The Shoemaker's Dream
by Masahiro Kasuya, MIldred Schell
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Martin the shoemaker dreams of having Jesus as his guest, while he expresses his love through his kindness to a series of poor strangers.Tags
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This is a perfectly written rendition of Tolstoy's masterpiece "Where Love is, God is". It tells the story of Martin the Shoemaker who's deepest wish is to meet Jesus. When Jesus visits him in a dream and promises him that this will happen the next day, Martin awaits anxiously and excitedly for him. During his wait he's interrupted by 3 different visitors, all whom he serves. Could one of them be the one Martin's been waiting to meet?
Critique:
This is a good example of a realistic fiction because it speaks of a man who helps people he sees in the cold, which is very realistic. It could be set in the past, however I believe that it could also just be in a small village in th epresent.
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Age Level:
Primary
This is a good example of a realistic fiction because it speaks of a man who helps people he sees in the cold, which is very realistic. It could be set in the past, however I believe that it could also just be in a small village in th epresent.
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Age Level:
Primary
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Shoemaker's Dream
- Original publication date
- 1980
- People/Characters*
- Martin
- Important places*
- Russland
- First words
- Once upon a time, in a tiny village in Russia, there lived an old man whose name was Martin.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He smiled, for he was the happiest man in the whole world.
- Original language*
- Japanisch
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Classifications
- Genres
- Children's Books, Picture Books
- DDC/MDS
- 259.22 — Religion Christian pastoral practice & religious orders Pastoral care of families, of specific groups of people Youth ministry Children's Ministry
- LCC
- PZ7 .S — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
Statistics
- Members
- 121
- Popularity
- 269,236
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.25)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 1
