The gentle beauty of the story of the first Christmas is now available as a board book. With a simple, lyrical text and radiant artwork, this book is perfect for the youngest child to be a part of the wonder of the Nativity.
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Browse our Bookshelf Favorites store for big savings on popular fiction, nonfiction, children's books, and more. |
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Nola Buck (the pen name of Laura Godwin) is the author of many well-loved children's books, including Christmas in the Manger. With Ann M. Martin she also coauthored The Doll People, The Runaway Dolls, and The Meanest Doll in the World. She now lives in New York City but grew up in Alberta, Canada, and has fond Christmas Eve memories of watching Eeyore, the family donkey, play a part in the live Christmas pageant in her hometown.
Felicia Bond is the illustrator of numerous books for children. In addition to the If You Give . . . series, she has also illustrated, among other titles, Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown and Little Porcupine’s Christmas by Joseph Slate. She’s the author and illustrator of the Poinsettia books, The Day It Rained Hearts, The Halloween Play, and Tumble Bumble. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Felicia Bond ha ilustrado muchos libros para niños. Aparte de la conocida serie Si le das . . . , también ha ilustrado Big Red Barn por Margaret Wise Brown y Little Porcupine's Christmas por Joseph Slate. Es la autora e ilustradora de los libros Poinsettia: The Day It Rained Hearts, The Halloween Play y Tumble Bumble. Le encantan los animales, los libros al igual que cocinar. Vivió en Nueva York durante muchos años, y ahora vive en Austin, Texas, y Santa Fé, Nuevo México.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? |
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
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.
48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Board book
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."
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
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!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A perfect 1st Christmas story book
This book is easy for younger children to follow, I bought it for my grandchildren and we read it Christmas eve.
Published 1 month ago by Pam
5.0 out of 5 stars
Precious
This is such a sweet and adorable way to teach little children about the manger and what it means at Christmas.
Published 2 months ago by Ms Mediagal
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for a 1st Christmas story
I wanted my daugther to learn about "Baby Jesus" at a young age and this book is perfect for her as a 14 month old!
Published 3 months ago by ckayleen
5.0 out of 5 stars
TODDLER LIBRARY MUST
THIS BOOK WAS A GREAT HIT WITH MY 3 YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER.......MY 2 YR OLD TWIN GRANDSON ENJOYED IT AS WELL.......IT A GREAT ADDITION TO THE MUNCHKIN'S LIBRARY..... Read more
Published 3 months ago by MARY ANN AT THE BEACH
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good intro
This is a fine book to introduce the basic story. It has just the right touch, Its storyline builds nicely.
Published 3 months ago by Chris G Story Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Baby's first Christmas Book
Each of my grandchildren have received this precious board book on their first Christmas. The simple drawings and text tell the story of Christmas to all of us.
Published 4 months ago by Susan K Lundburg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Infant Book
Great short book about the birth of Christ. Just right for an 8 month old. The pictures are good and the words are kept to a minimum.
Published 4 months ago by mp
4.0 out of 5 stars
My daughter LOVES this
We got a nativity set last year so I bought this book to help her figure out who the "players" were. She has not stopped having me read it all year long. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Maureen Ogorman
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great go-together with the Fisher Price nativity
This was a beautiful gift for a new grandson. The pictures and text are so sweet. We know he will keep it for a long time.
Published 4 months ago by Susan M. Whitver
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cute & Arrived in Perfect Condition
I got this book as a Christmas gift for my niece and nephew (3 mos & 2 years). It's a durable cardboard book with larger font and short sentences on each page (which is good for an... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Aubrey
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
|
|
