Give Him My Heart Christina Rossetti (Writer) Debi Gliori (illustrator) List Price: £5.99 Paperback - 25 pages (September 1999) Bloomsbury; ISBN: 0747541191 This is a beautiful book, based round a stunningly simple idea. The words of the carol In The Bleak Midwinter (which was originally a poem by Christina Rossetti) lead us through two parallel stories. In the past, a poor little girl notices something odd going on in a stable, and seeing the newborn Christ Child, tries to find something to give him. In the present, another little girl worries about what to give her grandfather. In both cases, the answer's the same: they give their hearts. Debi Gliori's heartwarming illustrations add a poignancy to this simple tale, making this a book to read and re-read as Christmas approaches. Return to index