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About A Christmas Spider's Miracle
Product Description Long ago in a faraway place there lived two mothers. One, a humble peasant woman who struggled daily to provide for her children. And the other, a mother spider who also worked hard to care for her family. And although it would appear they were as different as night and day, these two mothers had more in common than would first seem. As the only holiday gift she can give her children, one cold Christmas Eve the peasant woman goes to the forest to get a tree, never noticing that someone has made a home among its branches. During the night, the mother spider spins webs decorating the tree, resulting in a Christmas that neither mother will ever forget. Based on an old Ukrainian story, Trinka Hakes Noble (The Orange Shoes) crafts an original heartwarming tale of the grace that can be found in the true spirit of Christmas. Trinka Hakes Noble's numerous picture books include The Scarlet Stockings Spy (IRA Teachers' Choice 2005), The Last Brother, The Orange Shoes (IRA Teachers' Choice 2008), and Apple Tree Christmas. Ms. Noble lives in northern New Jersey. Stephen Costanza attended the Philadelphia College of Art. His picture books are Mozart Finds a Melody, Noodle Man: The Pasta Superhero, and Ten Big Toes and a Prince's Nose. He lives in Belfast, Maine. From Booklist Noble spins her own take on an old Ukrainian legend that, according to an author’s note, reminds her of her own childhood in snowy Michigan. On Christmas Eve, a poor peasant woman has nothing for her children for Christmas. She can only buy a spool of thread for mending and a meager soup bone at the market. When the children are tucked into bed, she fetches a small tree from the forest but later falls asleep making sewing patterns for ornaments. As fortune would have it, the tree is the home of a mother spider and her children. Feeling a kinship with the peasant, the mother spider covers the tree with beautiful spun patterns. Costanzas mix of warm colors and dense blue hues convey an old-world feeling, with both mothers wearing babushkas. Today, seeing a spider on Christmas will supposedly bring good fortune for a whole year. The parallel stories in this lesser-known Christmas tale emphasize the selflessness of a mother’s love. Grades K-3. --Julie Cummins About the Author Based on an old Ukrainian story, Trinka Hakes Noble (The Orange Shoes) crafts an original heartwarming tale of the grace that can be found in the true spirit of Christmas. Trinka Hakes Noble's numerous picture books include The Scarlet Stockings Spy (IRA Teachers' Choice 2005), The Last Brother, The Orange Shoes (IRA Teachers' Choice 2008), and Apple Tree Christmas. Ms. Noble lives in northern New Jersey.
