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The story of Holly & Ivy / Rumer Godden ; [pictures by] Barbara Cooney.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2006, ©1957.Description: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0670062197
  • 9780670062195
  • 9780142416839
  • 0142416835
Other title:
  • Story of Holly and Ivy
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: 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.Summary: Orphaned Ivy finds her Christmas wish fulfilled with the help of a lonely couple and a doll named Holly.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book 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 Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Children’s Holiday Godden, Rumer Christmas Available 33111005000076
Total holds: 0

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.

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