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The all-I'll-ever-want Christmas doll

by McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017,

Format: Print Book 2007
Availability: Available at 14 Libraries 15 of 16 copies

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Bethel Park Public Library Picture Books PB McKISSACK Pat
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CLP - Downtown Second Floor - Children's Seasonal/Holiday qj FICTION McKissack
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CLP - East Liberty Children's Seasonal/Holiday qj FICTION McKissack
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CLP - Lawrenceville Children's Seasonal/Holiday qj FICTION McKissack
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CLP - Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians Children's Large Print Books qj FICTION McKissack CL10031
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CLP - Sheraden Children's Seasonal/Holiday qj FICTION McKissack
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CLP - West End Children's Seasonal/Holiday qj FICTION McKissack
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CLP - Woods Run Children's Seasonal/Holiday qj FICTION McKissack
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Carnegie Library of McKeesport Picture Books P MCK
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Clairton Public Library Picture Books JPB M
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Northland Public Library Children's Picture Books J PIC MC KISSACK HOL
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Northland Public Library Children's Picture Books J PIC MC KISSACK HOL
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Plum Community Library Easy Reader E FIC MCK
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Sewickley Public Library Juvenile Holiday Picture Books J E MCK
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Wilkinsburg Public Library Children's Picture Book E MCK HOLIDAY
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C.C. Mellor Memorial Library - Forest Hills Children Holiday/Seasonal STORAGE
Location  C.C. Mellor Memorial Library - Forest Hills
 
Collection  Children Holiday/Seasonal
 
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Summary
Newbery Honor-winning author McKissack and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Pinkney have outdone themselves in this heart-warming picture book infused with humor and the true spirit of Christmas.

Christmas always comes to Nella's house, but Santa Claus brings gifts only once in a while. That's because it's the Depression and Nella's family is poor. Even so, Nella's hoping that this year she and her two sisters will get a beautiful Baby Betty doll.

On Christmas morning, the girls are beside themselves with excitement! There is Baby Betty, in all her eyelash-fluttering magnificence. "Mine!" Nella shouts, and claims the doll for herself. But soon she discovers that Baby Betty isn't nearly as much fun as her sisters. Would it be more fun to share this very best gift with them after all?
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "*Starred Review* Growing up during the Depression, Nella and her two sisters have little expectation of gifts on Christmas morning. But one year, after Nella writes to Santy Claus asking for a store-bought doll, their father surprises the girls with a Baby Betty doll for the three of them to share. They fight over their gift, but finally Nella's sisters agree that she can have it. After a day of playing with Baby Betty, who, unlike Nella's sisters, is compliant but has little to say, Nella misses her siblings and finds a way to make amends. As explained in the author's note, McKissack takes a bit of oral history and retells it as a first-person memoir that works well as a picture-book text. Pinkney creates a series of beautiful narrative tableaux, illustrating the characters' feelings as well as their actions with clarity and grace. Parents looking for books on sharing will find this an appealing exploration of the subject, teachers seeking picture books set during the Depression will find many details that bring the period to life. A gentle lesson that plays into the spirit of the holiday.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2007 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "In expertly wrought watercolors, Pinkney focuses on how light hits certain objects-voluptuous oranges, a new patchwork quilt, a baby doll's yellow frock-which are some literal bright spots for a family holding onto the positive despite their Depression-era struggles. The newspapers that line the walls and three-to-a-bed sleeping conditions fade, ceding to the clan's Christmas observance. McKissack's story shines as well, homing in on the most straightforward language to convey realistic but difficult situations: "Christmas always came to our house, but Santy Claus only showed up once in a while." Ages 4-8. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information
Subjects Sharing -- Juvenile fiction.
Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Dolls -- Juvenile fiction.
Christmas stories.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Sharing -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Dolls -- Fiction.
Christmas -- Fiction.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Publisher New York :Schwartz & Wade Books,2007
Edition 1st ed.
Other Titles All I will ever want Christmas doll
Contributors Pinkney, Jerry.
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN 9780375837593
0375837590
9780375937590
0375937595
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