The Christmas candle / by Richard Paul Evans ; illustrated by Jacob Collins.
On Christmas Eve, Thomas buys a magical candle that changes the way he views his fellow human beings and helps him feel charity for those less fortunate than he.
Record details
- ISBN: 0689823193
- Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [1998]
- Copyright: ©1998
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 4.8 Follett Library Resources 3-6 AD600L Lexile Decoding demand: 84 (very high) Semantic demand: 97 (very high) Syntactic demand: 82 (very high) Structure demand: 86 (very high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.8 0.5 24970. |
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Subject: | Generosity > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Candles > Juvenile fiction. Generosity > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Candles > Fiction. |
Genre: | Christmas fiction. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Jefferson County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Jefferson County Library-Northwest | E CELEBRAT EVANS (Text) | 30000024923231 | Seasonal | Available | - |
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Summary
The Christmas Candle
A classic Christmas fable about love and charity, retold by Richard Paul Evans, New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and A Christmas Memory . On a snowy Christmas Eve, a young man named Thomas on his way home for a family celebration realizes that the candle in his lantern is about to expire. He stops in a chandler's shop filled with fantastic wax creations, but instead of admiring them Thomas scorns the chandler for wasting his time on sculptures that will only melt. The mysterious old chandler sells him a special Christmas candle. Back on the bitterly cold street, the young man is accosted by an old beggar woman. When he lifts his lantern to get a better look, the candlelight reveals that she is his mother. He gives her his cloak and only then sees the truth: She is not his mother after all, but a stranger. The candle tricks him again before he reaches home, cold and penniless, but richer for his newfound realization that we are all part of one family. This intriguing original fable about charity is accompanied by lavish, mood-filled oil paintings by artist Jacob Collins. Together, author and artist have created an exquisite holiday gift book that will be treasured by the entire family.