For the Blue Dog Man, Christmas is a holiday steeped in
sentiment, a season that evokes the artist's earliest
recollections of drawing, painting - and forming the first
tentative thoughts about the canine who, decades later,
would become his signature creation. In A Blue Dog
Christmas, the painter takes readers back in time, to New
Iberia, Louisiana, in the 1950s. On a quiet street in this
sleepy bayou town, the twelve-year-old George Rodrigue found
his calling, and discovered that the true meaning of
Christmas is not to give, but to create. With original
holiday-themed prints, George Rodrigue adds a new dimension
to the now- legendary Blue Dog tale. Through his art, he
illustrates how his childhood pets, Lady and Trixie (both
terrier/spaniels like Tiffany, the inspiration for Blue
Dog), played a central role in the family's Christmas
festivities. The joyous images in this volume are based on
his heartwarming memories of the dogs' holiday antics. This
enlightening Christmas tale combines the appeal of almost
twenty new Blue Dog images with an invigorating design that
even includes an irresistible Blue Dog tree ornament. A Blue
Dog Christmas will charm new readers and be cherished by
longtime fans for many yuletides to come.
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