Discount Shopping Online :: Books Angela and the Baby Jesus (Adult Edition) : :

Angela and the Baby Jesus (Adult Edition)
by: Frank McCourt

List Price: $14.95

Amazon.com's Price: $10.17

You Save: $4.78 (32%)
Prices subject to change.

Used Price: $0.01
Collectible Price: $19.99
Third Party New Price: $0.95

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781416574705
ISBN: 1416574700
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: November 06, 2007
Publisher: Scribner
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Sales Rank: 75607
Studio: Scribner

Accessories:

Related Items:

Editorial Review:

Product Description:
'When my mother Angela, was six years old, she felt sorry for the Baby Jesus in the Christmas crib....'Frank McCourt's first Christmas book is by turns tender and heartwarming, and wholly unforgettable. Angela is six years old and worries for the Baby Jesus on the altar of St. Joseph's Church near School House Lane in Limerick, Ireland, where she lives. December nights are damp and cold, and the church is dark. The Baby Jesus' mother doesn't even have a blanket to cover him, The Baby is sure to need Angela's help, even if she is not allowed to step near the altar, especially by herself.Filled with the character and incident that have made Pulitzer Prize recipient Frank McCourt internationally renowned and beloved, Angela and the Baby Jesus is a timeless story of family -- and all of its joy, tradition, love, and incongruity -- and a book for the generations to cherish.

Amazon.com Review:
The six year old Angela looks at the naked baby Jesus in her local church in Limerick, Ireland, circa 1912, and thinks he looks cold. She wonders why his mother, or one of the shephards, doesn't put a blanket over him. She decides to take him to her bedroom and wrap him in her own blanket. The journey home is a bit difficult and when the disappearance is discovered, the whole parish is very, very upset. But Angela does carry the baby back to church, and all turns out well.

Amazon.com Exclusive
Angela and the Baby Jesus, the first Christmas book from beloved author Frank McCourt, is an unprecedented event, with a children's edition published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and an adult edition published by Scribner. Set in Ireland, the story is about the childhood of Angela, of Angela's Ashes. Each edition has the same story written by McCourt but is illustrated by a different artist. Raul Colon illustrated the children's edition and Loren Long illustrated the adult edition. Amazon asked both artists to write about their experiences illustrating the same scene from McCourt's story to get an inside look at how they interpreted McCourt's words.

Loren Long on the Fireside Scene from Angela and the Baby Jesus:
Usually little Angela would want to be right in the middle of the action as the family sits by the fire and talks. But not this time--she has a secret upstairs.

At this point in the story, I'm giving the reader a seat behind the family in the shadows away from the fire. At the same time we, the readers, know about Angela's secret in the bedroom upstairs and we see her hanging back from the others, sneaking peeks up the staircase. We can see that she has something more important on her mind than her family's chattering.

In my visual interpretation of Angela and the Baby Jesus, I wanted to tap into Frank McCourt's sophisticated blend of gritty realism and subtle humor. For this reason, I specifically chose a limited color palette. I worked with acrylics on canvas and tried to keep the paintings a bit edgy and raw.

Choosing images came naturally when working on this story. I was taken with the balance of reverence, innocence, and humor in Frank’s text and I simply tried to come up with creative ways to portray these elements in a subtle but hopefully profound way. --Loren Long

Raul Colon on the Fireside Scene from Angela and the Baby Jesus:
This image for Frank McCourt's Angela and the Baby Jesus picture book came to me just by thinking of a warm fireplace on a cold night.

In this particular scene the family sits around the fire to chat after tea. Angela's little brother is giving up the secret that the 'Baby Jesus' is in the bed upstairs. Angela shows a bit of worry in her face, since she quietly snuck the 'baby' into the house. Surely she'll be in trouble now.

Throughout the story I hardly show any of the adult faces, focusing mainly on the children's world. Hence, Mother's back is turned toward us. I also cut off the little brother's face by having Mother's turn-of-the-century hairdo get in the way (A little thing I learned from the great artist Degas.) It gives the scene intimacy, as if the viewer is there taking a snapshot with his camera. All in all a fun and rewarding book to illustrate. It was an honor to turn McCourt's words into actual pictures. --Raul Colon

Customer Reviews

Average Rating:

Rating: - Poor ending to this to this otherwise interesting book.
I LOVE Frank McCourt's books. There is no story more emotionally riveting and profound than "Angela's Ashes". I just wish his newer books had better endings. This most recent book just dwindles away at the end. I was waiting for something more, and it merely dropped off. Frank is truly the best story teller of our lifetime. I hope he writes many more books about Ireland.

Rating: - angela and the baby Jesus
This book is short and very appealing to young readers. The message is universal. It's about love.

Rating: - Nice to see a new Christmas story
We loved this story for its message about the real reason for the Christmas season. In today's culture of "political correctness" and not wanting to offend anyone that often is missing. The artwork is soft and beautiful. It will be a book that is set out for Christmas reading for many years to come.

Rating: - For the whole family!
my entire family loved this book! My son's received it first & thought it would be a great gift for our uncle who is a priest! The only difference between the children's version & the adult is the art work. It's a lovely story!

see more

Discount Shopping Online Books and Publications

Books : Angela and the Baby Jesus (Adult Edition)
Books and Publications Average Rating:

Search the web for info about Angela and the Baby Jesus (Adult Edition)

Discount Shopping Online Books and Publications

Books : Angela and the Baby Jesus (Adult Edition)Books and Publications Average Rating:

Search the web for info about Angela and the Baby Jesus (Adult Edition)

Books : Angela and the Baby Jesus (Adult Edition)
Books and Publications Average Rating: