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Dorothy Wordsworth's Christmas Birthday
Dorothy Wordsworth's Christmas Birthday | Carol Ann Duffy
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It is Christmas Eve, 1799, and Dorothy Wordsworth is awake in the dead of night. She stands outside in the winter cold, waiting patiently. When the new day breaks it will bring family and friends to Dorothy's door. For tomorrow is a double joy: tomorrow is her Christmas Birthday. Carol Ann Duffy's wonderful poem Dorothy Wordsworth's Christmas Birthday takes us to the frozen landscape of the Lake District, where a merry celebration is about to begin in the Wordsworths' cottage. Gorgeously illustrated by Tom Duxbury, this festive poem evokes the snowy Lake District as Dorothy celebrates her birthday with her brother William Wordsworth and fellow poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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catiewithac
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Thank you for thinking of my birthday this Christmas! 😹 I promise to be good and wait until Christmas Day to open the gift, but it‘s very tempting. Thank you!!!!! #LitsyLove

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LeahBergen
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The illustrations in this tiny book are exquisite!

youneverarrived Stunning 😍 2y
BiblioLitten Oh yes! 😍 2y
TrishB I love these ❤️ have the set. So gorgeous. 2y
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JenniferP You read the most beautiful books!
2y
LeahBergen @TrishB Do you? I‘m thinking I might have to buy The Christmas Truce, too. 2y
LeahBergen @JenniferP The prettiness of a book always adds to my enjoyment. 😆 2y
TNbookworm Gorgeous! 2y
LeahBergen @TNbookworm It‘s such a pretty book! 2y
rubyslippersreads I adored this. I think @TrishB might be persuading me to buy more of them. #blameitonlitsy 😄 2y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Yep, she has persuaded me, too. 😆 2y
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Emilymdxn
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This is the most gorgeous of Carol Ann Duffy‘s Christmas books by far and I intend to reread it absolutely every Christmas. I read it on my phone on a crowded bus today and it made me feel so calm and happy, I think this will always be one of my favourite poems. I cannot recommend it enough if you want to read something beautiful and calming with wood block illustrations

#wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs @Clwojick +26

TrishB I have all of these in print and reread every Christmas. They are lovely ❤️ 2y
Emilymdxn @TrishB I wish I had them in print, I bet they‘d be so pretty 2y
TrishB They are stunning 😁 2y
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Emilymdxn
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My favourite so far, probably, of Carol Ann Duffy‘s Christmas books. This was so homey but also so beautiful, it made me yearn so hard to be casually drinking wine with Coleridge in Dove Cottage in the cold! Gorgeous illustrations too

#wintergames2020 #merryreaders @Clwojick +26

Clwojick 😍😍😍 3y
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Moray_Reads
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Happy birthday month @Ddzmini! My birthday is the 19 December. With Christmas just round the corner we have a special set of decorations and a tree-topper at my parents' house that go up on my birthday. It's not really Christmas until they're up! #birthdsygivesway #birthdaysurprise

Ddzmini That‘s a great way to celebrate your birthday thank you for participating 😋📖 6y
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TrishB
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#letitsnow #decdays
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Some snow on the hills here. Love these little books that Duffy has brought out over the past few Christmas‘s.

Cinfhen Not familiar with this series 6y
rockpools That looks lovely! 6y
rubyslippersreads I need this!!! 😍📚😍 6y
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TrishB @Cinfhen @RachelO @rubyslippersreads I don‘t have all of them yet- I have another 2 called Bethlehem and Wenceslas. They are lovely 💜 6y
LeahBergen Oh, this looks gorgeous! I‘ve never heard of this series. 6y
Cathythoughts Wow. Looks amazing ✨✨✨ 6y
Cinfhen They look beautiful 😇 6y
Tamra Wow! 6y
Bookish.Heart This is beautiful! I have a near Christmas (December 30th) birthday so I might have to buy myself a little birthday gift 😀 6y
TrishB @Bookish.Heart I think that‘s a splendid idea 😁👍🏻 6y
batsy Lovely cover ❄️ 6y
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