{"product_id":"a-childs-christmas-in-wales-9780879233396","title":"A Child's Christmas in Wales","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas, Dylan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDylan Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e was among the most popular cultural figures of the 20th century for the poems \u003ci\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnd death shall have no dominion\u003c\/i\u003e; the \"play for voices\" \u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e; and stories and radio broadcasts such as \u003ci\u003ePortrait of the Artist as a Young Dog\u003c\/i\u003eand, especially, \u003ci\u003eA Child's Christmas in Wales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArdizzone, Edward:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Ardizzone\u003c\/b\u003e was a painter, print-maker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of many books including Dylan Thomas' \u003ci\u003eA Child's Christmas in Wales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648931795218,"sku":"9780879233396","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c86639dd-72b2-41f8-825b-b1297570ef75.jpg?v=1761038921","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-childs-christmas-in-wales-9780879233396","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}