Thomas, Dylan A Child's Christmas in Wales, illustrated by
Trina Schart Hyman. 47 pgs. Holiday House Publishing, 2017. $14.95. Language:
G; Mature Content: G; Violence: G. 978-0823438709
In classic Dylan Thomas prose, the famed poet retells
memories of his childhood Christmases. Told in an almost
stream-of-consciousness manner, the text reads as something you'd prefer to
hear read aloud. It is a nice "back in my day" look at a bygone era
with beautiful illustrations throughout. It was first published in 1954. I do
not think this is a book that will appeal to most younger readers; the text
gets "flowery" and "wordy" at numerous points and some of
the bits would make little sense to 21st century audience. Perhaps your higher
level high schooler would pick it up, but overall its a great gift choice for
adults. The illustrations, I'll note again, are on point and really add a lot
to the story.
HS--OPTIONAL, GIFT--ADVISABLE. Reviewer: TC
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