Christmas with the Rural Mail - Ages 0+

A gentle poem describing the journey of a mailsleigh through rural Nova Scotia at Christmas time, delivering packages and parcels to children, Christmas with the Rural Mail is a holiday classic. The poem is carefully crafted to fit Maud Lewis’s colourful paintings, and the mailsleigh passes children skiing and tobogganing, oxen and Clydesdale horses pulling heavy loads, and the train station, among other classic rural winter scenes.

Lewis’s artwork is ideal for babies and toddlers, with its bright colours and simple forms, and the paintings and poem together perfectly evoke Christmases gone by. This is a sturdy board book edition great for young readers.

Lance Woolaver (born 1948) is a Canadian author, poet, playwright, lyricist, and director. His best-known works include books, film and biographical plays about Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis, including Maud Lewis The Heart on the Door, and Maud Lewis - World Without Shadows. His plays include one about international singer Portia White, who was born in Nova Scotia.

Maud Lewis (1903-1970) is one of Canada's most celebrated folk artists. She filled her tiny house in Nova Scotia with colourful paintings inspired by nature. People loved her work and would visit her house from all over to purchase it. Even though Maud lived a difficult life, she found joy in the world around her, and shared that joy thought her creativity.

Recommended for ages 0-3.