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A Christmas Dress for Ellen

Thomas S. Monson

Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2004

  • Thomas S. Monson: Author
  • Ben Sowards: Illustrator
Children's Book
Christmas--Juvenile literature; Poor families--Juvenile literature; Dresses--Juvenile literature; Service (Theology)--Juvenile literature; Helping behavior--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Juvenile literature
On Christmas Eve, 1927, in the prairie town of Hillsspring, Alberta, Canada, a young mother, Mary Jeppson, was getting her five small children ready for bed. Her heart was full of sorrow, for there was nothing to fill the stockings, and there would be only a little much for breakfast. Mary had written to her sisters in Idaho, asking for help with such necessities as wheat, yeast, flour, and cornmeal. She had also asked for clothing and some old, used quilts, for all of hers were thin and full of holes. At the close of the letter, she had written, "If you could just find a dress that someone has outgrown, I could make it over to fit Ellen. She is far too somber for such a young girl. She worries so about the family and about our needs. She has only one dress that she wears all the time, and it is patched and faded." Her letter had gone unanswered, it seemed, and their Christmas would be far from merry. But George Schow, their mailman, had a surprise in store. Could he brave the coming storm and bitter cold to deliver a Christmas miracle? And would there be a special present for Ellen? Find out in this classic tale of Christmas sacrifice and service. [from publisher's web site]
  • more info at publisher's web site
BX 8687.2 .M759ch 2004

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