Find The Christmas Miracle Of Jonathan Toomey Originated By Susan Wojciechowski Distributed As Interactive EBook
with Naomi. The story is sweet and simple, but the beautifully detailed illustrations lift this book tofor me, When the widow McDowell and her son Thomas knock at the woodcarver, Jonathan Toomey's door one winter's day, they receive a frosty reception.
For Jonathan keeps himself to himself Mr Gloomy the children call him, What no one knows, though, is that once he was a happy man with a wife and baby and that it is grief at their deaths that has made him so hard and cold.
Would the carver make a set of nativity figures for Christmas the widow asks, and could her son watch him work When, albeit gruffly, Jonathan agrees to her requests, it is the beginning of a miracle that will see the warming of his sad, chill heart.
I loved this story! Another perfectforChristmasmood and warm book, Just perfect for family reading! A nice Christmas tale of how a grieving widower meets a widow and her son through him carving a nativity scene.
Realistic and detailed illustrations, this illustrator is very talented, especially at faces and expressions, The story did feel slightly predictable but it was a lovely, happy ending,
My daughter commented that the high point of the story for her was seeing the nativity scene finished and set out together but this was shown on a double page spread with the fold going through the middle of the scene, which is such a shame, our new copy took a lot of bending/spine breaking
to reveal the scene.
The nativity scene is lovely and such a nice thing to have made together, This is such a feel good story that leaves you feeling that these people will be very happy together, I met a teacher who talked to me about how perceptive children are, She had read the book to her firstgraders, then asked questions, When she asked what Jonathan Toomey had taken from a drawer, a child answered, "He took his heart out of the drawer.
" When you read the book, you'll understand the profound depth of that child's answer, Susan Wojciechowski Author's note
Goodreads friends, I can't say it any better than that child from the quote above.
The heart of Christmas is contained in this touching story, Profound truths are communicated in the words and pictures by P, J. Lynch of thepages contained here, Jonathan Toomey is Mr. Gloomy at the beginning of the book, but a Christmas miracle helps him to laugh again, This classic tale is just overyears old, Have you read it yet There are still five days until Christmas, What are you waiting for So very good, One of my favorite Christmas stories, A wonderful and a little sentimental Christmas tale with amazing illustrations, reminded me a little of “the little house on the prairie”.
An absolute beautiful book. How have I never found this Christmas Story before, Wonderful story and illustrations. Це саме те, що нам потрібно в різдвяний час стара, добра історія, тиха та інтимна за своєю тональністю, яка наповнює нас домашнім теплом, затишком і любов'ю. Але найголовніше вона дарує віру і надію в те, що не все втрачено, вихід існує. Така невеличка історія, а має потужний терапевтичний ефект показує як відпустити втрату і продовжувати жити далі! Ох, прочитати можна за годинку і насолодитися добром, радістю та світлом. Нічого,здавалося б, нового, але проникливо аж до серця I read this to my children year after year at Christmas time, It is without a doubt, my favorite Christmas book, I can't recommend it highly enough,
sitelinkThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey was published overyears ago so why havent I heard about it before now The story is meant to be shared.
Susan Wojciechowskis creativeness offered a unique look about the true meaning of Christmas, A little boys innocent questions and comments provided the necessary catalyst for healing and change, The humorous moments were unexpected but endearing, Lastly, Mr. Lynchs illustrations matched the plot perfectly,
This book is a keeper,
A beautiful, touching story of redemption and healing with gorgeous illustrations, A Christmas classic.
Highly Recommended.
A beautiful, touching story, whose text and illustrations convey the message of Christmas in a wonderful way, Every Christmas I buy my daughter a Christmas book, To help me make my choice I borrow Christmas books from the local library, This is the first for this year and it is a possible on my to buy list,
A sweet story of how service to others and allowing children into our lives can bring about the miracle of healing for one with a broken heart.
This is very apt at Christmas when we are reminded to let the Christ child into our lives and through service to be healed.
This book has incredible artwork as well as a beautiful story about the redeeming power of love and the magic of Christmas.
It's a wonderful children's story that more adults should check out, Reread this after watching sitelinkthe film of the same name, Fortunately Bill Clark's film version sticks to same basic story, only filling out the lives of the widow McDowell and Thomas and presenting the story more from their perspective than from Mr.
Toomey's. This doesn't detract from the essence of the tale,
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey is a heartwarming, holiday vignette about being helped through helping, I can still recall with fondness the first time I read it to my children, In addition, the book is charmingly illustrated by P, J. Lynch. It should be an annual read, I met a teacher who talked to me about how perceptive children are, She had read the book to her firstgraders, then asked questions, When she asked what Jonathan Toomey had taken from a drawer, a child answered, "He took his heart out of the drawer.
" When you read the book, you'll understand the profound depth of that child's answer, Susan Wojciechowski Author's note
Goodreads friends, I can't say it any better than that child from the quote above.
The heart of Christmas is contained in this touching story, Profound truths are communicated in the words and pictures by P, J. Lynch of thepages contained here, Jonathan Toomey is Mr. Gloomy at the beginning of the book, but a Christmas miracle helps him to laugh again, This classic tale is just overyears old, Have you read it yet There are still three days until Christmas, What are you waiting for
ed by Darla from Red Bridge Gorgeous and heart warming story with lovely illustrations,
Not nearly as saccharine as I feared, I'm definitely glad I read it, The people feel authentic, and the story plausible, Welltold. Recommended. What a wonderful Christmas tale this is! When I queued up for it at the library, I hadnt realized the kindle edition comes with narration.
And the narrator is James Earl Jones, no less, This definitely adds another layer of emotion to the story, Even better are the exquisite illustrations, which are most impressive! There are only three characters: a despairing woodcarver, a young woman, and her eightyearold son.
The theme is hope, and it is beautifully conveyed in a touching yet not sugary sweet or melodramatic manner,
This story is geared to adults and children alike and can be read over lunch, or even better, as a bedtime story in front of the fire.
Highly recommended for all!
This is definitely one of my absolute favorite Christmas books, I reread it every year, no matter how busy I am or what I have going on, It's become very dear to me,
This follows a woodcarver named Jonathan Toomey who is really grumpy because of things that happened to him, One day, a woman named Widow McDowell and her son Thomas, come into his life and ask him for a miracle recreating a Nativity set and in the process heal.
The illustrations of this book are some of the most stunning, They're so vivid and immersive in every possible way, Every emotion is raw and flayed out on the page, I could stare at the illustrations for hours and never get bored of them,
If you haven't read this, I'd highly recommend it,
TW/CW: Grief, mention of death, mention of child death beautiful,
the most touching story, and simply breathtaking watercolor illustrations,
the combo a Christmas book that will make you cry,
i love this book so very much lt
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small acts of love make the biggest difference, you might never know, but they do, This is one of my boys' favourite readalouds around Christmas time, The art is gorgeous. I found this book at a school book sale years and years ago, I read it while standing there and knew I had to buy it when I found tears in my eyes at the end.
So lovely!
This is the story of Jonathan Toomey a man the village children call Mr, Gloomy. Jonathan is a wonderful wood carver, but a very sad man for good reason, He has lost his wife and child to illness,
One day, a widow and her son come to Jonathan with a special request, While moving into the village, they had lost a precious Christmas heirloom: A nativity set carved for the woman by her grandfather when she was a young girl.
Could Jonathan carve her another in time for Christmas
As the days go by, the widow and her son visit Jonathan to bring him the gifts of food, tea and companionship while he works.
The boy helps Jonathan by describing the pieces as only an eightyearold can, As the days go by and as Jonathan works on each of the pieces of the nativity set, his heart begins to heal.
The book ends happily, and even though I've read it many times, still brings a tear to my eye.
The illustrations in this book are absolutely beautiful and enrich an already beautiful story!
Love it!,