Irene Morck is a Fitzhenry and Whiteside author.
"Each story is illustrated by one colour plate and several black
and white spot illustrations in which Muriel Wood captures the
warmth of the close-knit family united against the harsh conditions
of their farm life. Because these gentle stories are long and full
of the details that make social history so interesting, they seem
best suited for reading aloud to family groups. The book's handsome
production -- with its glossy paper, ribbon bookmark, and elegant
endpapers -- makes it an attractive gift, possibly from
grandparents with similar memories to share."
---- Quill and Quire "Many children today are far removed from the
immigrant experience, but Apples and Angel Ladders tells them what
it was like for a Danish family celebrating its first Christmas in
North America."
---- The Associated Press, Special Edition Holiday Package "This is
a book you will want to gather the children together for and read
to them during evenings in the weeks prior to Christmas...Irene
Morck relates a compilation of Christmas stories based on her
Danish father's years of growing up in a pioneer setting in North
America. You will especially enjoy the paintings by Muriel Wood
with children, as they will help bring to life the trials,
tribulations and special holiday moments the Morck family endured
from 1919-1939."
---- The News-Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee "Irene Morck's stories
of her father's memories of growing up in a Danish immigrant family
in the woodlands of Alberta, were originally written for adults in
Five Pennies: A Prairie Boy's Story. But they were so enjoyed by
children, that this volume of Christmas stories from 1919-1939 was
created for them... Muriel Woods' illustrations convey the warmth
and vitality of this indomitable family in the midst of
poverty."
---- Kingston This Week
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