Silver Packages by Chris K. Soentpiet, Cynthia Rylant (1997, Reinforced Hardcover) 
Silver Packages by Chris K. Soentpiet, Cynthia Rylant (1997, Reinforced Hardcover)

 
Silver Packages by Chris K. Soentpiet, Cynthia Rylant (1997, Reinforced Hardcover)

Publisher: Orchard Books
Publication Date: 1997-09-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0531330516
ISBN-13: 9780531330517
Product ID: EPID707472
Description: Every year at Christmas a rich man rides a train through Appalachia and throws gifts to the poor children who are waiting, in order to repay a debt he owes the people who live there.
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Synopsis
Every year at Christmas a rich man rides a train through Appalachia and throws gifts to the poor children who are waiting, in order to repay a debt he owes the people who live there.

Details
Publication Date:1997-09-01
Illustrator:Chris K. Soentpiet

Size
Height:11.0 in
Width:9.3 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:14.4 oz

Publisher's Note
In Appalachia each Christmas, a boy named Frankie waits beside the tracks for the Christmas Train, which will bring presents to the children who live in coal towns and hollows. Year after year, Frankie hopes that one particular gift -- one very special gift -- will be tossed to him from that train. And it is this enduring hope that will guide him to the true meaning of the season. Cynthia Rylant's story about expectation and the transforming power of kindness first appeared in her acclaimed collection Children of Christmas. Now gloriously illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet with watercolor paintings of glistening trains and snow-covered hills, it shines all the more brightly.

Industry Reviews
"Rylant's story is enhanced by the paintings of Chris K. Soentpiet, whose renderings of frosty Appalachian days and a young boy's memories are vibrant. Together Rylant and Soentpiet have created a story for children and parents too. That's as it should be; books like these remind us all that the most important gifts can't be found under any tree."
New York Times Book Review - Rosemary L. Bray (12/07/1997)

"The artwork makes the people in the story come alive, and the story's happy ending will have meaning for children and adults."
Bloomsbury Review - Patricia Wagner

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