The Smallest Gift of Christmas

In Peter H. Reynolds's whimsical holiday story, young Roland learns that more isn't always better -- and rediscovers the magic of home.

Roland can't wait for Christmas Day, and when the morning finally arrives he races downstairs to see what is waiting for him. What he sees stops him in his tracks. Could that tiny present really be what he had waited all year for? It has to be the smallest gift he had ever seen So Roland wishes for something bigger . . . and bigger . . . and bigger. But he's still convinced there must be a bigger gift somewhere in the universe. Will he know it when he sees it? Peter H. Reynolds's spare, free-spirited illustrations and heartwarming text make this be-carefulwhat-you-wish-for story the perfect holiday gift.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/24/2013
ISBN: 9780763661038
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.51h x 7.84w x 0.45d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 09/16/2013
School Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 74
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 68
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 162427 / Smallest Gift of Christmas
Reading Level: 2.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5