From Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck and acclaimed artist Mark Buehner comes a heartwarming story that illustrates the true meaning of Christmas.

Rob wants to get his father something special for Christmas this year--something that shows how much he really loves him. But it's Christmas Eve, and he doesn't have much money to spend. What could he possibly get? Suddenly, Rob thinks of the best gift of all...

The acclaimed author of nearly a hundred books for children and adults, Pearl S. Buck captures the spirit of Christmas in this elegant, heartening story about a boy's gift of love. Originally published in 1955, this timeless story with glorious full-color art by Mark Buehner will be a welcome addition to your holiday collection.

Author: Pearl S. Buck
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 10/01/2002
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 11.23h x 8.72w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780688162672
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 64197 / Christmas Day in the Morning


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/2002 pg. 1616
Booklist 10/15/2002 pg. 404
USA Today 12/04/2002 pg. 1
School Library Journal 10/01/2002 pg. 57
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 27 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 27 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Publishers Weekly 09/23/2002

About the Author
Buck, Pearl S.: - Pearl S. Buck is the author of many distinguished books for children and adults. She won the Child Study Association's Children's Book Award for The Big Wave, the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth, and in 1938 received the Nobel Prize for literature.Buehner, Mark: -

Marl Buehner has six little pilgrims of his own in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he lives with his wife, Caralyn, and their children: Heidi, Grant, Sarah, Samuel, Laura, and Jake. Mark has illustrated many wonderful children's books, including I Am the Cat by Alice Schertle and Harvy Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen.