Jingle Bells: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
By (Author) Susan Jeffers
Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
18th September 2017
United States
Children
Fiction
Hardback
40
Width 241mm, Height 279mm
454g
Susan Jeffers, the Caldecott Honor and New York Times bestselling artist of The Nutcracker and The Twelve Days of Christmas, takes readers on an enchanted journey set to lyrics fromthebeloved holiday song.
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh
Oer the fields we go, laughing all the way...
Ride along with a girl, a boy, their pony, and a mischievous dog as they travel to Grandmas house. With playful animals in their path, their journey gets a bit sidetracked. But soon enough they arrive at Grandmaswhere an unexpected visitor fills them with holiday cheer!
Jeffers excels with masterful compositions, with the details of the lovely art savored at a leisurely pace. A perfect choice for reading or singing on wintry nights. Kirkus Reviews(starred review) [A] playful take on [an] omnipresent holiday song. Publishers Weekly Perfect for one-on-one sharing or holiday storytime. School Library Journal Jefferss watercolor-and-ink art is as precise and gentle as always. The Horn Book
Susan Jeffers, a New York Times bestselling artist, has won the ABBY from the American Booksellers Association, a Caldecott Honor from the American Library Association, and the Pomme d'Or de Bratislava. Her work has been exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Her books, including Brother Eagle, Sister Sky and the perennial bestsellers The Nutcracker and Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, have sold millions of copies and have been published around the world. Susan Jeffers lives in Westchester County, New York.