The Littlest Angel.

TAZEWELL, Charles; Illustrated by Katherine Evans.

$275.00

Item Number: 133161

Chicago: Childrens Press, Inc., 1946.

First edition of this beloved Christmas classic. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper.

In 1939 Charles Tazewell wrote an unproduced radio script, The Littlest Angel, which was published in book form in 1946 and adapted several times for film and radio, most notably as a musical TV drama for the Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1969. The heartwarming tale, written in just three days in 1939, is about a small boy's adjustment to being an angel in heaven and his gift to the holy infant. The beloved and enduring Christmas story has been reprinted countless times and translated into many languages. Loretta Young made a recording of the story for Decca records released in 1950. The TV version starred Johnny Whitaker, Fred Gwynne and John McGiver. A semi-animated version of the story (much of the motion created by "panning" the camera across the artwork) was produced in the 1950s by Coronet Films, and was widely distributed in 16mm for church and school showings.