Synopses & Reviews
From the #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling authors of andlt;iandgt;An Invisible Threadandlt;/iandgt; comes the true, heartfelt, and extraordinary story of how one womanand#8217;s decision to help a boy on the street changed both of their lives andlt;iandgt;foreverandlt;/iandgt;.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestselling author Laura Schroff tells the remarkable story of her lifelong friendship with a boy named Maurice who she met on the street while he was asking for change in her book, andlt;iandgt;An Invisible Threadandlt;/iandgt;.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Now, in this sweet picture book, Laura retells the first Christmas that she and Maurice spent together. She shares how Maurice gave her a small white bear and, as she later learns, the only thing he had that he could truly call his ownand#8212;to show her how grateful he was for their friendship. This heartwarming tale captures the true meaning of the holidays and will be one youand#8217;ll want to share with your family year after year as a reminder that a gift from the heart is always the best present under the tree.
Synopsis
From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of An Invisible Thread comes the true, heartfelt, and extraordinary story of how one woman's decision to help a boy on the street changed both of their lives forever.
New York Times bestselling author Laura Schroff tells the remarkable story of her lifelong friendship with a boy named Maurice who she met on the street while he was asking for change in her book, An Invisible Thread.
Now, in this sweet picture book, Laura retells the first Christmas that she and Maurice spent together. She shares how Maurice gave her a small white bear and, as she later learns, the only thing he had that he could truly call his own--to show her how grateful he was for their friendship. This heartwarming tale captures the true meaning of the holidays and will be one you'll want to share with your family year after year as a reminder that a gift from the heart is always the best present under the tree.
About the Author
Laura Schroff is a former advertising executive who has helped launch three of the most successful start-ups in Time Inc. historyandmdash;andlt;iandgt;InStyleandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Teen Peopleandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;People StyleWatchandlt;/iandgt;.andnbsp;Schroff has alsoandnbsp;worked asandnbsp;the New York Division Manager at andlt;iandgt;Peopleandlt;/iandgt; magazine and as Associate Publisherandnbsp;at andlt;iandgt;Brides andlt;/iandgt;magazine. She lives in New York City.Alex Tresniowski is aandnbsp;former human-interest writer at andlt;iandgt;Peopleandlt;/iandgt; and the bestselling author of several books, most notably andlt;iandgt;Theandlt;/iandgt; andlt;iandgt;Vendettaandlt;/iandgt;, which was purchased by Universal Studios and used as a basis for the movie andlt;iandgt;Public Enemiesandlt;/iandgt;. His other titles include andlt;iandgt;An Invisible Threadandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Prepared for a Purposeandlt;/iandgt;.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andnbsp;Barry Root is the illustrator of many books for children, including andlt;iandgt;Gumbrella,andlt;/iandgt; which he also wrote; andlt;iandgt;Dream Bigandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;By My Brotherandrsquo;s Sideandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Game Dayandlt;/iandgt;, which received a Christopher Award in the category of books for young people. He lives with his family in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.