Silent Night, Holy Night & Book & Advent Calendar
Author(s): Joseph Mohr
This beautiful miniature book and Advent calendar makes an ideal gift--for Advent "or" a Christmas stocking. Written on Christmas Eve nearly two centuries ago, "Silent Night" is one of the world's most beloved Christmas carols. Beautifully illustrated by Maja Dusikova, "both people and animals are depicted with great tenderness, and the watercolors nicely capture the sense of peace found in the song's words." ("Booklist") In this classic Advent calendar edition, twenty-four doors on the cover open to reveal seasonal surprises.
Product Information
As a child, JOSEPH MOHR (1792-1848) was both a singer and a violinist in the choirs of the University church and the Benedictine monastery church of St. Peter in Salzburg, Austria. In 1815, he was ordained as a priest.MAJA DUSIKOVA was born in Piestany, Czechoslovakia, and now lives in Florence, Italy. One of the most celebrated children's book illustrators in Europe, she has a pet rabbit named Cici that runs under her table while she paints and doesn't like carrots.
General Fields
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- : North-South Books
- : North-South Books
- : 0.113
- : 31 December 2009
- : 152mm X 153mm X 8mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Joseph Mohr
- : Hardback
- : 1210
- : Maja Dusikova
- : 782.281723
- : 24
- : illustrations