THE GIFT: A Portuguese Christmas Tale with story and pictures by Jan Balet

Copyright 1966 by Anette Betz Verlag, Munich

English translation Copyright 1967 by Anette Betz Verlag, Munich

Hardcover, 7 x 8.5 inches, Delacorte Library Edition, 24 pages, A Seymour Lawrence Book

This is a English version, hardcover book, tells the story of a small boy named Joanjo, as he walks along searching and asking questions, like a resplendent parade, or the twelve days of Christmas, until at last he sees the creche and decides what to give the Christ Child.