Description
A delightful French-Canadian Christmas story, told with warmth and perception, that features an old wolf, driven by hunger, that had once terrorized the countryside, who takes refuge in a village church on Christmas Eve. The accompanying CD includes a narration of the story and a dozen traditional French-Canadian party songs.
Author Bio
PIERRE PRATT has illustrated more than eighty books for children. He has won the Golden Apple and Plaque at the Biennial of Illustrations in Bratislava, the UNICEF Prize in Bologna and a Totem at the Montreuil Salon du Livre in France. Other awards include the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, the Governor General’s Award (three times) and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award (twice). He has also been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Pierre lives in Montreal, Quebec and Lisbon, Portugal.
Biographical note
Claude Aubry is the award-winning author of Agouhanna and collections of French-Canadian legends, as well as translator of Brian Doyle and James Houston. To recognize his achievements, IBBY Canada established the Claude Aubry Award. Pierre Pratt is a winner of the Governor General's Literary Award, the TD Award for Canadian children's and youth literature, the Mr. Christie Book Award, the UNICEF prize and the Golden Apple Award.
