Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux; (October 2003)
ISBN: 0374375763
Reading level: Ages 4-8

A cozy collection of holiday rhymes

Star light, star bright
The first star I see tonight
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight

I wish that all who see this star
Wherever on the earth they are
Would make one wish for the world tonight
All of us together with our eyes shut tight:

A wish for peace & love & joy
More precious things than any toy
There is enough, if we will share
For every creature, everywhere

Over thirty years ago, Father Fox’s Pennyrhymes became an instant classic and was a National Book Award Finalist. Now Father Fox returns with new rhymes especially for yuletide that conjure up the excitement and mystery of the season: playing in the snow, making hot apple cider, hiding presents – all at the warm and loving home of the Fox family.

The verses feel like classic children’s rhymes, and rich paintings capture all the cheer and beauty of Christmastime.

Text copyright © 2003 by Clyde Watson - Illustrations copyright © 2003 by Wendy Watson