The Littlest Angel [Christmas Story] by Tazewell, Charles - 1946

Chicago: The Childrens Press, Inc, 1946. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Charles Tazewell..

Very Good in a Good- Dust Jacket.

The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a tiny puncture through the jacket on the spine edge. The Dust Jacket with price of $1.00 is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve has edge wear with closed chipping and sun-darkening most pronounced on the spine. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Lovely gift inscription.. Delightful Christmas story of a little Angel and his gift to Jesus was first written for the radio and narrated at Christmas by Helen Hays.

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 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.

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.