{"product_id":"a-childs-christmas-in-wales-9780879233396","title":"A Child's Christmas in Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dylan Thomas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reminiscence of Christmas, from the viewpoint of a young boy, that has been a holiday favorite for decades. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn rich, humorous, magical prose, poet Dylan Thomas recalls the church-going, the tree-trimming, the food, the carols and games of his childhood Christmases. And, of course, Mrs. Prothero and the firemen. It is one of Thomas' most popular works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlways on Christmas night there was music, \u003c\/i\u003e he writes\u003ci\u003e. An uncle played the fiddle, a cousin sang \"Cherry Ripe,\" and another uncle sang \"Drake's Drum.\" It was very warm in the little house. Auntie Hannah, who had got on to the parsnip wine, sang a song about Bleeding Hearts and Death, and then another in which she said her heart was like a Bird's Nest; and then everybody laughed again; and then I went to bed. Looking through my bedroom window, out into the moonlight and the unending smoke-colored snow, I could see the lights in the windows of all the other houses on our hill and hear the music rising from them up the long, steady falling night.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For this edition, Edward Ardizzone created the perfect accompaniment in 30 delightful watercolors and drawings. This is a timeless classic--a wonderful evocation of a gentle and seemingly endless Christmas made charming and endearing through language. Published in a format for reading aloud to young people, this is truly a book for all ages.","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45155153281175,"sku":"9780879233396","price":1158.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780879233396.webp?v=1767662218","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-childs-christmas-in-wales-9780879233396","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}