{"product_id":"the-all-ill-ever-want-christmas-doll-isbn-9780375837593","title":"The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewbery   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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Christmas\u003ci\u003e always \u003c\/i\u003ecomes 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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?\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eBooklist\u003c\/u\u003e, September 15, 2007\u003cu\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Carolyn Phelan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/u\u003e, November 1, 2007:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Full of humorous dialogue and scenes of realistic family life showing the close bonds within the family. Pinkney’s watercolor illustrations are masterful, as always…” \u003ci\u003e- Kirkus Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview, \u003cu\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/u\u003e, December 2, 2007:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An evocative book with a universal message.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia C. McKissack is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award Winner, and its companion, \u003ci\u003ePorch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and other Wily Characters\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book. Ms. McKissack has collaborated with Jerry Pinkney on two previous picture books: \u003ci\u003eGoin’ Someplace Special\u003c\/i\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Award Winner, and \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, a Caldecott Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Award Winner. Her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eNever Forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and received five starred reviews. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry Pinkney received the Caldecott Medal for his wordless retelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Lion and the Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e. He has illustrated more than one hundred books, among them five Caldecott Honor books, including \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Patricia C. McKissack; five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Books; and five Coretta Scott King Award winners. Some of his most beloved titles are \u003ci\u003eThe Talking Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJohn Henry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoin’ Someplace Special\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Tortoise and the Hare\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Pinkney lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schwartz \u0026 Wade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300420047077,"sku":"NP9780375837593","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375837593.jpg?v=1742920115","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-all-ill-ever-want-christmas-doll-isbn-9780375837593","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}