 Wonderful Christmas story for the whole family |
| Review Date: December 3, 1998 |
| Reviewer: , |
| If you are looking for a book that tells the real story of Christmas in a style that all ages can comprehend, this one is it. It focuses on the animals in the stable, the shepherds, the star, Joseph and Mary. The last line of the book says it all for me: "I am the baby, asleep in the hay, and I am the reason for Christmas day." |
Great first Christmas book!
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| Review Date: December 20, 2004 |
| Reviewer: Pauline J. Alama, Rutherford, NJ United States |
| I bought this book for my one-year-old son. As another reader mentioned, it doesn't really explain Christmas, but then again, it's anyone's guess how much of an explanation a one-year-old understands anyway. In every other way, the book is excellent: the simple poetry (based partly on the old carol "The Friendly Beasts") sounds touching and beautiful when read aloud; the illustrations are warm and appealing; even the layout of the book, with large letters on one page and a single bold image on the facing page, is elegantly designed and well-adapted to young children. I love to look at the illustrations: Mary looks joyful and loving, the animals look friendly but not too "cutesy," and (rarest of all) Baby Jesus actually looks like a scrawny newborn, not a chubby one-year-old, as most people draw the Nativity scene. I recommend this as your child's first Christmas book. |
A fantastic way to share the Christmas story with children
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| Review Date: December 27, 1998 |
| Reviewer: , |
| Christmas in the Manger is a pat-and-peek book. It lets young children get involved in the story of the birth of Jesus in a very personal way by letting them touch the animals in the manger and the gifts the wise men bring the baby Jesus. The simple rhymes appeal to young children. It is intriguing how such a profound story can be related with such simplicity and easily understood by toddlers. Every Christian home should have a copy! |
A Great Children's Christmas Story
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| Review Date: October 10, 2000 |
| Reviewer: Patrick W. O'Hara, Salt Point, NY United States |
| I can't think of a better way to share the miracle of birth of Christ with my children. This is an excellent children's book. |
So well done
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| Review Date: December 19, 2002 |
| Reviewer: , |
| This is the first time I have taken the time to write an Amazon review although I regularly use those written by others. I went to the book store to look at several book Christmas books including those that introduce the Nativity story and found this one to be excellent for my 2.5 year old. As mentioned in the other reviews, the text is rhythmic and simple, the pictures are large and easily discernable and it is just a perfect 1st introduction to the Nativity story. My daughter is "reading" it back to me already. |
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