The Candle in the Window

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Summary: A joyful and faithful holiday commemoration
Review: Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy, The Candle In The Window is a children's picture book about the true meaning of Christmas. A lonely, unhappy cobbler who finds no joy in life encounters the holiday proceedings of awaiting the Christ Child's visit. He prepares to welcome Christ, yet the gifts he has planned end up going to other needy souls. It is a young girl who shows him the eternal value of this, for Christ's own words have proclaimed the testament of good deeds in the terms "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of my brethren, ye have done it unto me." A joyful and faithful holiday commemoration adapted by Grace Johnson, The Candle In The Window is warmly illustrated by Mark Elliott and very highly recommended.