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The all-I'll-ever-want Christmas doll / written by Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.

During the Depression, three young sisters get one baby doll for Christmas and must find a way to share.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017, (Author)
Other Authors: Pinkney, Jerry, (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2007]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1929
Sharing > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Dolls > Juvenile fiction.
Christmas stories.
Depressions > 1929 > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
African American children > Southern States > Juvenile fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Southern States > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Dolls > Fiction.
Christmas > Fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Fiction.
Sharing > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
African American children.
African Americans.
Depressions.
Dolls.
Sharing.
Sisters.
Southern States.
Picture books.
Christmas fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Review by 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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