On the day of a royal wedding in a kingdom where everyone has grown careless in the practice of their Catholic faith, a poor widow helps reveal the true value of the Mass.
When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to participate in the king's wedding mass as payment for the baker's generosity. The baker writes One Mass on a scrap of paper and places it on his scale to determine how much bread it is worth. To his and the entire town's surprise, nothing in the shop, not even the gigantic wedding cakes made for the king, outweighs the simple piece of paper representing the true worth of a mass. Luminous old-world watercolor paintings grace the interior of the book and gold foil artwork lends an air of solemnity and sacred beauty to the story.
- Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/2002 pg. 1700 (EAN 9780940112100, Paperback)
- School Library Journal 01/01/2003 pg. 107 (EAN 9780940112100, Paperback)
- Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 47 (EAN 9780940112100, Paperback)
- Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 47 (EAN 9780940112100, Paperback)
- Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/2002 pg. 1700 (EAN 9780940112094, Hardcover)
- School Library Journal 01/01/2003 pg. 107 (EAN 9780940112094, Hardcover)
- Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 47 (EAN 9780940112094, Hardcover)
- Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 47 (EAN 9780940112094, Hardcover)
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Dimensions 0.64 cms H x 29.21 cms L x 20.47 cms W |
