December / Eve Bunting ; illustrated by David Diaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunting, Eve, 1928-2023.

Contributor:

Diaz, David, 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.

Homeless persons--Juvenile fiction.

Homeless persons.

Christmas--Fiction.

Homeless persons--Fiction.

Local Subjects:

Christmas--Fiction.

Homeless persons--Fiction.

Genre:

Christmas fiction.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Picture books.

Christmas stories.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[34] unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

[First edition]

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Company, [1997].

Summary:

A homeless family's luck changes after they help an old woman who has even less than they do at Christmas.

Notes:

"The paintings in this book were created with acrylics, watercolor, and gouache on Arches watercolor paper."

"The backgrounds were created by Daniel Renner and photographed by David Diaz."

"The display type and text type were set in Limbert, a font created by David Diaz."

Local Notes:

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

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

Banks Collection copy back cover of dustjacket has piece of cellophane with label "No longer the property of PGCMLS".

Banks Collection copy has "Reinforced trade binding".

Banks Collection copy has February 2017 cover of Ebony with page about the artist laid in.

ISBN:

0152014349 :

9780152014346

OCLC:

35025730

Online:

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