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Marguerite's Christmas
India Desjardins
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Description for Marguerite's Christmas
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Blanchet, Pascal. Num Pages: 72 pages, color illustrations. BIC Classification: YFW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 219 x 284 x 13. Weight in Grams: 528.
An old woman will no longer leave her house, not even on Christmas. She prefers to stay home, rather than take the risk of falling or coming down with a cold. She settles into the solitude and isolation of her safe, interior world. But just as she's about to enjoy a peaceful dinner in front of the TV, her doorbell rings ...This is a touching story about overcoming fear and the role of chance in life. India Desjardins is a journalist and writer who was born in Quebec in 1976. Pascal Blanchet was born in Quebec in 1980. ... Read more
An old woman will no longer leave her house, not even on Christmas. She prefers to stay home, rather than take the risk of falling or coming down with a cold. She settles into the solitude and isolation of her safe, interior world. But just as she's about to enjoy a peaceful dinner in front of the TV, her doorbell rings ...This is a touching story about overcoming fear and the role of chance in life. India Desjardins is a journalist and writer who was born in Quebec in 1976. Pascal Blanchet was born in Quebec in 1980. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
527g
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781592701780
SKU
V9781592701780
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Marguerite's Christmas
A Huffington Post Honorable Mention in Most Heartwarming Category for 2015. Desjardins' wry text masterfully conjures details that place young readers in Marguerite's alien experience, and Blanchet's flat, retro illustrations are a perfect complement. In both aesthetic and setting they evoke the mid-20th century, when Marguerite and her husband no doubt set up housekeeping. In one particularly ... Read more