From the story by American children’s author, Charles Tazewell. A series of animated sketches are used to illustrate the well-known story of the littlest angel in Paradise who gave a simple wooden box containing a stone, a dog-collar and a pressed butterfly as his offering to celebrate the birth of the Christ-child. His gift is transformed by God into the Star of Bethlehem.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006325
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)