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Adapted from the original bestselling novel, The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book is the story of a young boy who finds the true meaning of Christmas in the most unlikely of places. Eddie wants a bicycle for Christmas, but his mother knits him a homemade sweater instead. His disappointment is obvious, but a magical journey makes Eddie realize that the sweater is far more than it seems. Ultimately it teaches him that the true meaning of a gift is that it is given with love.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
The radio and TV host's debut picture book repackages his adult novel of the same name into a short parable. Eddie wants a bike for Christmas, but his twinkly-eyed grandpa tells him that he doesn't see a bike in the boy's future, but rather a Christmas sweater. When a disappointed Eddie takes a dream journey to a snowy forest, he opens a package containing the sweater and is whisked into a procession of idyllic Christmastime moments with his mother, father and grandpa. In the morning, it's the sweater he's excited about, not the shiny bike. Dorman's warm, vintage-style digital illustrations complement Beck's unambiguous message. Ages 4-7. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
New York Review of Books Review
FROM "TESTING THE ICE" THE TRUE GIFT A Christmas Story. By Patricia MacLachlan. Illustrated by Brian Floca. Atheneum. $12.99. (Ages 7 and up) On their annual visit to their grandparents' farm, a brother and sister are saddened to see the obviously lonely White Cow on her own in a pasture. (MacLachlan, the Newbery Medalwinning author of "Sarah, Plain and Tall," neatly begins the story from the cow's point of view.) How the brother uses his Christmas money to find White Cow some friends, and how his sister, the narrator, feels about that, shapes the affecting and almost dreamlike happy ending. THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Marshall Cavendish. $16.99. (Ages 4 to 8) Along with the verses of this durable carol, a note provides background: though some believe the song holds "hidden Christian meanings" (with the partridge as Jesus), on the surface the growing list of fantastic items makes more sense as a children's memory game (another theory). Either way, Spirin's opulent illustrations perfectly suit the French hens, milking maids and golden rings. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER By Glenn Beck. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. Aladdin/Mercury Radio Arts. $17.99. (Ages 4 to 7) It's Christmas Eve and a boy is dreaming of a shiny new bicycle. Instead he's told he'll get a sweater knitted by his mother, and is crestfallen; but with his parents standing by, in the end he gets both the sweater and the bike. Strangely, this book is adapted from Beck's novel of the same name, in which a widow dies in a car accident and her son overcomes his bitterness with the help of just the sweater. Along the way, a message seems to have gotten mixed. TESTING THE ICE A True Story About Jackie Robinson. By Sharon Robinson. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Scholastic. $16.99. (Ages 7 to 10) Jackie Robinson's daughter builds a charming story around a childhood memory: the time her father stepped out on their frozen pond to test the ice for the first skating of the season. You see friends and family waiting anxiously, since they know he can't swim. (Nelson's close-ups expertly provide suspense as the ice goes "Boom!" - but holds.) With the basics of his biography efficiently woven in, this is a lovely introduction to a baseball legend. THE TEEN VOGUE HANDBOOK An Insider's Guide to Careers in Fashion. Razorbill. $24.95. (Ages 12 and up) This book isn't quite what you expect: it's not about modeling or makeup, but a how-to for teenagers who are genuinely interested in fashion and want to know how the business works. True, the profiles of people like Marc Jacobs are inherently glamorous, but the advice of the designers, editors and other insiders is refreshingly practical for the just-starting-out. Here's the photographer Mario Testino on the ideal assistant: "humble, funny and well mannered," putting "no limit" on how much he or she is willing to work. Real-world advice for would-be fashion stars in tough times. FROM "THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" ALEX RIDER Crocodile Tears. By Anthony Horowitz. Philomel/Penguin. $17.99. (Ages 10 and up) Alex Rider's eighth adventure is one of his most ingenious, and if suitably over the top for MI6's sole teenage spy, it puts him in a world adults might recognize, with high-rolling bad guys and charities that turn out to be scams (the apt subtitle also foreshadows a terrific scary scene alongside an infested African river). The highlight is an escape from atop a gigantic dam as the wall is bursting and bullets and spears are flying. You'll have to read to find out how. JULIE JUST