The Christmas Doll: A Repair Shop Story

The Christmas Doll: A Repair Shop Story
Author: Amy Sparkes
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2023-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536231363

A little girl in wartime England finds that a simple act of generosity and kindness changes her life forever in this heartfelt holiday book based on a popular British TV show. Susan is very young when she's evacuated from London during World War II and sent to live in the countryside with a family she has never met. Uncertain of her new surroundings and desperately missing home, she holds out little hope for the months ahead. Then, on Christmas Day, she receives a doll that she names Lizzy. It is the best present she's ever had. Only decades later, when Susan and her great-granddaughter Evie bring the precious doll in for repairs--and Susan narrates the tale of her tumultuous childhood--does she realize the true meaning and scope of the gift she received that long-ago Christmas morning. From the bustling endpapers showing the repair team at work restoring a legacy to glowing illustrations evoking nostalgia and warmth, this cozy tale based on an episode of the British TV series The Repair Shop is a festive read-aloud to share at the holidays.

The Christmas Doll

The Christmas Doll
Author: Amy Sparkes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781529513813

Step into The Repair Shop in this magical Christmas children's tale about a very special doll. When little Susan is evacuated from wartime London and sent to live with a family in the countryside, she doesn't hold much hope for the months ahead. Then, on Christmas morning, she is given a doll and Susan thinks this must be the best present she has ever had. Yet standing here in The Repair Shop, thinking back on her childhood, she realizes that in fact the greatest gift was the kindness bestowed upon her and her ability to remember it always as she holds her precious doll close to her.

The Christmas Doll

The Christmas Doll
Author: Elvira Woodruff
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2002-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780590318792

In a heartwarming novel that is destined to become a Christmas classic, acclaimed author Elvira Woodruff tells the story of two orphaned sisters whose lives are forever changed by a magical doll. Lucy and Glory are orphaned sisters with no real place to call home. Only their memories of a beautiful doll named Morning Glory brighten their bleak lives. When a deadly fever sweeps through the workhouse where the girls live, Lucy and Glory flee to the mean streets of London. One day the girls find an old battered doll that Glory senses is their beloved Morning Glory. But Morning Glory is no ordinary doll--the girls learn that she has magical powers that will change their lives in amazing ways.. With the help of the doll, the sisters discover the true meaning of the Christmas spirit.

How Was That Built?

How Was That Built?
Author: Roma Agrawal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1547611898

This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels. From skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how do they work? Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what's possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have come up with to enable us to build underground, underwater, on ice, and even in space. With text written by award-winning structural engineer Roma Agrawal and detailed full-color illustrations by Katie Hickey, this book provides unique and illuminating perspectives of the world's most incredible constructions. How Was That Built? is a perfect gift for curious kids who want to learn more about construction, architecture, science, technology, and the way things work. This children's picture book also serves as a fascinating companion to the author's adult nonfiction book Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures, winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books.

The Christmas Dolls

The Christmas Dolls
Author: Carol Beach York
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1967
Genre: Christmas stories
ISBN: 9780590328913

While Miss Lavender and Miss Plum get ready for Christmas at the orphanage, Tatty learns she can converse with dolls.

The Christmas Doll

The Christmas Doll
Author: Jason F. Wright
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781629726113

Based on a true story from the life of Gail Saxton Miller, who owned a simple treasured doll as a little girl while living in poverty in the 1940s.

The Christmas Doll

The Christmas Doll
Author: Kay Dawson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2017-11-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781979760539

A CHRISTMAS SHORT STORY by Kay P. DawsonWhen Amelia doesn't get exactly what she'd hoped for Christmas, she receives a reminder about what is important in life during a visit with her great-grandma. After hearing a story from years ago, she discovers that sometimes what you believe you truly wanted is nothing compared to what you already have.

The Christmas Doll

The Christmas Doll
Author:
Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1979
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780030471117

Anxious to meet Santa Claus, a little girl mails herself to him and then can't get home again.

Christmas Doll

Christmas Doll
Author: Elvira Woodruff
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2002-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780606258463

As Christmas approaches, Lucy, a ten-year-old orphan living on the streets of London, is overjoyed to be given the job of sewing hearts for the dolls in ThimbleBee's Doll Shop.

Escape to the River Sea

Escape to the River Sea
Author: Emma Carroll
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2022-06-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1529062713

Beautiful and full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll's compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson's bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea. 'A joyously animal-packed adventure.' – Hilary McKay, Costa Award-winning author of The Skylark's War In 1946, Rosa Sweetman, a young Kindertransport girl, is longing for her family to claim her. The war in Europe is over and she is the only child left at Westwood, a rambling country estate in the north of England, where she'd taken refuge seven years earlier. The arrival of a friend of the family, Yara Fielding, starts an adventure that will take Rosa deep into the lush beauty of the Amazon rainforest in search of jaguars, ancient giant sloths and somewhere to belong. What she finds is Yara’s lively, welcoming family on the banks of the river and, together, they face a danger greater than she could ever have imagined. Featuring places and characters known and loved by fans of Journey to the River Sea (including, among others, Maia, Finn, Miss Minton and Clovis) this spectacular story tells of the next generation and the growing threats to the Amazon rainforest that continue to this day.