"Silent Night," written on Christmas Eve in a small town in Austria nearly two centuries ago, is one of the world's most beloved Christmas carols. Maja Dusíková captures the song's simplicity and grace in warm, reverent pictures that illustrate the joy and wonder experienced around the world at the birth of the Christ Child. The result is a picture book Nativity that echoes the universal appeal of "Silent Night."
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-This picture-book version of the well-loved carol includes the musical notation and lyrics for all three verses. Double-page spreads feature paintings in muted tones with soft, curving lines that evoke a gentle quality; moonlight, starlight, campfire light, celestial light, and a light that emanates from the baby Jesus himself create a dramatic focus for each illustration. The setting changes from page to page, shifting from snowy alpine village to desert wilderness to the North Pole. While this device highlights the universality of the song, it may confuse some readers. However, adults seeking a simple, reverent title for sharing-whether to be sung or read aloud-will welcome this edition. Front matter includes a brief account of how Mohr and Franz Gruber came to write the song in 1818.-S.P.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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In an introduction, artist Dusikov explains that the words to the favorite Christmas carol "Silent Night" were written on the spur of the moment by an Austrian priest one Christmas Eve. She draws on this history in her artwork, blending a snow-covered Austrian setting with scenes of the Nativity, showing a tiny stable blanketed in snow. An assortment of animals--from pigs to rabbits to sheep--surrounds the blonde baby. Both people and animals are depicted with great tenderness, and the watercolors nicely capture the sense of peace found in the song's words. In an old-fashioned but not dated way, the artwork also shows an Inuit family noticing the new star in the sky. In the final picture, Dusikov brings the past and the present together by showing modern-day children carrying a creche standing next to the stable. Lyrics and music are appended. Susan Dove Lempke
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Beautiful Rendition of a Beloved Classic Carol,
This review is from: Silent Night, Holy Night (with music chip) (Hardcover)
The soft, moonlit illustrations and flowing verse make this a book to keep and treasure for years to come. Nothing can change the fact that this carol is one of the most well-known and beloved around the world - regardless of dates. The music chip in this one is not the tinny, toy piano type, but plays the full hymn. Truly a wonderful book for families trying to maintain a focus on the "real" story of Christmas and in the end - isn't that what it's really all about?
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This review is from: Silent Night, Holy Night (with music chip) (Hardcover)
The book was in good shape however it was not what I ordered. I ordered the book with a music chip and it did not include one. I didn't want to waste any more time in returning it and getting my money back so i kept it.
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Misinformation begins with the introduction,
By Bill Egan "Christmas Historian" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Silent Night, Holy Night (Hardcover)
In the introduction, artist Maja Dusikova wrongly explains that the words to the favorite Christmas carol "Silent Night" were written on the spur of the moment by an Austrian priest one Christmas Eve.Historians have no information to indicate the exact date when Joseph Mohr wrote his six-stanza poem. We only have Mohr's notation that he wrote it in 1816. There is nothing to indicate that it was "written on the spur of the moment." At that time he was assigned to a pilgrim church in Mariapfarr, Austria. The music was added by Franz Xaver Gruber on Christmas Eve in 1818. The first performance was in St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria with Gruber and Mohr singing each verse while Mohr played his guitar. The choir repeated the last two lines of each verse. While the book has beautiful illustrations, it's best not to present wrong information to children when it involves a real event.
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