The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
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“The tale is unfolded with such mastery, humor, and emotional force that we are entirely within its power.” —The New York Times Book Review Jonathan Toomey is the best woodcarver in the valley, but he is always alone and never smiles. No one knows about the mementos of his lost wife and child that he keeps in an unopened drawer. But one early winter’s day, a widow and her young son approach him with a gentle request that leads to a joyful miracle. The moving, lyrical tale, gloriously illustrated by P.J. Lynch, has been widely hailed as a true Christmas classic. This beautiful anniversary edition includes a new note from the author and an audio narration by James Earl Jones available as a complimentary download.
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Here is one that I requested via inter library loan to debate whether it is worth a purchase, and without a doubt I can tell you that I plan to purchase a copy for our shelves for Christmas reading as well as for the recommendation of Memoria Press. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful and vivid for the imagination to take hold.
This edition includes a CD, but being a library edition I do not have access to it.
scheduled: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2012/11/11/the-christmas-miracle-of-jonathan-toomey/
This is a beautiful book with wonderful illustrations by P.J. Lynch. The story tells about a gruff man who the kids called Mr. Gloomy because he never smiled and was always grumpy. He always complained about the noise the church bells made. He was a very skilled wood carver though and one day a woman came with her son to ask him to do a special job. The nativity set her father gave her had been lost during their move. The carver was gruff but said he would do the job. Each day the woman and her son came by so the boy could watch him carve. The boy promised to be quiet but with each piece he very politely pointed out a mistake the man was making. The boy said the sheep looked happy, the cow was very proud, the angel was very important because the baby Jesus was there. With each correction from the little boy the gruff man changed and his heart softened. The man no longer complained about the church bells and when the last of the set was finished he went to the Christmas service with the woman and her son.
