The bells of Christmas / Virginia Hamilton ; illustrations by Lambert Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002.

Contributor:

Davis, Lambert, illustrator.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christmas stories.

African Americans--Juvenile fiction.

African Americans.

Families--Juvenile fiction.

Families.

Ohio--Juvenile fiction.

Ohio.

Christmas--Fiction.

African Americans--Fiction.

Family life--Fiction.

Ohio--Fiction.

Christmas.

Christmas--Juvenile fiction.

Local Subjects:

Christmas--Juvenile fiction.

African Americans--Juvenile fiction.

Ohio--Juvenile fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Coretta Scott King Award (author) Honor book -- 1990.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[4], 59, [1] pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

[1st Harcourt Brace pbk. ed.]

Place of Publication:

San Diego ; New York ; London : Harcourt Brace & Company, [1997, ©1989].

Summary:

Twelve-year-old Jason describes the wonderful Christmas of 1890 that he and his family celebrate in their home in Springfield, Ohio.

Notes:

"First Harcourt Brace paperback edition 1997."

"The illustrations in this book were done in acrylics on D'Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper."

"This book was printed on Leykam recycled paper, which contains more than 20 percent postconsumer waste and has a total recycled content of at least 50 percent."

"Designed by Michael Farmer."

ALA Notable Children's Book.

Booklist Editors' Choice.

Coretta Scott King Book Awards - Author, Honor, 1990

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0152015507

9780152015503

9780780772441

078077244X

9780613462662

0613462661

OCLC:

37898960