A Child's Christmas in Wales, Volume 1Fifty years after its first publication in book form, Dylan Thomas's timeless prose poem is echoed by the rolling, evocative images of Caldecott Honor artist Chris Raschka -- a beautiful gift for book lovers. Bring out the tall tales now that we told by the fire as the gaslight bubbled like a diver. . . . There are always Uncles at Christmas. And Aunts, of course, who might sing a little loudly after dinner. There are the neighborhood cats "sleek and long as jaguars and horrible-whiskered," the carols to sing at eerie houses, the Useful Presents and the Useless Presents, and the endless snow "shawling out of the ground." First published in HARPER'S BAZAAR some fifty years ago, A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES showcases Dylan Thomas's genius for language and remains the poet's most popular prose work in the United States. Chris Raschka's fluid torn-paper illustrations honor the poet's words, evoking their musical cadences and bringing us a fresh appreciation for this most lyric work. |
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afraid afternoon arms Auntie Hannah aunts balloons beat bells birds blazing blow boots breath bright Call the fire cats caves cheeks CHILD'S CHRISTMAS children could hear Christmas Eve CHRISTMAS IN WALES cigarette clouds cold color corner cried crunched Daniel darkness dinner distant dogs door drifted dry voice eyes faded fire brigade firemen foot front parlors frozen garden Ghosts gong hands helmets hill hippos hose Jack jelly King Wenceslas knocked Let's write lips Little Engineers looked middle mittened moist moon never night nose once Perhaps postman postmen Presents Prothero pudding rang sang scarfs singing skin slept slipper small boys smell smoke snow snowballs sound spat spit standing stood stopped street there's three tall town trees trudge turned twelve Uncles violet waited walk wall waves whistle window wine