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Gr. 4^-6. In a complex, lengthy picture book for older readers, an injured mountain boy, caught in a snowstorm at Christmastime, is taken in by a woman who lives in a log home the boy's grandfather helped build years before. After the snowbound pair become acquainted and the grandfather is notified of the boy's whereabouts, the woman launches into a telling of the Christmas story--beginning with the Creation and ending with the Resurrection. The setup seems awkward, but once the main story gets under way, things become more believable. Watson's artwork is unusually arresting, offering plenty of visual subtext to support the ambitious undertaking, which is actually a condensed retelling of the entire Bible. The double-spread Nativity scene truly commands attention, particularly the striking face of the young girl Anna, who has come to see the Christ child. Shelley Townsend-Hudson
One Wintry Night ANNOTATION
Retells the Christmas story in a contemporary setting, beginning with creation and closing with Christ's resurrection.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
A young boy is lost in the woods one wintry night, and is rescued by a woman who brings him into a warm, cozy cabin. By the blazing fire she quiets him and weaves through his imagination the story of a child who fulfilled the promise God had made from the beginning of the world.
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