22 countries. Recent picture books with Sleeping Bear Press include Legend of Ohio, Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression Era Story (Notable Book 2008 - Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People National Council of Social Studies & Children's Book Council; winner of the Angel Award, 2008; Winner of the "Award of Excellence" from Chicago Book Show 2007) and 2008 release, A Girl Named Dan (her own "batboy" story, and a lesson on Title IX), 2 Mom's Choice Awards & Amelia Bloom Award. Eva Underground, Harcourt young adult novel, nominated ALA Best Book 2007, starred Kirkus review, awarded a Top Teen Read by New York Public Library, finalist for Ohioana Award, was based on the author's experiences behind the Iron Curtain. Love Rules was awarded Romantic Times' Top Pick. Middle-grade fiction, Larger-than-Life Lara, Dutton/Penguin, which teaches how to write, while tackling the problem of bullying, is on the KY Bluegrass Award List 2007-8; William Allan White Award list, 2008-9; KS and KY Children's Choice lists. Her Winnie the Horse Gentler series has sold over half a million books and Starlight Animal Rescue is a Gold Medallion finalist. Dandi received the 2009 Helen Keating Ott Award for distinguished contribution toward promoting high moral and ethical values in children and young adult literature. She also received the Distinguished Alumna Award in 2008 from the University of Missouri. Dandi is a national speaker, keynoting at conferences and Young Author events, and has made dozens of appearances on TV, including ABC, NBC, and CBS. Visit Dandi at www.dandibooks.com, winniethehorsegentler.com, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85oaIUbJ8j8

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "A Glorious Angel Show" is highly recommended for family story hour celebration of Christmas and all that it means., November 5, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Glorious Angel Show (Hardcover)

Written with an elegant originality by Dandi Daley Mackall and beautifully illustrated by Susan Mitchell, "A Glorious Angel Show" is the tender 'pop-up' picturebook story of the Christmas nativity recounted with rhyme and repetitive phrases ideal for preschool and kindergarten children. The rather spectacular pop-up spread in the center of the picture reveals the heavenly proclamation by the angels that the savior has been born. Wonderfully 'child friendly' and a welcome addition to personal and family Christmas book collections, "A Glorious Angel Show" is highly recommended for family story hour celebration of Christmas and all that it means.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely and joyful., February 16, 2008

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K. Childs (Rochester, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Glorious Angel Show (Hardcover)

This lovely book is told in rhyme:
"The angel came to Mary's house a long, long time ago.
'Mary, you will have a child. I'm here to tell you so.
Name him Jesus. Hold him tight.
He will turn the whole world right.
The angel came to Mary's house a long, long time ago."
On every colorful spread, we see the Christmas story unfold, and little inserts show the angels that are watching over the scenes. The angels have a very sweet feel. Some are children, some adults, and they come in all colors of skin and hair. We see them excitedly gathering as Gabriel makes his announcements to Mary and to Joseph. We see their concern when there's no room in the inn. And then we see their great joy in a wonderful pop-up at the center of the book, as they make their happy announcement to the shepherds. As the book comes to a close, it's time for the angels to go, but they promise that, being guardian angels, they will always be near. And on the final page is a sweet picture of Mary cuddling the newborn Savior. This book is a keeper!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disillusioned!, November 1, 2006

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Pop-Up Fan "iluvbooks" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Glorious Angel Show (Hardcover)

This book has ONE pop-up, and it is lame! If you're a fan of the Sabuda or Reinhart pop-up books, you will be VERY sad you bought this book, in my opinion. I'm returning mine.