The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007) on Netflix
Thomas McDowell loses the nativity set that ties him to his dead father. His mother persuades Jonathan Toomey, a woodcarver the village children call Mr. Gloomy, to carve a replacement.
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Plot summary
Jonathan Toomey is a woodcarver whose skill is known throughout his village, and so is his joyless manner; the local children call him Mr. Gloomy. His wife and child died of illness, and he lives alone at the edge of town. In early December, Susan McDowell, a widow who has recently arrived, and her son Thomas come to him with a request: a carved nativity set to replace a lost heirloom, the one object that links the boy to his dead father. Jonathan takes the commission, though he will not promise the set by Christmas, and he agrees that Thomas may watch him work.
Cast
- Thomas Briggsas Jonathan's Baby
- Benji Compstonas Charles White
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
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- P. J. Lynch won the Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for his part in illustrating The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, recognizing the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject.
- One newspaper reported that The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey sold more than one million copies in the United States.
