The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

A glorious festive classic which won the Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration. Old, bitter Mr Toomey is cut off from the world. One Christmas, can a small boy win his heart? When the widow McDowell and her son Thomas knock at an old woodcarver’s door one snowy winter’s day, they get a frosty reception. Jonathan Toomey has been angry and hostile since his wife and daughter died years ago. He’s far from human love. But when the little boy asks him to make a wooden nativity scene, a miracle warms Mr Toomey’s chilly heart…

  • A moving Christmas classic loved for over 20 years
  • Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration
  • Truly radiant artwork by master painter P.J. Lynch
  • Celebrates the real meaning of the Christmas spirit

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    P.J. Lynch has twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal for The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey in 1995 and When Jessie Came Over the Sea in 1997.

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