The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
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"The tale is unfolded with such mastery, humor, and emotional force that we are entirely within its power." —The New York Times Book Review
Features an audio read-along performed by James Earl Jones! Jonathan Toomey is the best woodcarver in the valley, but he is always alone and never smiles. No one knows about the mementos of his lost wife and child that he keeps in an unopened drawer. But one early winter's day, a widow and her young son approach him with a gentle request that leads to a joyful miracle. The moving, lyrical tale, gloriously illustrated by P.J. Lynch, has been widely hailed as a true Christmas classic.
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Susan Wojciechowski. (2015). The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Susan Wojciechowski. 2015. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Susan Wojciechowski, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey. Candlewick Press, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Susan Wojciechowski. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey. Candlewick Press, 2015.
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Susan Wojciechowski was a children's librarian for many years. "Every December," she says, "I read the same two or three classic Christmas stories aloud to the children. I tried to find another one I wanted to read and couldn't. So I wrote The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey. I've never written anything that way before. It just came through me in a flood of inspiration and was finished in less than an hour." The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey proved an enormous success, selling out its first printing long before Christmas Day. In addition, it won numerous honors, including the Christopher Award for "affirming the highest values of the human spirit" and Britain's prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal, and was a finalist for a National Book Award.
Following the success of The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, Susan Wojciechowski wrote the acclaimed middle-grade novel Beany (Not Beanhead). This time, inspiration came when she was in bed with a cold. "Beany just stayed there, and by the time I was well, the stories were written," she says. Beany has since had more adventures in Beany and the Magic Crystal and Beany and the Dreaded Wedding, both of which were honored with a Parents' Choice Gold Award, followed by Beany Goes To Camp and Beany and the Meany.
Along with the time she spends writing, Susan Wojciechowski makes many visits to schools, where she shows slides and talks about her books and her own life. Among the information she shares with children is the fact that, like many of them, she had no interest in writing when she was growing up. "In regard to writing for children, I like to create realistic kid role models," she says, "like Beany, who is not perfect, but tries hard." A native of Rochester, New York, Susan Wojciechowski now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband. - name: Susan Wojciechowski
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