Tells, in rhyme, of the year that Santa Claus, suffering from a cold and other ailments, decides to take a vacation at Christmastime, and of the surprising response of children around the world.
Phyllis McGinley Knihy
Phyllis McGinley bola oceňovaná autorka, ktorá majstrovsky zachytila podstatu predmestského života prostredníctvom svojej ľahkej poézie. Jej diela sa často zameriavali na každodenné radosti a výzvy rodinného života, pričom si zachovávali prenikavý postreh a hravý tón. McGinleyová rozšírila svoju literárnu pôsobnosť aj na eseje a detské knihy, čím preukázala svoju všestrannosť ako rozprávačka. Jej schopnosť premeniť obyčajné okamihy na niečo pozoruhodné jej zabezpečila miesto medzi významnými americkými básnikmi.
In working-class Leeds in the 1920s, Jess is starting on her journey through life. Growing up in the aftermath of the Great War, she is torn between her downtrodden father and her cantankerous, ambitious mother. After a disastrous spell as housekeeper to the local priest, she works happily in the office of her uncle's shoe factory and falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, Wilf. But Wilf is determined to be a successful artist, and Jess can't bring herself to stand in the way of his dreams. She also faces a bigger fight: she is consumed by the desire to save her godchild Leila from an orphanage - a battle that eventually threatens to break her heart. Originally published: as by Frances McNeil. London: Orion, 2006
Kitty on the Farm
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A boy tries to find the perfect name for his kitty.
