A simple Christmas on the farm / by Phyllis Alsdurf ; illustrated by Lisa Hunt.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781506471365
- ISBN: 1506471366
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Beaming Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 3-8. Beaming Books. AD580L Lexile Decoding demand: 72 (high) Semantic demand: 75 (high) Syntactic demand: 87 (very high) Structure demand: 85 (very high) Lexile |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Farm life > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Community life > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Christmas fiction. |
Available copies
- 30 of 32 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 4 of 4 copies available at Barry Lawrence Regional Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 32 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Barry Lawrence - Aurora Library | E ALS (Text) | 37884103260489 | Easy | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Monett Library | E ALS (Text) | 37884103260497 | Easy | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Mt. Vernon Library | E ALS (Text) | 37884103260505 | Easy | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Pierce City Library | E ALS (Text) | 37884103260513 | Easy | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
A Simple Christmas on the Farm
Publishers Weekly
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Alsdurf and Hunt parallel a family's "simple" farm Christmas and the holiday's biblical beginnings in this picture book with a back-to-basics message. When the biracial narrator's brown-skinned mother says "we're keeping things simple this year," the protagonist has misgivings. Soon, however, those transition to excitement as the family chooses a "small, scraggly" tree in the woods; makes goodies, gifts, and decorations; and invites members of their rural community to a potluck dinner in the family's barn. Reportorial first-person narration ends each page with "Christmas on the farm," and a Christmas Eve service that highlights the Christ child's barnyard birth finally sees the protagonist excited about their own pared-down celebration. Unlined illustrations focus on domestic details, perpetually snowy farm landscapes, and smiling characters of various skin tones. Instructions for three holiday crafts follow. Ages 4--8. (Sept.)