{"product_id":"fireside-als-treasury-of-christmas-stories-with-cd-hardcover","title":"Fireside Al's Treasury of Christmas Stories [With CD] - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Maitland\u003c\/b\u003e (Read by), \u003cb\u003eAlan Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor five decades, Alan Maitland was celebrated for his resonant mellow CBC radio voice - and perhaps, most famously, for the stories he read over the airwaves in his alter ego of Fireside Al. For 19 years, Fireside Al read his favourite stories to a devoted radio audience and even though Alan Maitland died in 1999, his voice has been captured for posterity in a highly valued set of sound recordings of these magnificent performances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow ten of Maitland's favourite Christmas stories are being given new life in this Christmas gift book for the whole family. \u003ci\u003eFireside Al's Treasury of Christmas Stories\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe familiar words of O. Henry's celebrated short story, The Gift of the Magi\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlong with Francis P. Church's famous Christmas editorial: \"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Santa Claus Trap\" by Margaret Atwood \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen Leacock's gentle seasonal wit in \"The Errors of Santa Claus\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Louis Stevenson's poem \"Christmas at Sea\" and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Service's \"The Trapper's Christmas Eve\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach with a very different take on the theme of seasonal love and joy. And there are more delectable treats in store from Fireside Al's Christmas cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe treasury gains special lustre from the magnificently detailed and richly coloured paintings of Alan Daniel, Canada's best-loved illustrator of children's books. Above all the package is completed by a bound-in CD of Alan Maitland's reading of the ten stories included in the book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Maitland was a veteran CBC announcer and award-winning broadcaster. Popularly known as Fireside Al and Front Porch Al, he delighted listeners across the country with his inimitable storytelling. He was co-host of As It Happens, from 1974 until 1993, sharing the studio with Barbara Frum, Elizabeth Gray, Dennis Trudeau, and Michael Enright. In 1980, he and then co-host Barbara Frum shared an ACTRA Award for Best Public Affairs Broadcasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 11.48 x 9.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67615230787858,"sku":"9780889953826","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/fHa_BbNtw9780889953826.webp?v=1791910338","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/fireside-als-treasury-of-christmas-stories-with-cd-hardcover","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}