The Christmas Candle

A classic Christmas fable about love and charity, retold by Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box.

 

On a snowy Christmas Eve, a young man named Thomas on his way home for a family celebration realizes that the candle in his lantern is about to expire. He stops in a chandler's shop filled with fantastic wax creations, but instead of admiring them, Thomas scorns the chandler for wasting his time on sculptures that will only melt. The mysterious old chandler sells him a special Christmas candle. Back on the bitterly cold street, the young man is accosted by an old beggar woman. When he lifts his lantern to get a better look, the candlelight reveals that she is his mother. He gives her his cloak and only then sees the truth: She is not his mother after all, but a stranger. The candle tricks him again before he reaches home, cold and penniless, but richer for his newfound realization that we are all part of one family.

 

This intriguing original fable about charity is accompanied by lavish, mood-filled oil paintings by artist Jacob Collins. Together, the author and artist have created an exquisite holiday gift book that will be treasured by the entire family.

Author: Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/1998
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.30h x 11.24w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9780689823190

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 24970 / Christmas Candle


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 251 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 251 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Evans, Richard Paul: - Richard Paul Evans is the #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box. Each of his more than thirty-five novels has been a New York Times bestseller. There are more than thirty-five million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into more than twenty-four languages. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Mothers Book Award, the Romantic Times Best Women's Novel of the Year Award, the German Audience Gold Award for Romance, five Religion Communicators Council Wilbur Awards, The Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award, and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children.