From the author of The Little Colonel, immortalized in film by the adorable Shirley Temple, comes yet another enchanting story. Little Joyce is an American girl who has been sent abroad to France to study. She is very homesick and lonely, until she meets Jules, a sick boy who needs her help to get well. She soon discovers that even a Christmas far from home can be joyful. But will she be able to help Jules?
About the Author
Annie Fellows Johnston succeeds in writing a timeless story of bravery and friendship. Travel to the faraway land of The Giant Scissors, across from the River Loire, and share in Joyce’s adventures there! Other books by Ms. Johnston include: The Little Colonel’s Christmas Vacation, The Little Colonel’s Hero, The Little Colonel’s House Party, The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor, Mary Ware in Texas, Mary Ware’s Promised Land, and Two Little Knights of Kentucky. All of these are published by Pelican.
THE GIANT SCISSORS
Annie Fellows Johnston
JUVENILE FICTION / Historical Fiction
186 pp. 5 x 8
24 Black & white illustrations
ISBN: 9781565546233 (F)