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Cargando... The Legend of the Candy Cane: The Inspirational Story of Our Favorite Christmas Candy (1997 original; edición 1997)por Lori Walburg (Autor)
Información de la obraThe Legend of the Candy Cane: The Inspirational Story of Our Favorite Christmas Candy por Lori Walburg (1997)
![]() Christmas Books (252) Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals his identity and shares with her the legend of the candy cane, she discovers fulfillment of her wishes and the answer to her town's dreams. Now will she share what she has learned? One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals his identity and shares with her the legend of the candy cane, she discovers fulfillment of her wishes and the answer to her town's dreams. Now will she share what she has learned? One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. The townspeople wonder who he is and why he has come, wishing he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children wish that he is a candy maker. A young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer and soon learns that he is opening a candy shop. He reveals his identity and shares with her the legend of the candy cane, and the two work together to tell the whole town about how the candy cane is a reminder of Jesus' sacrifice. This book provides history of Jesus' story and of the origins of the candy cane and is a great book to read around Christmas. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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With the help of a little girl, a mysterious stranger tells the story of the candy cane to the people of a small prairie town during Christmas time at the turn of the century. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Premise/plot: This is a picture book "origin" story for the popular Christmas treat, the candy cane. Children learn from a candy maker (candy shop owner) the spiritual significance and symbolism used in the candy cane.
My thoughts: I liked this one well enough. I do love candy canes (though it is an extremely rare treat these days). I have heard most of these before though that might just be because I read this twenty-five years ago. (