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The Gift of the Magi | 
| Author: O. Henry
Creator: Lisbeth Zwerger
Publisher: Simon Schuster Children's Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 189259
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 13 x 7.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 141693586X
EAN: 9781416935865
ASIN: 141693586X
Publication Date: October 3, 2006
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Product Description
One dollar and eight-seven cents is all the money Della has in the world to buy her beloved husband a Christmas present. She has nothing to sell except her only treasure -- her long, beautiful brown hair. Set in New York at the turn of the twentieth century, this classic piece of American literature tells the story of a young couple and the sacrifices each must make to buy the other a gift. Beautiful, delicate watercolors by award-winning illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger add new poignancy and charm to this simple tale about the rewards of unselfish love.
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 Great story, BuT... December 31, 2008
I was introduced to this story through a short movie presentation. It was a touching and learning experience. When I was looking around for the book, I choose this particular one, because I was drawn to the illustrations. br /br /I ordered it, and we gave it to our children for Christmas. One night, my husband read it to them for a bed-time story. (I'm thinking this will be a wonderful teaching moment...) So, he gets to the last paragraph, and I'm expecting tears and touching feelings, and then this...br /br /"The wise men - wonderfully wise men- who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi."br /br /Okay, so I know the guy wrote this in 1906, so some things could be lost in translation from being 100 years old. But, my husband and I had to read it over and over to make sense of what he was saying, and then even when we figured it out, it bothers me that he describes his own writing with the term, "lamely." It also bothers me that he calls the couple "foolish" and their actions as "unwisely sacrificed," but then turns completely around and says that they are "the wisest" and that they are "the magi."br /br /Maybe we are just ignorant and don't understand well-written literature. I usually look for literature that is the original, and not "based on" or "influenced by" or "abridged." This time I think I would rather have gotten one written, "As told by..."br /br /Still, a wonderful story in and of itself!br /br /
 timeless beautiful story /ethereal art March 24, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I give this beautiful book either to newlyweds on their first Christmas or as a shower/wedding gift. It is so poignant. I hope to remind them that the sacrifices you make in early love/marriage need to be continued through all the years of your marriage. Always wanting to make your partner happy often times means forgoing your own happiness. The red cover I like for Christmas otherwise the white cover for wedding gifts.
A True Treasure December 30, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
No words to describe the poignancy of this tale, gift it to everyone you treasure.
a treasure September 29, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I do not know why Amazon recommended this book for me....I have been giving it as gifts since before Amazon existed....am somewhat frightened at their insight.....most wonderful treasure to carry through life
 Gift of the Magi is good Christmas gift January 9, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I ordered this story so the special person in my life could read it - we had a similar incident in which we both had done something for one another without knowing. I choose this book because of it's appearance. And although it is set up like a children's book, it was a neat Christmas gift all the same. I only was concerned about the story and mission was accomplished. It is a larger size book and very beautiful so we have decided to sit it out each Christmas as part of our decor.
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