Mary Engelbreit's A merry little Christmas : celebrate from A to Z

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Title:

Mary Engelbreit's A merry little Christmas : celebrate from A to Z

Alternate title:

Merry little Christmas

Author:

Engelbreit, Mary, author.

Summary:

In this rhyming alphabet book, a mouse family celebrates all the wonderful things about Christmas in their new woodland home.

Audience:

003-008.

Preschool-3.

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Genre:

Christmas fiction.

Stories in rhyme.

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Mice -- Juvenile fiction.

Alphabet books -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

HarperCollins,

Publication Date:

2006

ISBN:

9780060741587

9780060741594

Publication Information:

New York : HarperCollins, c2006.

Call Number:

P ENGELBR

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607002589169	Holiday Picture Books	ENGELBR	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable
33607002598004	Holiday Picture Books	ENGELBR	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable
33607001899742	Holiday Picture Books	ENGELBR	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

In a tiny little village blanketed with snow, Gregory Mouse is ready to ring in the holidays! This adorable fellow, whom readers may recognize from Mary Engelbreit's The Night Before Christmas, shares Christmas carols, sleigh rides, and gingerbread houses with his family and all the friends they've made in their new woodland home. As Christmas Eve draws near, they welcome readers to join them in celebrating the joys of the season.

Starting with the angel atop the family tree, this playful Christmas alphabet is Mary Engelbreit at her exuberant best.

Author Notes

Mary Engelbreit had her first success as an illustrator of greeting cards in the late 1970s. She formed her own greeting card company in early 1980s after becoming impatient with the process of working in the greeting card industry as an independent contractor.

Engelbreit's style depicts simple scenes in intricate detail, with amusing quotes to distinguish them. Successful in greeting cards, her business soon expanded to include Engelbreit's popular art on tee shirts, mugs, calendars and gift books, to name a few. Engelbreit has also published many books illustrating crafts such as quilting and decorating. In 1993 she illustrated The Snow Queen by Hans Christen Andersen, fulfilling a lifelong dream of being an illustrator of children's books.

Mary Engelbreit was born in 1952 in St. Louis, where she lives today.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 3-In this jolly rhyming celebration, the creatures are stirring, and all of them are mice-even Santa and his elves! This warmhearted, holiday alphabet book is an attractive and worthy selection. The lyrical text has a nice flow, although the rhyme scheme is not always perfect. The emphasis is on simple joys such as singing, skating, and creating homemade treats and decorations. "P" is for presents, but the children take great delight in having wrapped them to give to others. Cheery and secular, this title will work well as a read-aloud for large groups, but the intricacy of the artwork makes it even more suitable for one-on-one or small gatherings. The colorful pictures are full of tiny details worth poring over.-Linda Israelson, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Mary Englebreit's A Merry Little Christmas: Celebrate from A to Z uses the 26 letters of the alphabet, plus rhyme, alliteration and a tiny mouse town setting (including Gregory Mouse, from the author's The Night Before Christmas) to lead readers through holiday preparations. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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