Littlest Angel

Ages 3-8 (and adults will truly love it too)
ISBN 0-8249-8516-8
Hardcover $16.95

This version celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Tazewell's classic, originally
published in 1946 and introduced on radio by Helen Hayes. Even though the story
has sold over five million copies, it doesn't get enough attention anymore.

This is a perfect December story because it's about a four-year-old boy-angel
who just can't seem to make himself at home in celestial paradise. He misses his
family, his trees to climb, "the brooks to fish, caves to play at pirate chief, the
swimming hole, the sun, rain, dark, dawn, and thick brown dust, so soft and
warm beneath your feet." But most of all, he misses his box of treasures that he
left under his bed at home. Once he receives the glorious box as a gift from the
great, "Understanding Angel," the Littlest Angel is faced with the challenge of
presenting that very box as a gift for Baby Jesus. The miracle that occurs at the
end of the story reminds us of what Christmas is all about.

Mr. Micich's illustrations are simple and wonderful, and his renditions of people
and faces are superb. He used his own son as a model for the Littlest Angel, so
at times, you feel like you're looking at a photograph rather than an illustration.

This book will make an impressive gift for the little ones in your life!