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- catalog abstract "Told in the present tense, each story becomes a glimpse of other, often lonely, lives at holiday time. These protagonists are, for the most part, outsiders looking in at more traditional families and their celebrations. One story, for instance, is of Mae, a homeless woman, who walks with her dogs through the pre-Christmas bustle of shoppers, unseen by most. She is sick and can't remember where the sick place is that they once took her to. She almost literally falls into the closed library and there she finds food and solace but not through the direct action of any person but herself.".
- catalog contributor b2262033.
- catalog contributor b2262034.
- catalog contributor b2262035.
- catalog created "c1987.".
- catalog date "1987".
- catalog date "c1987.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1987.".
- catalog description "The Christmas tree man -- Halfway home -- For being good -- Ballerinas and bears -- Silver packages -- All the stars in the sky.".
- catalog description "Told in the present tense, each story becomes a glimpse of other, often lonely, lives at holiday time. These protagonists are, for the most part, outsiders looking in at more traditional families and their celebrations. One story, for instance, is of Mae, a homeless woman, who walks with her dogs through the pre-Christmas bustle of shoppers, unseen by most. She is sick and can't remember where the sick place is that they once took her to. She almost literally falls into the closed library and there she finds food and solace but not through the direct action of any person but herself.".
- catalog extent "ix, 38 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0531057062".
- catalog identifier "0531083063 (lib. bdg.)".
- catalog issued "1987".
- catalog issued "c1987.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Orchard Books,".
- catalog subject "Children's stories, American.".
- catalog subject "Christmas stories.".
- catalog subject "PZ7.R982 Ch 1987".
- catalog subject "[Fic] 19".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Christmas tree man -- Halfway home -- For being good -- Ballerinas and bears -- Silver packages -- All the stars in the sky.".
- catalog title "Children of Christmas : stories for the season / by Cynthia Rylant ; drawings by S.D. Schindler.".
- catalog type "text".