Gillian McClure
Autor(a) de Selkie
About the Author
Obras por Gillian McClure
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 20th Century
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Organizações
- Plaister Press
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Críticas
Listas
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 14
- Also by
- 4
- Membros
- 164
- Popularidade
- #129,117
- Avaliação
- 3.3
- Críticas
- 6
- ISBN
- 27
From Barbara Helen Berger's beautiful The Donkey's Dream to T. William Taylor's The Christmas Donkey (a Little Golden Book), stories about the donkey who bore Mary on her journey to Bethlehem are not uncommon, in the world of picture books. English author/illustrator Gillian McClure's The Christmas Donkey offers an interesting variant on the tale, depicting an asinine hero unwilling to play his role, until a series of wonders (perhaps even miracles) alters his perspective. Although the reader knows where the story is headed, it is still a pleasure to watch it (and the eponymous donkey) get there in the end. This pleasure is greatly enhanced by McClure's gorgeous artwork! I'm not sure what media was used, but these illustrations are vivid—detailed and expressive, with a true painterly quality. Recommended to anyone seeking Nativity stories for younger children, that focus on the experiences of the donkey that bore Mary and the unborn Jesus.… (mais)