Jeoffry's Christmas

By Mary Bryant Bailey

Bailey and Sayles deliver a heartwarming taleJeoffry thinks of others, so Santa thinks of him A velvet snout pops through the snow, not knowing which way to go.There must be something I can doto help a lost and hungry shrew. Jeoffry is all cat, and he's all heart. And when he sets out with the farmer and his dog to find the perfect Christmas tree, it shows. With the tree safely in the farmer's sleigh, Jeoffry is enticed into play by a gang of crows. Soon dusk falls, and he finds himself far from home. Jeoffry sleeps. Then, because he's Jeoffry, he awakens at Santa's side - and becomes Santa's helper as they deliver a Christmas feast to all the birds and beasts of the land. In gentle, sparkling verse, Mary Bryant Bailey introduces Jeoffry, a captivating cat with a winning way, and Elizabeth Sayles applies her own magic to present Jeoffry's exquisite natural world and his wondrous Christmas.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374336768
• ISBN13: 9780374336769
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Cat Tracks

Jeoffry takes us on a wondrous journey through the secretive world of the forest. Readers and listeners will feel the quiet as they track each adventure -- riding, jumping, climbing, wandering and finally flying!Through a symphony of words and illustrations, Bryant and Sayles take us to that lost land where snow and stars merge, and animals feast like kings. Children and their parents will love the peaceful and drifty feeling that Jeoffry's Christmas provides, as rhythmic and dream-like images "dance in their heads." Striking a balance between man and nature, Jeoffry leaves us in perfect harmony.

Could be a new classic Christmas story!

Uncommonly beautiful poetry, engaging story, good sentiment for troubled times.

Jeoffry's Christmas by Mary Bryant Bailey

PoetMary Bryant Bailey paints us a beautiful picture of giving in her book Jeoffry's Christmas. Isn't that what Christmas is all about.What a wonderful way to share that idea with children. Elizabeth Sayles soft illustrations compliment Mary's deserving verse.