Project Gutenberg 2021-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 119 Spyri, Johanna 1827 1901 Heusser, Johanna Louise Spyri, Johanna Heusser Wesson, Grace Edwards Goodwin, Alice Howland 1835 The New Year's carol Charlene Taylor, Fiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The New Year's Carol" by Johanna Spyri is a children's story written in the early 20th century. The book highlights themes of innocence and perseverance through the tale of a struggling family in a Swiss village during a harsh winter. The narrative revolves around the children's efforts to uplift their family's spirits and find food during difficult times through the tradition of singing carols. The story follows Barty, a young boy, and his little sister Franzelie, who seek to help their widowed mother, Afra, by singing a New Year's carol. Despite their struggles with poverty and cold, the children bravely venture into the village to sing, hoping to earn bread and warmth. Their heartfelt performance captures the attention of kind strangers, which not only brings them food but also leads to a larger legacy of community support. The tale emphasizes the importance of faith, kindness, and the blessings that can come from helping others, beautifully encapsulated in the motto they learn: “Whoever trusts the good God’s care will surely find a blessing.” (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Switzerland -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction New Year -- Switzerland -- Urnäsch -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 58277 2025-06-26T04:13:52.354045 text/html 33947 2024-10-18T13:19:42 text/html 865115 2025-06-26T04:13:54.678121 application/epub+zip 863813 2025-06-26T04:13:52.924060 application/epub+zip 90775 2025-06-26T04:13:52.626084 application/epub+zip 895610 2025-06-26T04:13:56.071041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 883331 2025-06-26T04:13:54.389069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111363 2022-09-29T10:36:45.316949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43462 2025-06-26T04:13:52.157054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23483 2024-10-18T13:19:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17501 2025-06-26T04:13:56.197045 application/rdf+xml 19227 2025-06-26T04:13:52.703047 image/jpeg 3026 2025-06-26T04:13:52.664043 image/jpeg 824515 2025-06-26T04:13:52.386061 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia