A wonderfully illustrated retelling of the story of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus through a delightful holiday tradition: the keeping of an advent calendar. Twenty-four miniature board books are arranged in sequence and nestled in a backer. The books are numbered 1 through 24 and, like the peek-a-boo windows of an Advent calendar, are meant to be opened one-per-day from December first through Christmas Eve. Read in sequence, the full-color four-page books capture the mystery of the first Christmas, from Gabriel's visit to Mary to Jesus' birth in the manger. The Jewel-like books, with gold-thread loops and three different trim sizes, also make memorable ornaments for the Christmas tree. 168,000 copies in print.
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Carolyn Croll is the author and illustrator of Too Many Babas, The Little Snowgirl, and other children's books. She lives in Philadelphia.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We purchased this book several years ago and it has been the perfect thing to hold the interest of teenagers who have long ago lost interest in children's Advent calendars. The illustrations are child-like, not childish, rather like those of Tomie dePaolo, and the flow of the language is quite lovely. It helps our family to maintain our Advent and Christmas traditions even as our children mature. Also a great present for a family with pre-teen children.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We purchased this calendar/book set for our son when he was about 3 years old. He is just shy of 13 now and it is still a tradition to read this book before bed each night beginning on December 1st. When he was little and couldn't read, my husband and I took turns nightly reading to him. He has a very small tree in his room on his dresser where he would hang the book we read every night. Now that he is older, we still take turns reading every night (him included, of course). This calendar is a simple, yet meaningful way for the family to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ as well as count down the days until Christmas. My son will hand it down to his children one day and I will be purchasing one for my goddaughter who is just turning one. I highly recommend this!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We received this story book and advent calendar set
over 6 years ago, and have treasured it ever since.
There are 24 books in the set, and each book
tells a piece of the story of the birth of Christ,
from the time the angel Gabriel visits Mary, to the
birth of Christ. Each of these books in turn can be
hung as an ornament on the tree after you read them.
This has become a treasured Christmas tradition in our family.
Each of our children, anxiously anticipate the story and
they take turns hanging the ornaments. This is such a
wonderful tradition that really brings meaningful conversation and invites a lovely Christmas spirit into the home.
It also makes a lovely and meaningful gift, one which will be
enjoyed for years to come. It's worth special ordering.
over 6 years ago, and have treasured it ever since.
There are 24 books in the set, and each book
tells a piece of the story of the birth of Christ,
from the time the angel Gabriel visits Mary, to the
birth of Christ. Each of these books in turn can be
hung as an ornament on the tree after you read them.
This has become a treasured Christmas tradition in our family.
Each of our children, anxiously anticipate the story and
they take turns hanging the ornaments. This is such a
wonderful tradition that really brings meaningful conversation and invites a lovely Christmas spirit into the home.
It also makes a lovely and meaningful gift, one which will be
enjoyed for years to come. It's worth special ordering.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
wonderful!
I am thrilled to have found this book to give to my grandson. Not only does he get to count down the days until Christmas, but he gets to hear the story of Jesus' birth (not... Read more
Published 4 months ago by vallee1156
Adorable Advent Calendar
My son and I just loved this little addition to our Christmas traditions. He looked forward to the little stories each night... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Joyce McDonough
Great tradition
This makes Christmas all the more exciting for my 3 12 year old as we read the stories and she hangs each book on the tree! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Frannie
Wonderful Advent Calendar
I just purchased this calendar for my boys before Advent and I have been very pleased with it. My boys are 4 and 7 and they have enjoyed tracking the story each day. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jill Hanson
Wonderful Advent calendar and story of Christmas
This is just what I was looking for! My daughter and my two sons are all married and have children of their own, so I wanted to give each of them an advent calendar that could... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Purple Violets
Excellent way to focus on the birth of Jesus!
We purchased this advent calendar/book/ornament deal last year to celebrate advent. At the time our kids were aged 5, 3, 2, and 9 months. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tobe
LOVE this Christmas tradition!
My family has been reading these books since I was little (1994!). Now that I have my own family, I wanted to be able to continue the tradition, but was worried that I might not be... Read more
Published 8 months ago by hlwallace
Did not Follow the Christmas Story
It thought this was a very fun idea! I enjoyed hanging them on the tree and going through advent. When we read the stories we found they were not Biblical, and a little strange. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ronden
Great Advent Calendar
This is a great advent calendar depicting the events prior to and including Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Evelyn M. Day
You get what you pay for
I received a damaged cover but did not contact seller because the item was inexpensive and it was not worth the hassle to return it. I wanted this item by Dec. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Patricia Holden-Nelson
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