Description
Very Good- dust jacket, small tear in rear panel, light edge wear and minor soiling. The Very Good+ binding is brown cloth over boards, white illustration and lettering on the cover, white lettering on spine. The binding is tight and pages are clean. Reynold Ruffins lovely illustrations can be found on throughout the book as well as the dust jacket.
About the book: (from the dust jacket)
Light the Candles! Beat the Drums! is a monthly parade of reasons for rejoicing. Holidays, Celebrations Occasions, Occurrences, and Special Days-the traditional and the trivial- are presented in fact and fancy. Readers will find events that are serious (days of national and religious signifcance), semi-serious (the relationship between St. Valentine and the Ground- hog), and just plain silly (yes, there really is a National Nothing Day). There are holidays old and new, holidays near and far. There are even instructions for having your own special day recognized by Presidential Proclamation. The whole eventful year is sprinkled with riddles, rhymes, and superstitions, and gift-wrapped with full-color, fun-filled illustrations Written by Jane Sarnoff and illustrated by Reynold Ruffins, Light the Candles! Beat the Drums! is a celebration of special days, ..of all our days.
