Bibliograph

The first Christmas stocking, Elizabeth Winthrop ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

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The first Christmas stocking, Elizabeth Winthrop ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The first Christmas stocking

Oclc number

64427303

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Winthrop ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

Summary

"Dream your dreams, my child, and knit them into the wool." A long time ago a girl named Claire learned to knit by her mother's side. As the mother knit mittens, scarves and all sorts of clothing for the wealthy people of the town, Claire set about knitting stockings to keep her toes warm. Claire, her mother and father, you see, were poor. They lived in a stone hut, with little wood to burn and meagre food to eat. So Claire knit stockings and--with Christmas approaching--heeded her mother's words to knit her Christmas dreams into the wool. Soon Claire became known as the stocking girl--with many orders for stockings to fill. One such order ensured her a handsome payment. Enough to fill her family's hut with light and food. But as she trudged through the snow to deliver the stockings on Christmas Eve, Claire was stirred to share her knitted dreams with someone truly in need

Target audience

primary

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