Publisher Description
It is just before Christmas when an organ grinder and monkey appear on the street outside Frances’s apartment. When it’s quiet she can hear their music, and when she looks out her window at midnight, she sees them sleeping outside. Finally the day of the Christmas pageant arrives, but when it’s Frances’ turn to speak, all she can think about is the organ grinder’s sad eyes—until a door opens just in time, and she finds the perfect words to share. With this luminous tale, Kate DiCamillo offers a timeless holiday gift.
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“Newbery Medalist DiCamillo spins a tale of compassion and holiday warmth.”
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
About Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is an American author of children’s fiction and twice winner of the Newbery Medal. Several of her books made the New York Times bestsellers list. Her debut novel, the award-winning Because of Winn-Dixie, was made into a major motion picture, and her book The Tiger Rising was a finalist for the National Book Award. She is the US National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2014 to 2015, appointed by the Library of Congress.
About Jane Curtin
Jane Curtin,
award-winning actress and comedienne, was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live. She left after five
years, moving on to the successful comedies Kate
and Allie, and later, 3rd
Rock from the Sun. Among her many other credits are the films Antz, Coneheads, The Shaggy Dog, I Love You
Man, and I Don’t Know How She Does It. Her stage credits include George Bernard Shaw’s Candida,
an off-Broadway musical revue Pretzels,
which she cowrote, and Love Letters. Curtin has also appeared on the television crime drama Unforgettable and has worked as a UNICEF
ambassador. She and her husband, producer Patrick Lynch, live in Connecticut.