All the Colors of Christmas
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
The bestselling author of When God Made You and When I Pray for You captures the wonder of Christmas and the joy of Jesus' birth in a lyrical exploration of what makes the season so colorful, magical, and personal.
In his trademark style, Matthew Paul Turner celebrates the Christmas season, particularly the colors that infuse the holiday and all the memorable sensations and experiences—including a festive market, sledding, and nativity scene—connected to those bright hues. Matthew draws his readers into a whirling ribbon of the familiar reds and greens of Christmas, as well as other festive hues, including white, gold, blue, and brown.
Christmas is RED.
It's a bright shiny sled.
It's candy canes,
and toy store lanes.
It's sprinkles on sweet bread.
Christmas is BROWN
It’s pinecones scattered round…
It’s a cradle soft with hay
And a donkey’s gentle bray.
It’s God within
a baby’s skin
on that very first Christmas Day.
All the colors come together when readers are reminded that Christmas is YOU—you’re a part of the story, the joy and the glory! Matthew shows us again and again that the holidays are nothing without being with the people we love, celebrating treasured traditions, and making new memories—all in vivid color.
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Turner presents a vivid holiday palette by listing various colors featured at Christmastime and spotlighting favorite traditions and images associated with each hue. "Christmas is RED./ It's a shiny new sled," "Christmas is GREEN./ It's an evergreen scene," and "Christmas is GOLD./ It's bright ribbon unrolled." An inclusively portrayed, cozily clad crew of cheerful children bustle through bucolic scenes, decorating a house, ice skating, attending a holiday festival, performing in a Nativity play, giving gifts, and more. Finally, Turner reminds readers that, whatever one's "own unique hue," "Christmas is YOU!/... It's your heartfelt compassion/ and your hope put in action./ It's your thrill for the little things." Though some references ("It's an Elvis song," "It's God within/ a baby's skin") seem aimed at parents rather than readers within the stated age range, lilting text teamed with Gamble's folk art style paintings will keep younger readers engaged. Ages 3 7.
