The story of Holly & Ivy / Rumer Godden ; [pictures by] Barbara Cooney.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2006, ©1957.Description: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 0670062197
- 9780670062195
- 9780142416839
- 0142416835
- Story of Holly and Ivy
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | GODDEN RUMER | Christmas | Checked out | 05/30/2024 | 33111011108301 | |||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | Godden, Rumer | Christmas | Available | 33111005000076 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. Can all three wishes come true? This festive tale is perfectly complemented by beloved Barbara Cooney's luminous illustrations, filled with the warm glow of the Christmas spirit.
Originally published by Viking Penguin, 1958.
Reissued with new illustrations, 1985.
Ages 5 and up.
Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. Can all three wishes come true? This festive tale is perfectly complemented by beloved Barbara Cooney's luminous illustrations, filled with the warm glow of the Christmas spirit.
Orphaned Ivy finds her Christmas wish fulfilled with the help of a lonely couple and a doll named Holly.
Accelerated Reader LG 4.4 1 111668.